Cooperative Agreement 96293613

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), will fund Fideicomiso Para El Desarrollo De RIO Piedras to conduct eligible planning, assessment, and remediation activities in the Rio Piedras district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The $750,000 award will support up to 13 Phase I and II environmental site assessments, the...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $238,000 project grant to Programa De Promocion Y Desarrollo Social (PRODESO) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support income-generating opportunities for indigenous youth in Panama's Ngobe-Bugle Comarca. Through August 2024, PRODESO will work with a local network of youth artisans and agricultural producers to develop their skills in traditional production techniques. This will help the young people earn a living...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $380,174 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program to Federacion De Caficultores Y Agricultores Para El Desarrollo De San Juan Inc. (Fecadesj) from September 2021 through September 2024. Under this Project Grant award, Fecadesj will provide technical assistance and supplies to coffee farmers in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic to improve their production methods....

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Cooperativa de Produccion Agropecuaria Cumbres del Volcan de R.L. (ACPACUV), a small agricultural cooperative in El Salvador. The grant will be used to renovate ACPACUV's collection center, increase greenhouse production, expand sustainable agricultural practices, and open new markets for its products. This project aims to strengthen local economic...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $386,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to strengthen agricultural production and marketing in El Salvador. The grant to Asociacion De Desarrollo Economico Local De Morazan supports efforts to increase and diversify vegetable and honey production for 16 municipalities in the Department of Morazán. The grantee organization will work with producers to improve organizational capacity, access to direct markets, access to capital,...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide $500,000 in funding to the Town of San Luis, Colorado to conduct eligible assessment-related activities. The award will fund the inventory, characterization, assessment, and cleanup planning of brownfield sites in San Luis, Colorado that are complicated by the presence or potential...

The Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Asociacion De Desarrollo Pespirense (ADEPEs) in Honduras under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750). Through this award, ADEPEs will train community and school-based emergency committees on disaster prevention, preparation, response and recovery. They will also contribute to the construction and functioning of an early warning system and flood mitigation...

This $125,000 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation's IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs will support the Asociacion Cooperativa De Produccion Agropecuaria De Usulutan De R.L. cooperative in El Salvador. The cooperative, led by youth and women, will expand sustainable honey production and sale of value-added honey products like candles and shampoo. This aims to increase incomes for cooperative members, who are among the poorest producers in Usulutan Department, El Salvador. The...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded Fundacion Santa Teresa (FUNDATERE) a $337,600 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to promote social and economic inclusion of women and youth in rural Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador. The three-year project will strengthen community development associations, provide vocational training and recreational activities for young people, and support livelihoods to improve food security and generate family income....