Project Grant 21DG11132762260

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America Regional Program (CFDA 15.640) supports conservation initiatives in the Merendon Mountain range between Honduras and Guatemala. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) Strengthen local water communities through legal support, 2) Continue monitoring biodiversity, key species, and illegal activities in protected areas, and 3) Support local stakeholders in watershed...

This $606,400 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support Asociacion Mesa De Ongs Comanejadoras De Areas Protegidas De Honduras Mocaph in delivering natural resource management and economic development services in communities surrounding the El Armado Wildlife Refuge in Honduras from April 2022 to April 2025. Specifically, MOCAPH will train community members in sustainable agriculture and watershed management practices....

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $277,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Consejo De Cuenca RIO Goascoran in Honduras. The grant supports community-led efforts to expand economic opportunity and strengthen community organizations in the rural area of Concepcion de Maria, which faces frequent drought and food insecurity. The grantee, the Asociacion de Comites Ecologicos del Sur de Honduras (ACESH), will work to strengthen the...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Union Regional De Pescadores Artesanales Del Golfo De Fonseca (URPAGOLF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Honduras. URPAGOLF will work with women's and youth organizations in the municipalities of Amapala and Marcovia to develop environmental tourism and seafood processing enterprises. The grant will also help these organizations...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $189,000 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750) to Empresa De Servicios Multiples Artesanos Y Guias De El Pino (ESMAG-El Pino) on August 6, 2021. ESMAG-El Pino will expand its tourism offerings in Honduras through new agritourism initiatives and support a women's entrepreneurship collective. As the leading tourism organization along Honduras' North Coast, ESMAG-El Pino will cultivate children and youth's...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Asociacion De Comites Ecologicos Del SUR De Honduras (ACESH) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). The grant supports community-led efforts in Concepcion de Maria, Honduras to expand economic opportunity and strengthen community organizations. Specifically, ACESH is working to strengthen the productive and organizational capacity of community-based farmer organizations to create grain and native...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $110,000 cooperative agreement to Mesoamerican Development Institute Corp. from July 2022 through June 2023 under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) grant program. The agreement supports youth training and leadership activities for conservation and sustainable development in Honduras. Specifically, the funding will extend Forest Service efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally by awarding a grant to...

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...

This $496,130 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 1,112 acres of tropical rainforest habitat within the Cerro San Gil Watershed Protection Reserve in Guatemala. American Bird Conservancy will work with local partner Fundacion Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservacion (Fundaeco) to add the acquired land to the...