Cooperative Agreement 72051219CA00001

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...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to strengthen the capacity of indigenous peoples in the Xingu and Rio Negro river basins of Brazil to implement the country's National Policy for the Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (PNGATI). The $1,375,000 award, effective July 12, 2024 through July 11, 2028, will support indigenous...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $316,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS), an indigenous-led organization in Guyana. This 3-year grant, which commenced on May 29, 2024, supports SRCS in assisting five indigenous communities to improve their small-scale livelihood projects such as agro-processing, tourism, and artisan crafts. The grant aims to help these communities diversify their incomes...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $125,000 to the Asociacion De Consejos De Guias Espirituales Relebaal Saqe (ACGERS) to conserve endangered medicinal plant species, promote the value of traditional natural preventative medicine knowledge, and strengthen youth connections to community traditions in Guatemala. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), this two-year award advances the agency's strategic initiative to promote economic...

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness received a $105,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study for the Wabanaki Way Indigenous tourism experience. The study will assess opportunities to connect and support tribal tourism operations between the Gathering Place campground in Millinocket, Maine and the Wolastoq Inn and Suites and Wilderness Pines Campground managed by...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $279,916 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Etnollano to implement a COVID-19 prevention and resilience strategy for indigenous communities in northern Vichada, Colombia. Working with seven communities from the Amor?a, Sikuani, and S?iva ethnic groups represented by the Organizaci? Regional de los Pueblos Ind?genas del Bajo Orinoco, Fundacion Etnollano will deliver a strategy based on local knowledge and customs...

The Red Indigena de Turismo de Mexico (RITA) received a $125,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation to support community-led tourism and sustainable natural resource management in indigenous communities in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas region through April 2023. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), RITA will engage communities to create action plans, network, and provide seed funding for tourism enterprises to help adapt to the pandemic and improve...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to support the local integration of vulnerable Venezuelans in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago through protection, education, and livelihoods programming from September 2021 through September 2022. Through sub-awards, the funding will support...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $280,900 project grant to Fundacion Rapaces Y Bosques De Panama (FRBP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support FRBP's efforts from August 2021 through August 2024 to strengthen the resilience of indigenous Embera and Wounaan communities in Panama through sustainable agriculture. Specifically, FRBP will help the communities adopt agricultural practices that...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to Asociacion Proceso - Servicios Educativos. The grant will support Proceso in providing Indigenous Guarani youth in eastern Bolivia technical skills and capacity building to develop and present an agenda to the Guarani Nation's governing body on topics related to engaging youth and indigenous communities. It will also connect Guarani youth to other indigenous youth networks to...