Cooperative Agreement IT13MAS1120006

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $249,800 to the Associação do Desenvolvimento Agrícola e Comunitário de Lagoa da Boa Vista (ADAC) community association to empower women smallholder coffee farmers in Brazil's Chapada Diamantina region through May 2024. As part of IAF's Sustainable Agriculture and Women Investing in Growth and Security initiatives, ADAC will provide technical skills and processing capabilities to add value to green coffee beans—including...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $3,245,061, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) federal grant program. The award is focused on developing, demonstrating, and deploying advanced power flow control and dynamic line rating solutions to enhance grid reliability and support the integration of offshore wind in the New England region. The project aims to...

This $125,000 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (part of the U.S. Department of State) under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will support collaboration between the U.S. and the University of Sao Paulo's FEBRACE (Brazilian Science and Engineering Fair), Brazil's largest and most important STEAM education competition for pre-university students. The grant will fund activities from September 2024 through November 2025 to facilitate educational and...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation provides $236,850 to Instituto Fazer Acontecer for their work reaching young leaders in low-income communities of Bahia State, Brazil through May 2024. The funding supports IFA's curriculum that engages youth in problem-solving and critical thinking to address local challenges, and involves young people in community development activities and youth-led microenterprises. The award is part of the IAF's COVID-19 response strategy under...

This $125,000 project grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation will support Instituto De Estudos Sociais E Terapias Integrativas (IESTI) in their work to expand economic opportunities in tourism for residents of the historic district of São Luiz do Maranhão, Brazil through September 2025. IESTI will map local opportunities, train tourism service providers, and foster networking around culture and community-based tourism in partnership with area residents,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $265,000 Project Grant to Associacao Redes De Desenvolvimento DA Mare (Redes) under the IAF Assistance for Programs Overseas in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) program. This grant supports Redes in building a thriving community philanthropy ecosystem to fund grassroots organizations in one of the largest low-income favelas on the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Specifically, the grant will enable Redes to improve its...

This $21,000,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401), supports a 48-month project entitled "Promoting a Just Transition for All Workers in Brazil and Chile." The project aims to increase worker voice in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of climate policies and plans. The key products and services to be delivered include: Facilitating listening sessions...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The grant funding enabled Incobrasa Industries LTD, a leading soybean processing and biodiesel manufacturer in Illinois, to enhance its advanced biofuel production capabilities, specifically the manufacture of biodiesel from vegetable oils and other agricultural feedstocks. The grant...

This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...

This $1,233,350 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Energy Resources (CFDA 19.027 - Energy Governance and Reform Programs) aims to advance women working in the clean energy and critical mining sectors in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Guyana. The award, granted to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. (PADF), will support professional development, leadership training, and capacity-building programs for women in these sectors across...