Project Grant AIDFFPG1100072

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 $368,000 Project Grant to Asociacion Cultural Ayllu Yupaychay (YUPAY), a non-profit organization, under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). The grant aims to improve educational outcomes, economic opportunities, and participation in local development processes for the Q'ero Nation, an indigenous group in remote areas of Peru, by providing stable satellite internet access and digital literacy training. The 3-year grant period...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $274,510 Project Grant to the women-led Collagua indigenous association Artesanos Asociados Sumac Pallay Sibayo (AASUPASI) to strengthen the productive capacity of smallholder alpaca farmers and artisans in the highlands of Arequipa, Peru. The 3-year grant, which runs from August 11, 2023 to August 11, 2026, aims to further sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, share indigenous culture, generate income through textiles and...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $125,000 to the Asociacion De Consejos De Guias Espirituales Relebaal Saqe (ACGERS) to conserve endangered medicinal plant species, promote the value of traditional natural preventative medicine knowledge, and strengthen youth connections to community traditions in Guatemala. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), this two-year award advances the agency's strategic initiative to promote economic...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $364,350 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, Mexico (WPDI Mexico) in Chiapas, Mexico. The grant will fund WPDI Mexico's efforts to empower young indigenous and mestizo men and women through peacebuilding, leadership, and entrepreneurship training, mentoring, and seed capital. The goal is to help youth in Chiapas, who face growing daily violence, to...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under CFDA 85.750 "IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs" provides $110,000 to Asociacion Santa Rita Del Cusco (SRC) to combat gender-based violence in Cusco, Peru. SRC will offer a comprehensive support system to help women and their children achieve social and economic empowerment, as well as provide training to strengthen the capacity of local institutions assisting survivors. The grant is part of the IAF's Social...

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 awarded a $726,270 project grant to Ixim, A.C. under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA 85.750). The grant will support Ixim's efforts to provide integrated solutions to challenges facing Indigenous children and families in Tseltal communities in Chiapas, Mexico from 2022 to 2025. Ixim will conduct community assessments and implement health, nutrition, and environmental interventions. It will also use conflict resolution...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) provides $100,000.00 to support a Gender and Social Inclusion Analysis focused on indigenous peoples in Ecuador. The analysis aims to systematically gather and analyze information to identify and understand the roles, divisions of labor, resources, constraints, inequalities, discriminatory and customary inhibiting laws and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $599,940 cooperative agreement to World Forest Id Association from September 2022 through August 2025 under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) federal grant program. Through this award, World Forest Id will accelerate impact in Latin America by extending the Forest Service's efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally, address climate change, conserve and protect critical global forest environments and...