Cooperative Agreement AID517A1400001

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 $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 $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...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $303,200 project grant to Cooperativa Agraria Norandino LTDA Coop Norandino (Norandino) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to improve economic opportunity for smallholder cacao producers in Peru. Norandino will work with cacao growers in Piura, Peru to strengthen productive organization and increase capacity to meet new international cacao export standards. The cooperative will implement innovative solutions to help farmers...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Hacienda Chocolat Corporation through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Hacienda Chocolat Corporation's efforts to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems in Puerto Rico over a two-year period ending September 2024. As part of the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, which is a component of the Local Agriculture Market Program, the...

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...

Cooperativa Cafetalera Olancho Limitada (Cocaol) will receive $332,375 from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to support coffee farming in Honduras. Cocaol will provide training and financial assistance to coffee farmers in Olancho, Honduras to produce high-quality shade-grown organic coffee for export. Additionally, Cocaol will improve methods for on-site income generation such as organic fertilizer...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $748,000 through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Cooperativa Agropecuaria Nuevo Edén Limitada (Coarene) to support organic coffee farming and alternative livelihoods in Honduras from April 15, 2022 to April 15, 2025. Coarene assists small-scale coffee farmers in Honduras' Lempira and Intibuca departments through training and technical assistance to adopt organic practices and obtain certification. It also provides financial...

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 awarded a $267,490 project grant to Action DES Cardes Pour L'Accompagnement Et L'Integration DES Organisation AU Developpement Rural under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) program. The grant funds sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development initiatives in Haiti's North West Department through June 2025. Specifically, the grantee ACAIODR is working to improve food security by diversifying farmers' crops, increasing livestock...