Cooperative Agreement 7200AA20CA00018

This $614,100 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support Asociacion De Mujeres Mayas Majawil QIJ Nuevo Amanecer's efforts to promote economic empowerment for indigenous women in Guatemala through April 2025. The grantee will diversify local production, train women in sustainable agriculture and small business administration, and support the development of community stores to increase market access and income...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $222,360 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Ecuatoriana De Mujeres Rurales De Latinoamerica Y El Caribe - Funmujerural-E to support community-led solutions empowering rural women in Latin America as the region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through September 2024, Funmujerural-E will work with women's groups in Chile, Ecuador and Panama to improve and expand existing businesses...

This $146,880 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports empowerment and leadership initiatives for young indigenous women in rural Guatemala. The grantee, Organizacion No Gubernamental Na'Leb'Ak ONG, will deliver popular education and leadership workshops, establish community safe spaces, and create community gardens in Chisec and Raxruh, Alta Verapaz. These activities aim to address gender inequality,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $600,600 Project Grant to Agencia De Desarrollo Estrategico Local De Santa Rosa De Copan (ADELSAR) to address violence against women and promote economic opportunities in Honduras from May 2022 to May 2025. This grant is being administered under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led approaches for reducing violence, advancing human rights, and unlocking public and private resources for grassroots...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $215,950 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Grupo De Estudios Sobre La Mujer Rosario Castellanos (GESMUJER) to advance economic empowerment and the human rights of indigenous, mestiza, and Afro-Mexican women in Oaxaca, Mexico through April 2025. GESMUJER will collaborate with women leaders to conduct assessments, develop action plans, train promoters, and fund economic initiatives. A key focus is supporting women as...

The Proyecto Impacto Consultores, A.C. (Impacto) received a $383,860 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs to support indigenous Tsotsil and Tseltal women artisans in Los Altos de Chiapas, Mexico. Impacto will train the artisans in social entrepreneurship and human rights, and support the expansion of Juxta Nation, a social enterprise owned by craftswomen cooperatives. Impacto will also advocate on the artisans' behalf with...

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 Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $232,175 project grant to the Asociacion De Mujeres Afroecuatorianas Timbire En El Futuro (AMATIF) in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. This 3-year grant supports community-led initiatives to address environmental degradation, economic and social exclusion, and gender-based violence impacting Afro-Ecuadorian residents. AMATIF is training women cacao producers to improve agricultural yields for food...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asociación Las Pregoneras (Pregoneras), a women-led community organization in Lima, Peru, to combat gender-based violence and address physical, psychological, and sexual violence in public schools. The grant, provided under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), supports Pregoneras' efforts to forge local alliances, launch violence prevention campaigns, and provide mental health care for women and youth. The...

This $168,682 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) will support Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral De LOS Movimientos Comunitarios (Entre Mundos) in delivering community-based tourism and organizational development training and services. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen partnerships and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Entre Mundos will work with community organizations in...