Project Grant 72052119FA00003

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Association Pour LE Developpement DES Paysans De Mecette under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support expanding access to credit, training in ecological farming techniques, and providing supplies to improve agricultural and livestock production for farmers in Plateau Central, Haiti through March 2024. These strategic investments from the grant aim to increase...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Oganizasyon POU Devlopman Ti Plante Kawo under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led solutions for expanding economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development in Artibonite, Haiti. The grantee will improve food security by training farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production techniques while also providing necessary supplies and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 project grant to Koperativ Konsomasyon Atizanal Bi-Miltip (KABM) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to strengthen food security and small businesses in rural Haiti from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2024. KABM will improve food security by training farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production techniques, and providing necessary supplies and materials. It will also strengthen small businesses by...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Cooperativa de Produccion Agropecuaria Cumbres del Volcan de R.L. (ACPACUV), a small agricultural cooperative in El Salvador. The grant will be used to renovate ACPACUV's collection center, increase greenhouse production, expand sustainable agricultural practices, and open new markets for its products. This project aims to strengthen local economic...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $167,600 Project Grant to Helen's Daughters (HD), a non-profit organization, to strengthen the resilience of women farmers in St. Lucia. This grant is part of the IAF's Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) and the U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership, as well as the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative. The grant funding will enable HD to provide training to women farmers in sustainable agriculture techniques,...

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....

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the USAID YOUTH EMPOWER (EMPOWER) ACTIVITY in Jamaica over a five-year period from December 2023 to December 2028. The EMPOWER Activity aims to address risk and resilience factors influencing at-risk Jamaican youths' participation in crime and violence. The project will bolster civic education and...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $386,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to strengthen agricultural production and marketing in El Salvador. The grant to Asociacion De Desarrollo Economico Local De Morazan supports efforts to increase and diversify vegetable and honey production for 16 municipalities in the Department of Morazán. The grantee organization will work with producers to improve organizational capacity, access to direct markets, access to capital,...

This $614,100 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support Asociacion De Mujeres Mayas Majawil QIJ Nuevo Amanecer's efforts to promote economic empowerment for indigenous women in Guatemala through April 2025. The grantee will diversify local production, train women in sustainable agriculture and small business administration, and support the development of community stores to increase market access and income...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) provides $299,670 to enhance equitable access and use of climate services among vulnerable farming populations in Guatemala and Mexico. The project will take a mixed methods case study approach to examine participation in Local Technical Agroclimatic Committees (LTACs) and use of recommendations contained within Agro-Climatic...