Cooperative Agreement AID517A1300003

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $119,900 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Civil Para La Gestion Del Agua En Cuencas Agua C (AGUA-C) in Peru. The grant supports AGUA-C's efforts to improve livelihoods by managing natural resources and strengthening a women-led enterprise. Specifically, the funding is used to establish water reservoirs based on ancestral practices, restore landscapes, and produce agave and other native...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $326,600 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Lluvia Para Todos AC. The grant will support the installation of rooftop rainwater harvesting systems and training of local technicians in the Sierra Mazateca region of Oaxaca, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. Specifically, the grantee will provide rooftop rainwater harvesting systems to indigenous families in the rugged region, which currently lacks standard...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $304,750 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Project Grant to Fideicomiso Ecuatoriano De Cooperacion Para El Desarrollo (FECD) to deliver capacity building and digital connectivity services to community-based tourism ventures and cacao cooperatives in Ecuador's Napo Province from July 2021 through July 2024. FECD will train representatives of these groups in sustainable agricultural production, community tourism provision,...

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...

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....

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $304,800 project grant to Fundacion Ecotop under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to promote sustainable agriculture and environmental resilience in Bolivia's Alto Beni region. Fundacion Ecotop will implement a community-based agroforestry systems model that diversifies crop production and builds organizational capacity and leadership among producer associations. The project aims to improve economic opportunities, especially for...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $190,000 project grant to Fundacion Alpasamay in Colombia. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 3, 2024, supports a pilot project to strengthen the capacity of 12 indigenous grassroots organizations and 3 indigenous governing entities in the Sibundoy Valley region to manage their ancestral lands sustainably. Fundacion Alpasamay is working with the Inga and Kamëntsa...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $345,000 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro De Estudios Aplicados En La Ecologia Y Sustentabilidad Ambiental (ECOS) in El Salvador. The grant will provide training and technical assistance to members of the Association of Water Boards, as well as 25 local water boards, to improve water management in the municipalities of Libertad Centro and Libertad Norte in the Department of La...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, has awarded $125,000 to Asociacion De LOS Mercados Comunitarios Campesinos De Valledupar (APROMECCV) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Colombia. The grant will enable APROMECCV to enhance its administrative capacity, upgrade and expand its farmers' market collection center and stalls, and reach more clients, allowing it to sell more local, fresh foods to consumers and...

The Valley Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as Valley SWCD, was awarded a $198,220 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on May 19, 2023 under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The purpose of the grant is to establish the North Fork Payette River Watershed Coalition to address water quality issues, including nutrient loading and harmful algae blooms, in the North Fork Payette River watershed in west-central Idaho....