Cooperative Agreement 72060521CA00003

The Cooperativa De SM Cacao Bocatorena R.L. (COCABO) will receive $297,000 through a Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation's (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs to support cacao farmer renovation and organic cultivation efforts in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Administered under the IAF's CFDA #85.750 program, which aims to strengthen bonds of friendship and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, the three-year award will enable COCABO to renovate aging cacao...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $259,480 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Federación Nacional De Productores De Cacao De Honduras (FENAPROCACAHO) to improve the welfare of cacao producers and communities in five departments of Honduras. The grant aims to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the cacao value chain through sustainable agricultural management practices, training and inclusion of young leaders, and support for...

This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $246,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Asociacion De Productores Pico Bonito De San Francisco (ASOPROPIB) in Honduras. The grant aims to help small-scale cacao farmers in the Atlantida Department of Honduras earn higher incomes and reduce the incentive for irregular migration. ASOPROPIB will assist its members in producing value-added cacao products, such as butter and powder, and developing agrotourism...

This $496,130 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 1,112 acres of tropical rainforest habitat within the Cerro San Gil Watershed Protection Reserve in Guatemala. American Bird Conservancy will work with local partner Fundacion Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservacion (Fundaeco) to add the acquired land to the...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $110,000 project grant to the non-profit organization Asociacion Vivamos Mejor (AVM) to promote sustainable agricultural practices and improve food security in rural, indigenous communities in the Guatemalan highlands. Over 2 years, AVM will coordinate a regional effort with the University of British Columbia to give farmers a voice in data collection, analysis, and reporting on...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,350,485 Project Grant through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program to Fundación Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservación (Fundaeco) to support a 3-year project focused on "Improved Neotropical Migratory Bird Habitat Conservation through the Expansion of Fully Protected Zones and Connectivity Between Protected Areas in Caribbean Guatemala." The project aims to expand fully protected zones and...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program (CFDA 15.635), supports conservation efforts in the Mache-Chindul Reserve in Ecuador. The $799,508 award, granted on May 23, 2024, will enable the prime recipient, Fundacion Para La Conservacion De LOS Andes Tropicales Cat, to acquire and protect priority habitat, restore 40 hectares of degraded land, and expand a remote...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Oganizasyon POU Devlopman Ti Plante Kawo under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led solutions for expanding economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development in Artibonite, Haiti. The grantee will improve food security by training farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production techniques while also providing necessary supplies and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $312,330 Project Grant to Cooperativa Integral De Comercializacion Flor De Mora Responsabilidad Limitada, a for-profit organization located in Guatemala. The grant, awarded on May 16, 2024, aims to advance the social and economic inclusion of indigenous peoples by helping them increase their participation in trade. Specifically, the grant funding supports Flor de Mora in training its...