Cooperative Agreement 23IC11132762301

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a collaborative research effort to investigate subsurface water storage and seasonal dynamics in the Amazon rainforest and a savanna site in Brazil. The $363,098 award supports geophysical surveys, data analysis, and integrative modeling over a 3-year period from Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026. The research, conducted in partnership with Brazilian...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 project grant to Moradia E Cidadania under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support community-led solutions for economic opportunities and autonomy among quilombola communities in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Working with quilombola women's associations, Moradia E Cidadania will develop sustainable agricultural practices, strengthen existing community organizations, and provide training in cooperative development, social...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $249,800 to the Associação do Desenvolvimento Agrícola e Comunitário de Lagoa da Boa Vista (ADAC) community association to empower women smallholder coffee farmers in Brazil's Chapada Diamantina region through May 2024. As part of IAF's Sustainable Agriculture and Women Investing in Growth and Security initiatives, ADAC will provide technical skills and processing capabilities to add value to green coffee beans—including...

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...

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...

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...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $307,734 to the Federacion POR La Autodeterminacion De LOS Pueblos Indigenas (FAPI) to support indigenous land management and territorial autonomy efforts in Paraguay through March 2024. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), FAPI will work with local Mbya Guarani groups to develop and implement a land management plan to protect against forest fires and promote territorial autonomy on their...

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...

This $794,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support a COVID-19 response fund established by Fundo Socioambiental Casa, Fundo Baoba de Equidade Racial, and Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos. The objectives of the fund include enhancing the capacity of grassroots organizations in Brazil's lowest-income communities to reactivate the local economy and strengthen community resilience in light of the COVID-19...