Project Grant AID517A000900105

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $112,600 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Red Comun Nacional Organizada De Ciudadanos-As Dominicanos/As (RECONOCIDO), a youth-led organization in the Dominican Republic. The grant supports RECONOCIDO's efforts to promote the economic and social inclusion of Haitian-Dominicans and Haitian workers, who often face exploitation and discrimination in the region. Specifically, the funding enables...

This $194,869 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will provide a 2.5-year English and leadership program for indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian youth. The program, administered by the Ecuadorian non-profit organization Fundacion De Las Americas Para El Desarrollo Partners Of The Americas (Fudela), aims to help the participants continue their education, gain more professional opportunities, and become agents of positive change in their...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will provide $100,000 through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to Fundacion Crisalida Internacional (doing business as Glasswing International) to deliver a Democracy Strengthening Program in El Salvador. This project will provide over 500 youth with knowledge about democracy and citizenship, and opportunities to become local change makers through promoting volunteer actions from November 2022 to June 2024. The...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano to develop an English language program for teachers-in-training and early career teachers in the Dominican Republic. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between citizens...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs on September 30, 2024 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The grant will fund the implementation of the 100K Innovation Fund initiative in the Dominican Republic through the non-profit organization Partners Of The Americas, Inc. The grant aims to support international educational and cultural...

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...

The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) received a $987,654 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to implement initiatives strengthening election processes for high-level justice sector actors in Honduras. Funded through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), DPLF will carry out innovative election monitoring, advocacy, and civic participation efforts from August 2022 to August...

This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will support the "Jovenes Impulsando una Legislacion Eficaz, Transparente e Inclusiva en Honduras" activity. The goal of this initiative is to reduce the historical exclusion of Honduran youth from political debate and decision-making on issues that affect their rights. The activity will focus on accompanying...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will provide $150,000 to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Colombia. The funding will support a 2-year program to provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with intensive English language training, leadership development, cultural immersion, and community service...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $300,000 to Fundación Segundo Montes (FSM) through April 2023 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean federal grant program (CFDA No. 85.750). FSM will assist young people ages 18-26 in El Salvador's Morazán department by training them in leadership and strengthening youth-led organizations and microenterprises. Specifically, FSM will support communities in Meanguera, Jocoaitique and San Fernando...