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LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

THE RECIPIENT SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT TO PROVIDE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE SANTA ANA COMMUNITY OF PANAMA CITY, WITH TARGETED SOCIAL SERVICE

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF THEIR VICTIMIZATION, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL IS ONE WHO LACKS A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE, AND INCLUDES AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SHARING THE HOUSING OF OTHER PERSONS DUE TO LOSS OF HOUSING, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, OR A SIMILAR REASON. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT MOVE INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND HELP THEM SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. PROJECTS MUST PROVIDE: 1) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND 2) SUPPORT SERVICES (TO INCLUDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES) TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING MODELS INCLUDE: COMMUNAL/SHARED FAMILY LIVING SPACES, CLUSTERED/INDIVIDUAL FAMILY CO-LOCATED SPACES AND SCATTERED SITE/INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SPACES INDEPENDENTLY LOCATED. PROJECTS MUST OFFER A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AND MAXIMUM 24 MONTHS OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE. SUPPORT SERVICES CAN BE A WIDE RANGE OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY SERVICES FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING SURVIVORS AND ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, ETHNICITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE BARRIERS, DISABILITIES, ALIENAGE STATUS, OR AGE). EXAMPLES OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE: RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, CAREER COUNSELING, FINANCIAL AND CREDIT COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE (REGARDING HOUSING, PROTECTION ORDERS, AND LIMITED IMMIGRATION MATTERS THAT AFFECT A VICTIM’S ABILITY TO OBTAIN HOUSING), AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A COMPENSATED PARTNERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY OF SERVICE. ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED, SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY FOLLOW-UP SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO SURVIVORS FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM OF 12 MONTHS.

PROPOSAL ABSTRACT   APPLICANT’S NAME AND THE PROJECT’S TITLE: VOCE S UNIDAS FOR JUSTICE, PROJECT TITLE – FINDING A HEALING WAY BACK FROM HATE. LOCATION OF PROJECT: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. REQUESTING $300,000 OF FEDERAL GRANTS FOR 36-MONTHS OF A PROJECT. OUR ORGANIZATION, VOCES UNIDAS FOR JUSTICE, ALSO RECEIVED FEDERAL FVPSA AND STOP VAWA DOLLARS FROM THE STATE PASSTHROUGH AGENCIES. SUMMARY OF THE PLAN TO USE AND ANALYZE DATA TO ASSESS AND ENHANCE REPORTING OF HATE CRIMES. SUMMARY OF PROJECT GOALS AND ACTIVITIES: GOALS ARE TO HELP UN/UNDER-SERVED VICTIM OF HATE CRIMES WITH AWARENESS THAT HELP AND REPORTING OPTIONS EXIST, WITH BEING WILLING TO USE THE HELP SERVICES, AND TO HELP ASSURE ACCESS FOR UN/UNDER-SERVED VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES. THE ACTIVITIES ARE: A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN BUILDING ON AN EXISTIG CAMPAIGN FOR UN/UNDERSERVED VICTIM OF VIOLENCE (DV, SA, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, TRAFFICKING) AND EXPANDING IT TO INCLUDE HATE CRIMES; COORDINATE THE HELPLINE AND TRAIN PEOPLE TO WORK ON A SPANISH AND ENGLISH HELP LINE FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE; CONVENE AND FACILITATE THE INTERSECTIONAL EQUITY IN VICTIM SERVICES TASK FORCE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE FROM THE LGBTQQI+, DISABILITY, IMMIGRANT, AND BLACK AND LATIN@ COMMUNITIES OF SURVIVORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND TO EVALUATE THE WORK, FROM A CULTURALLY-RELEVANT, TRAUMA-SENSITIVE, HEALING FOCUSED PERSPECTIVE, OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROCESS. THE SPECIFIC ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE PROJECT ARE: MORE HATE CRIMES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, PEOPLE WHO FIT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF BEING UN/UNDER-SERVED VICTIMS OF CRIME ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO HATE CRIMES, BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE, LESBIANS, GAY PEOPLE, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND THESE VICTIMS ARE GOING WITHOUT SUPPORT, HEALING OR JUSTICE, OTHER THAN IN THEIR/OUR OWN COMMUNITIES AND NOT NECESSARILY FROM VICTIM SERVICES   THE APPLICANT, VOCES UNIDAS FOR JUSTICE, IS SEEKING PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR BOTH 1(A), AND 1(B). ON PAGES _____ IS REFERENCE TO THE RACIAL EQUITY ASPECT OF THE WORK. THE ORGANIZATION WHO WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDING AS A CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION, IS US, THE APPLICANT. OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE AS A WHOLE IS PROVIDE VICTIM SERVICES, BOTH INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION, TO LATIN@ VICTIMS OF CRIME.

MARISMAS NACIONALES WETLANDS MANAGEMENT WITH INNOVATIVE POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES-2 YEARS II

MARISMAS NACIONALES' WETLANDS RESTORED WITH INNOVATIVE POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES - 2 YEARS.

VOCES LATINAS IMMIGRANT LATINA SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE PROJECT

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS.  CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS “AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS.”  PROJECTS MUST: 1) WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES ; 2) INCREASE COMMUNITIES’ CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES; 3) STRENGTHEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, COURTS, PROBATION, AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESPONSES; 4) ENHANCE TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS ; 5) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ISSUES AND RESOURCES; 6) PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 7) PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY, ECONOMIC, HOUSING, AND WORKPLACE NEEDS OF VICTIMS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; AND/OR 8) EXAMINE THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON VICTIMIZATION AND HEALING.

PUENTES Y REDES IS A PROJECT TO BUILD BRIDGES AND NETWORKS TO FILL THE GAPS BETWEEN CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE LATIN@ SURVIVORS AND MAINSTREAM SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS.

THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM (SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM) WAS CREATED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 (VAWA 2005), 34 U.S.C. § 12511(C), AND IS PART OF THE FIRST FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF DIRECT INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE INCLUDE ADVOCACY, ACCOMPANIMENT (E.G., ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT, MEDICAL FACILITIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ETC.), CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REFERRALS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO ADULT, YOUTH, AND CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF SUCH VICTIMS, AND THOSE COLLATERALLY AFFECTED BY THE VICTIMIZATION.    SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES FREQUENTLY CONFRONT UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN SEEKING ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND BACKGROUND OF VICTIMS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHO IN TURN ARE MORE INCLINED TO SEEK SERVICES FROM SUCH ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND SUSTAINABLE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROVIDED BY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRANTEES MUST EITHER DEMONSTRATE EXPERTISE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT OR PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCH EXPERTISE. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC IS STATUTORILY DEFINED AS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES: 1) AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); 2) ASIAN AMERICANS; 3) NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; 4) BLACKS; AND 5) HISPANICS. SEE 34 U.S.C. §§ 12511(C)(2), 12291(A)(6), AND 42 U.S.C. § 300U-6(G)(1).

VIOLENCE AGAINST IMMIGRANT LATINAS SERVICES PROGRAM

VAW - PROMOTORAS PROJECT

FOSTERING SOCIAL CHANGE IN CUBA: INCREASING SECURE ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAM ALUMNI AND INDEPENDENT CONTENT CREATORS IN CUBA, PHASE II"

THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY THOSE AGED 18 TO 55, ABOUT LAWFUL MIGRATION OPTIONS AND BUILDING TRUST IN OFFICIAL SOURCES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE MULTI-CHANNEL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

USING A MODEL FROM OTHER LOCATIONS TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF WOMEN LEADERS IN LIMON PROVINCE IN ALLIANCE WITH MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS SERVING AS STRATEGIC

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SGWI FY13 LIMTED SOURCE COMPETITIONS

AWE IS AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WITH ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES THAT WILL USE DREAMBUILDER.

LOCALLY-ROOTED INSTITUTIONS HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES AND ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. THE IAF STRENGTHENS THE ABILITY OF LOCAL PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING AND OBTAIN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES FOR LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT. OUR GRANTEE GRUPO DE DIÁLOGO NORPATAGÓNICO (GDN) IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY FACILITATED DIALOGUE AMONG STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO REACH DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE RESOURCES IN NEUQUÉN, ARGENTINA. WITH IAF SUPPORT, GDN WILL TAKE STEPS TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT ACTIVELY ENGAGES LEADERS IN PROMOTING AND MOBILIZING FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE EFFORTS OF CIVIL SOCIETY.  THIS GRANT ADVANCES THE IAF?S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO EXPAND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT BY PROMOTING LOCALLY-ROOTED COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY.

EXPANSION OF POST'S EXISTING AWE PROGRAM FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FROM LOW-INCOME AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.

A NEW PROGRAM TO TEACH AT-RISK WOMEN IN PANAMA TO BECAME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS OR BUSINESS OWNERS

MENTORING PROGRAM FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT QUEER STORIES TOLD AND SUNG.

TO SUPPORT THE FIRST ALL IN SUMMIT: MUJERES EMPRESARIAS QUE VAN POR TODO, WHICH FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP, NETWORKING, BUSINESS TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY.

PROJECT AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG GIRLS THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND CAN ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS.

WORKSHOP TO ADDRESS THE SHARED GOALS AND CHALLENGES OF MENTORING PROGRAMS, AND EXAMINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MENTOR.

LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR IMMIGRANT LATINAS SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE