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Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism (PREACT):

Program Information

Popular name

Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism (PREACT):

Program Number

19.980

Program objective

The objective of this program is to build the capacity and resilience of military, law enforcement, and civilian actors across East Africa to degrade al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda affiliate, defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and counter the threat of other violent extremist organizations.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

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Additional program information

  1. 2020

    • In Tanzania, PREACT funded a project to raise awareness about the threat of violent extremism in hotspot areas by conducting a series of learning forums, town hall meetings and training sessions for youth influencers in countering violent extremism. To date, the program has reached more than 665 participants, including 130 trained youth influencers. • PREACT funded a workshop that brought together 25 influential religious leaders from Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique to discuss the role of religious tolerance in countering violent extremism in East Africa.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Guidelines for grants and cooperative agreements are distributed in conjunction with the notice of funding opportunity and/or Notice of Award.

  1. Pub. L. 113-235.
  2. Programs Appropriations Act, 2015.

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