The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $250,000 project grant to Fundacion Pro Vivienda Social (FPVS) to address food insecurity and social isolation exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in low-income communities in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) award made on September 3, 2021 and lasting through September 3, 2024, FPVS will work with neighborhood associations to engage public and private sector partners to implement...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $173,715 Project Grant under CFDA 85.750 - IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs to Fundacion Ideas QUE Transforman (IQT) to train rural school teachers in the Salta Province of Argentina in developing student skills such as active listening, critical thinking, and effective communication. The goal is to support the preparation of a new generation of rural community leaders who can serve as change agents and defend the civic and human rights of...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the Assistance for Overseas Programs Federal Grant Program (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Grupo De Apoyo Lluvia De Bendiciones, a non-profit organization in the Dominican Republic. The grant aims to promote the social and economic inclusion and human rights of vulnerable children and youth of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic, particularly in high-risk areas near the Haiti-Dominican Republic border and in...
This $367,500 Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports the work of the Fundacion Fondo De Mujeres Del SUR (FMS), a regional fund based in Cordoba, Argentina. FMS will use the grant funding over 3 years to provide small grants to 30 grassroots organizations in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. The funding aims to promote the human rights of women, including by addressing gender discrimination in sports,...
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,...
This $125,000 two-year Project Grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation supports Fundacion Grupo De Accion Y Apoyo A Personas Trans in providing critical social services and advocacy for Colombia's transgender community. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee delivers mental health services, ensures access to government benefits, housing, jobs, education and healthcare, and advocates for the rights and safety of...
This $397,485 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support community-led efforts to protect human rights and promote inclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals in Central America. Iniciativa Latinoamericana POR LOS Datos Abiertos (Ilda) will partner with five Central American LGBTQ+-led organizations to enhance their ability to gather and analyze data on acts of discrimination and hate crimes against LGBTQ+ persons. Ilda and the local...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $252,650 cooperative agreement to Fundacion Avina under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support Redes Chaco, a network of grassroots, civil society, and private sector organizations in the Gran Chaco region spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Redes Chaco will build local decision-making capacity and encourage community engagement with government and private sector stakeholders to respond to challenges from the ongoing...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $395,100 under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Federacion Red Argentina para la Cooperacion Internacional (RACI) to support activities of the Latin America and Caribbean Hub for Innovation for Change (I4C LAC) network from February 18, 2022 through August 18, 2024. I4C LAC, of which RACI is a founding member, is a network of civil society organizations from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries....
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $261,100 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support sustainable agricultural production and marketing by farming families in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The grantee, Coop Agropecuaria Tierra Campesina LTDA, will work with its partner, Federacion de Cooperativas Campesinas y de la Agricultura Familiar, to scale up a model providing training and technical assistance to farmers. This assistance will help farmers...