Awarded Grants
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. The vast majority of the grants made by Open Society are to organizations, but we also award a limited number of grants to individuals, primarily through scholarships and fellowships offered across a number of different programs.
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American University
2018$60,000Descriptionto analyze and enhance public understanding of the implications of establishing an international commission against corruption and impunity in El Salvador
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term1 year
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Americas Society, Inc.
2018$22,500Descriptionto support the organization of a conference and a private meeting with Latin American public and private sector anticorruption leaders
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term3 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Americas Society, Inc.
2018$75,000Descriptionto support a special issue on homicide reduction in the Americas, along with launch events in Mexico and the US, in order to bring new stories to the front, critically review regional policy responses, and show possible solutions
ThemeJustice Reform & The Rule Of Law
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term6 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Amnistia Internacional Venezuela (AIVEN)
2018$75,000Descriptionto support Amnistía Internacional Venezuela (AIVEN) to carry out research and advocacy activities related to insecurity and violence, especially high levels of homicides, and to convene and strengthen the capacity of academia, justice, and safety actors, as well as civil society organizations around violence reduction policies
ThemeJustice Reform & The Rule Of Law
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term18 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Anistia Internacional Brasil
2018$325,000Descriptionto support public campaigns, trainings, research, knowledge exchange, and other programming meant to improve citizen security and the protection of human rights defenders in Brazil
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term2 years
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Ashoka
2018$450,000Descriptionto select and train a new generation of changemakers who will create new models to reinforce democracy and citizen-oriented institutions in Venezuela and Brazil
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term26 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Asociacion Accion Ciudadana
2018$29,000Descriptionto support monitoring of expenditures by political parties in the 2018-2019 presidential contest, and to make that information available to the public
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term6 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Asociacion Civil Red Ciudadana
2018$41,000Descriptionto implement the principles of open government in the justice sector through advocacy and social auditing actions which will be carried out by civil society organizations
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term19 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Asociacion Civil Transparencia
2018$200,000Descriptionto provide Asociación Civil Transparencia with general support for 2 years
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Referring ProgramLatin America Program
Term2 years
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Asociacion Comite por la Libre Expresion
2018$70,000DescriptionCreating an observatory of social protest in Honduras
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
Latin America Program
Open Society Justice Initiative
Term16 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
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