Cooperative Agreement U2GPS001930

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 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs will fund $356,000 to implement a series of public diplomacy programs focused on science and innovation in Ukraine. Funded under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grant program (CFDA 19.017), key deliverables include the Value Aligned Research and Development Networks Program, Global Innovation through Science and Technology Ideation...

This $13.5 million project grant from the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs will assist the African Development Bank Group to provide layered insurance coverage for African countries to better manage increasingly frequent and intense climate-related extreme weather events through March 2024. The funding supports the Bureau's Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) to build international partnerships addressing...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 project grant to Organisation Pour Developpement Parques Oranger De Leogane (Odepol) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to strengthen food security and incomes for farmers in Haiti's West Department. Through August 2024, Odepol will train farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production, providing supplies and materials to improve food production. It will also strengthen small businesses by expanding...

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 Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $1.92 million Cooperative Agreement to the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. (doing business as Venturewell) to utilize the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative to strengthen the capacity of science and technology innovators and entrepreneurs in Ukraine and the innovation ecosystems that support them. This funding supports the...

This $168,682 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) will support Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral De LOS Movimientos Comunitarios (Entre Mundos) in delivering community-based tourism and organizational development training and services. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen partnerships and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Entre Mundos will work with community organizations in...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to establish a network of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the U.S. and India to enhance the systemic resilience of infrastructure against disaster and climate risks. The cooperative agreement aims to address gaps in infrastructure resilience education, training, and knowledge management by strengthening stakeholder...

The HER CTIP Project, funded through a $1.9 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Agency for International Development Barbados on April 13, 2022 and set to be completed by April 12, 2024, will build capacity among civil society organizations and agencies in Trinidad and Tobago to facilitate improved access to support services for potential, presumed, and confirmed victims of human trafficking, particularly women and girls. The International Organization for Migration will...

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,...