Cooperative Agreement 22IC11132762467

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $490,002 cooperative agreement to Alianca DA Terra, doing business as At, to support the Brazil Fire Prevention and Preparedness project from July 23, 2021 through July 1, 2026. The funding is provided through the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) grant program. Under this cooperative agreement, At will work with the Forest Service to deliver fire prevention and preparedness activities in Brazil. The International Forestry...

This $47,000,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) grant program. The goal of the funding is to support projects that contribute to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The award recipient is Banco Nacional De Desenvolvimento Economico E Social - Bndes, a...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $3,472,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program to Banco Nacional De Desenvolvimento Economico E Social - Bndes, a Brazilian non-profit organization. The goal of this award is to support projects that contribute to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 29, 2023 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The purpose of the grant is to support a range of projects and activities that address deforestation and support the restoration of forest areas. The ultimate completion date for the grant is June 30, 2024. The prime awardee...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $430,000 project grant under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to the World Economic Forum. The grant will support the Amazon Origin Sustainable Cocoa to the World initiative from March 2021 through May 2022. This project aims to improve forest policies and practices, address climate change, conserve critical forest environments and resources, and improve livelihoods for forest-dependent communities in Peru by extending the...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $257,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Podaali - Fundo Indigena DA Amazonia Brasileira organization located in Manaus, Brazil. The grant will provide small grants to indigenous organizations in Brazil, especially in the Amazon region, and establish a feedback system to enhance Podaali's role as an indigenous-led community philanthropy organization. This funding aims to strengthen the ability of...

This Project Grant award of $542,989.00, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports a collaborative research project to study spatial and temporal tradeoffs in carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions in tropical wetlands in Brazil. The research team from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies will collect data on greenhouse gas emissions and the changing extent of wetlands in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) ecosystem, which...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $769,637 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Smithsonian Institution, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects, for a 5-year collaborative research project. The project aims to study spatial and temporal patterns of carbon dioxide and methane emissions across tropical wetland ecosystems in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado). Researchers will collect high-resolution field data on greenhouse gas fluxes,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program provides $2,453,417 to Yale University to study how forest fragmentation and climate change impacts the Amazon rainforest ecosystem. The key products and services to be delivered include: Field-based measurements of forest dynamics, animal exclusion experiments, and remote sensing mapping to examine how changes in tree species and animal populations affect the resilience of Amazon forest edges to...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $104,900 project grant to Associacao Quilombola Do Povoado Patioba (AQUIPP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to benefit Afro-Brazilian communities in Sergipe, Brazil through September 2023. Under this award, AQUIPP will provide educational activities and training to quilombola communities on enterprise development, civic engagement, cultural heritage preservation, and human rights. Specifically, AQUIPP will train...