The $6,500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to develop viable local systems that can provide consistent and affordable agricultural inputs, as well as create inclusive market channels in the agriculture sector in Lebanon. The primary goals are to improve agricultural productivity, expand trade, and enhance economic opportunities in the target region. The...
The Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the African Union Interafrican Bureau For Animal Resources from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 under the Technical Agricultural Assistance program (CFDA 10.960). The award will support the African Union's efforts to strengthen animal health systems and facilitate regional trade within the continent. Specifically, the African Union will implement capacity building projects to help...
This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation's IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) provides $217,780 to the Association DES Cadres Et Agriculteurs Pour LE Developpement D'Une Agriculture Innovee Et Integree Dans L'Artibonite (ACADAI) from May 26, 2023 to November 26, 2025. The grant supports ACADAI's efforts to strengthen food security and sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers in Haiti's L'Artibonite Department. Specifically, ACADAI works to expand economic...
This $15,000,000 Project Grant, awarded on May 16, 2024 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, supports a program to boost local production of cereals and oil grains in Ghana. The goal is to build the resilience of Africa's food systems and mitigate risks to supply in the short to medium term. The grant recipient is the African Development Bank Group, a multilateral development bank focused on...
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 Inter-American Foundation awarded a $261,100 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support sustainable agricultural production and marketing by farming families in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The grantee, Coop Agropecuaria Tierra Campesina LTDA, will work with its partner, Federacion de Cooperativas Campesinas y de la Agricultura Familiar, to scale up a model providing training and technical assistance to farmers. This assistance will help farmers...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $317,110 project grant to Organisation DES Planteurs De Fond Saint-Luc Pour LE Development Integre De Baie-De-Henne (OPFSLDIBH) to support community-led solutions expanding economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development in Haiti's North West Department. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA #85.750) program, OPFSLDIBH will improve food security for farmers by...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Asociacion Semilla Nueva, a non-profit organization based in Guatemala. The "Biofortified Maize: Farming for Nutrition Activity" award supports the development and dissemination of biofortified maize varieties to improve nutrition and food security in Guatemala. The 3-year project, running from August 2024...
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...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Dreaming Out Loud Inc. a $1,269,886.93 project grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program on September 30, 2022. Through this award, Dreaming Out Loud will partner with the DC Office of Planning's Food Policy Division and DC Central Kitchen to scale cooperative social enterprises that expand market access for socially disadvantaged farmers and food entrepreneurs in the Washington, DC region. Key services...