Georgia

Association Atinati
$19,919
To increase the effectiveness of the NGO community in the Samogrelo region of western Georgia. The program will include free legal and informational consultations, capacity-building trainings, and technological resources for NGOs. Atinati will also publish its NGO newsletter, maintain a website, and produce and broadcast radio programs on NGOs and current events.

Cultural-Humanitarian Fund 'Sukhumi'
$37,880
To promote women's leadership in politics, particularly women leaders among Georgians displaced by the war in Abkhazia. The Fund will organize training for women active in political parties in western Georgia and will hold four policy debates. The Fund will produce five television and radio broadcasts and six issues of a bulletin focusing on the problems of women's participation in politics.

Horizonti, Foundation for the Third Sector
$45,762
To create an expert council to provide independent advice to the Ministry of Defense and monitor its budget. The council will be composed of representatives of Georgian NGOs and scholars. Horizonti will organize workshops and meetings in the capital and six regions, conduct a public opinion survey about public expectations of defense policy, and publish a monthly bulletin.

Human Rights Information and Documentation Center (HRIDC)
$39,329
To improve human rights practices in Georgia. HRIDC will monitor and report on human rights, provide free legal aid, launch two regional human rights centers, and train future lawyers in human rights through internships.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$160,000
To support and monitor the work of members of parliament from single mandate constituencies and increase the transparency and accountability of local governments through a sub grant to the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED). ISFED will continue to monitor elections while supporting the work of majoritarian MPs, conducting advocacy training seminars, and increasing public participation in decision-making processes at the local government level.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$59,999
To conduct a focus group project to assist the government, political parties, and NGOs to effectively develop voter education and outreach strategies that respond to citizens' concerns. The project report will facilitate the design of voter education and outreach programs for next year's parliamentary elections. NDI will hire American polling and focus group experts and will engage activists from the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) to conduct discussions across the country.

NGO Former Political Prisoners for Human Rights
$36,745
To raise awareness on the role of NGOs, the media, and human rights at the center of discourse about democracy in Georgia. The organization will conduct human rights monitoring and provide legal assistance in Tbilisi and two remote regions. These offices will monitor trials, hold a series of roundtable discussions, and publish a monthly electronic bulletin. The program will conclude with a conference and final report.

Transparency International Georgia (TIG)
$20,380
To increase the accountability of the Georgian government regarding its extra budgetary accounts. TIG will conduct special investigations into five funds not subject to legislative or public oversight. Based on its research, TIG will publish monthly reports and develop a system for public oversight of accounts, and organize a conference to publicize its recommendations for improving transparency and present them to the Ministry of Finance.

United Nations Association of Georgia (UNAG)
$22,130
To develop a durable solution to the problem of Chechen refugees in the Pankisi Gorge. UNAG will survey the refugee population, conduct a legal assessment of policy options, and inform refugees and the local population about their legal alternatives and the responsibilities of Georgian Ministries and international organizations. Three roundtables in Tbilisi will present findings and policy recommendations to relevant government agencies, influential NGOs, foreign embassies, and international organizations.