Project Grant 720BHA24GR00129

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement a program entitled "Strengthening Local Capacities for Landslides Reduction Risks in Precarious Communities of the Guatemala Metropolitan Area" in Guatemala. The goal of this 3-year program, with a period of performance from July 2024 to July...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $250,000 project grant to Asociacion De Asentamientos Unidos Del Area Ixil, Nebaj, Quiche under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support disaster recovery and resilience efforts among indigenous farming families impacted by recent hurricanes in Guatemala. The grantee will implement small economic initiatives like seedling nurseries, organic fertilizer production, and family gardens to strengthen community resilience. It...

This $250,000 Project Grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation will support disaster recovery and resilience efforts through Asociaciã“N De Organizaciones De LOS Cuchumatanes (Asocuch) in Guatemala. Funded through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to strengthen economic resilience among indigenous farming families through agroforestry, access to credit, and crop diversification. It will also build capacity for disaster...

This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under CFDA 19.518 "Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere", aims to provide essential education, legal assistance, gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection (CP) prevention and response services to refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, returnees, and vulnerable host community members in Guatemala. The primary objectives of the...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $398,397 project grant to the Asociacion Regional Campesina Ch'orti under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program. The grant will support the organization's efforts through February 2025 to strengthen the disaster preparedness, response and resilience of grassroots organizations in Guatemala impacted by 2020 Hurricanes Eta and Iota. Specifically, Asociacion Regional Campesina Ch'orti will provide small subgrants to...

The Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Asociacion De Desarrollo Pespirense (ADEPEs) in Honduras under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750). Through this award, ADEPEs will train community and school-based emergency committees on disaster prevention, preparation, response and recovery. They will also contribute to the construction and functioning of an early warning system and flood mitigation...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), provides $400,000 to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (UPR-RP) to conduct a 2-year project focused on building geological hazards capacity in Puerto Rico. The project will involve research coordinated by social scientists and geoscientists at both UPR-RP and USGS, in collaboration with local partners, to assess past and current geologic hazard...

This $13.5 million project grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports the Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) in implementing a new 12-month nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, agriculture, and resilience-building program in Guatemala. The award is part of USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (FAPO) program, which aims to promote long-term economic growth and further US foreign policy goals...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) provides $384,500 to Federacion De Cooperativas De Las Verapaces Responsabilidad Limitada (Fedecovera RL) from July 2022 through July 2025. Fedecovera will support economic recovery for members of four coffee and cardamom cooperatives in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala impacted by Hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020. Through training, technical assistance, and value chain strengthening, Fedecovera...

This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (CFDA 19.518 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere), aims to increase access to emergency education, legal assistance, and GBV services for refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants in Guatemala. The award, which runs from September 30, 2024 to February 27, 2025, is focused on providing protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions...