Go to the link after the article to get more info on the Cuba destabilization grant program including USAID’s plan to target Cuban teen-agers.
Monday, June 20, 2011
State Department announces $4.1 million in Cuba grants
Below is the State Department’s latest request for proposals from organizations interested in carrying out democracy work in Cuba.
This request covers $4.1 million in fiscal 2010 funds, part of the $20 million that Sen. John Kerry froze on April 1 because he had questions and concerns about the programs.
The State Department on March 31 sent Congress a notice discussing how it planned to spend the $20 million.
This new request for proposals adds some detail on ways that $4.1 million of the $20 million in funds would be allocated.
According to the request, the money would be spent on the following:
This request covers $4.1 million in fiscal 2010 funds, part of the $20 million that Sen. John Kerry froze on April 1 because he had questions and concerns about the programs.
The State Department on March 31 sent Congress a notice discussing how it planned to spend the $20 million.
This new request for proposals adds some detail on ways that $4.1 million of the $20 million in funds would be allocated.
According to the request, the money would be spent on the following:
- People with disabilities – $200,000
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, or LGBT – $300,000
- Professional journalists – $600,000
- Artists, writers, poets and bloggers – $600,000
- Social inclusion, improvement of living standards – $1 million
- Conflict resolution, promoting peace in civil society – $300,000
- Legal associations – $700,000
- Human rights documentation – $427,024
Posted on June 23, 2011
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