Project Grant 72052021FA00003

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $280,900 project grant to Fundacion Rapaces Y Bosques De Panama (FRBP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support FRBP's efforts from August 2021 through August 2024 to strengthen the resilience of indigenous Embera and Wounaan communities in Panama through sustainable agriculture. Specifically, FRBP will help the communities adopt agricultural practices that...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $460,000 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Humana People to People Belize (HPPBZ) to support community-led initiatives expanding economic opportunity in isolated rural communities in Southern Belize from August 6, 2021 to February 6, 2025. As part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security initiative and COVID-19 response strategy, HPPBZ will work with community groups in Stann Creek and Toledo Districts to increase...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $190,000 project grant to Fundacion Alpasamay in Colombia. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 3, 2024, supports a pilot project to strengthen the capacity of 12 indigenous grassroots organizations and 3 indigenous governing entities in the Sibundoy Valley region to manage their ancestral lands sustainably. Fundacion Alpasamay is working with the Inga and Kamëntsa...

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 Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to Asociacion Proceso - Servicios Educativos. The grant will support Proceso in providing Indigenous Guarani youth in eastern Bolivia technical skills and capacity building to develop and present an agenda to the Guarani Nation's governing body on topics related to engaging youth and indigenous communities. It will also connect Guarani youth to other indigenous youth networks to...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $161,400 Project Grant to Asociacion Centro De Estudios De La Diversidad Sexual Y Generica (Amate El Salvador) to strengthen local civil society organizations that help vulnerable groups in eastern El Salvador. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to increase economic opportunities, access to public and private services, and protections of political, social, and civil rights for LGBTQ+ individuals,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $238,000 project grant to Programa De Promocion Y Desarrollo Social (PRODESO) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support income-generating opportunities for indigenous youth in Panama's Ngobe-Bugle Comarca. Through August 2024, PRODESO will work with a local network of youth artisans and agricultural producers to develop their skills in traditional production techniques. This will help the young people earn a living...

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...

This $146,880 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports empowerment and leadership initiatives for young indigenous women in rural Guatemala. The grantee, Organizacion No Gubernamental Na'Leb'Ak ONG, will deliver popular education and leadership workshops, establish community safe spaces, and create community gardens in Chisec and Raxruh, Alta Verapaz. These activities aim to address gender inequality,...

This $4,800,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on December 29, 2023 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to improve governance, management practices, and alternative livelihoods for indigenous communities in the central and southern Amazon region of Ecuador. Specifically, the 5-year project implemented by the non-profit organization Fundacion Pachamama will promote the conservation and sustainable...