Cooperative Agreement SBB21021CA3118

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs awarded a $587,344.96 Cooperative Agreement to Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship - Caribbean Limited under the Secretary's Office of the Global Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.301) Grant Programs. The award funds the establishment of a "CCE Hub" in Kingston, Jamaica that will build technical capacity and skills among sustainability-focused founders and startups. The CCE Hub will provide programming and a dedicated...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

This $159,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs supports the Asociacion Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano (CCCN), a non-profit educational organization in Costa Rica, to organize the 2025 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference, launch the 2025 Promising Youth Artists Program, create an Empowering Art Workshop, and participate in the Afrodescendent Parade. These activities are designed to advance...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $936,955 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the University of Puerto Rico at Carolina. The grant will support the establishment of the Caribbean Cares Hospitality Academy to position tourism and hospitality businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for recovery from losses caused by the 2017 hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Academy will provide education, training, and workforce development...

This $310,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supports Corporacion Taller Prodesal Promocion Popular Y De Alternativas Al Desarrollo in delivering entrepreneurship and skills training programs for at-risk youth in Colombia's Caribbean region. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee will work with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures, provide business development and audio-visual production training, and offer $310K...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Guam Community College to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. This program includes an in-person "train the trainer" conference as well as ongoing virtual engagements. The funding is provided through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals and national interests by facilitating...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) awarded a $1,973,359 Cooperative Agreement to Mercy Corps to "DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS IN THE CARIBBEAN BY COMBINING RESILIENT LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WITH A CBO CAPACITY BUILDING APPROACH TO HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS AGED 16 AND OLDER ACHIEVE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND SECURITY." This grant, funded under CFDA 19.750 (Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs), aims...

The U.S. Department of State (DOS), through its Secretary's Office of the Global Partnership Initiative (S/GPI) Grant Programs (CFDA 19.301), awarded a $357,794.38 Cooperative Agreement to the Institute of the Americas on August 30, 2024. This two-year award supports the Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship Fund (CCEF), which aims to drive sustainability-focused programming in four established hubs and spaces to build the capacity of climate entrepreneurs in developing economies. The project...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $390,500 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Cooperative Agreement to Clac to establish a COVID-19 recovery fund supporting grassroots producer organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The fund will finance local solutions helping producer groups and their communities recover from COVID-19's impacts on livelihoods and increase economic resilience. As the Latin American representative of Fairtrade International's...

This $220,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) to the Mas Voces Foundation, Inc. is intended to increase secure access to resources for U.S. public diplomacy program alumni and independent content creators in Cuba. The 2-year project aims to foster social change in Cuba by supporting these groups through November 1, 2026. The award provides funding to deliver products and services that...