Project Grant BR906

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $104,900 project grant to Associacao Quilombola Do Povoado Patioba (AQUIPP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to benefit Afro-Brazilian communities in Sergipe, Brazil through September 2023. Under this award, AQUIPP will provide educational activities and training to quilombola communities on enterprise development, civic engagement, cultural heritage preservation, and human rights. Specifically, AQUIPP will train...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation provides $236,850 to Instituto Fazer Acontecer for their work reaching young leaders in low-income communities of Bahia State, Brazil through May 2024. The funding supports IFA's curriculum that engages youth in problem-solving and critical thinking to address local challenges, and involves young people in community development activities and youth-led microenterprises. The award is part of the IAF's COVID-19 response strategy under...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $249,800 to the Associação do Desenvolvimento Agrícola e Comunitário de Lagoa da Boa Vista (ADAC) community association to empower women smallholder coffee farmers in Brazil's Chapada Diamantina region through May 2024. As part of IAF's Sustainable Agriculture and Women Investing in Growth and Security initiatives, ADAC will provide technical skills and processing capabilities to add value to green coffee beans—including...

Giral - Desenvolvimento Humano E Local (Giral) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to provide entrepreneurship and leadership training to youth in rural communities in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Dating from March 18, 2022 through March 18, 2025, the funding will support Giral's development of an entrepreneurship and leadership training program and provision of seed capital for rural youth to...

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...

This $794,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support a COVID-19 response fund established by Fundo Socioambiental Casa, Fundo Baoba de Equidade Racial, and Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos. The objectives of the fund include enhancing the capacity of grassroots organizations in Brazil's lowest-income communities to reactivate the local economy and strengthen community resilience in light of the COVID-19...

This $125,000 project grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation will support Instituto De Estudos Sociais E Terapias Integrativas (IESTI) in their work to expand economic opportunities in tourism for residents of the historic district of São Luiz do Maranhão, Brazil through September 2025. IESTI will map local opportunities, train tourism service providers, and foster networking around culture and community-based tourism in partnership with area residents,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to Asociacion Proceso - Servicios Educativos. The grant will support Proceso in providing Indigenous Guarani youth in eastern Bolivia technical skills and capacity building to develop and present an agenda to the Guarani Nation's governing body on topics related to engaging youth and indigenous communities. It will also connect Guarani youth to other indigenous youth networks to...

The Centro de Educacao Popular e Formacao Social (Cepfs) received a $200,020 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to strengthen and expand 10 revolving loan funds in Paraiba State, Brazil. Cepfs will train community members to more effectively manage the revolving loan fund groups and introduce innovations in sustainable agriculture, efficient storage, and effective marketing of food products. Small farmers will use...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Instituto Comunitario de Desenvolvimento e Inovacao do Vale do Jequitinhonha (Fundo Jequi) on May 16, 2024. The grant funding will support Fundo Jequi in developing a multi-year strategic plan, conducting assessments, and implementing a technical assistance and sub-grant program to better serve grassroots organizations in the Minas Gerais...