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...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $257,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fundo Podaali (Podaali), a non-profit organization in Brazil. The grant, awarded on August 7, 2024, will fund Podaali's efforts to provide small grants to indigenous organizations in the Brazilian Amazon and establish a feedback system to enhance Podaali's role as an indigenous-led community philanthropy organization. This grant aims to expand the resources...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $594,670 project grant to Centro De Desenvolvimento Agroecologico Sabia under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support Centro Sabia's efforts to strengthen food security and economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in Pernambuco State, Brazil impacted by COVID-19 related market closures. Specifically, Centro Sabia will work with farmers to consolidate existing...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $208,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Federacao DAS Organizacoes Indigenas Do RIO Negro (FOIRN) to support indigenous communities in the western Brazilian Amazon. The funding will enable FOIRN, an indigenous-led community philanthropy organization, to provide small grants to indigenous organizations and establish a feedback system to enhance its role in mobilizing resources for long-term development...
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 $300,600 project grant to Associacao Casa Fluminense under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to strengthen marginalized communities' access to financial and technical support in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from September 15, 2022 to September 15, 2025. As the grantee, Casa Fluminense will award approximately 130 small grants totaling $300,600 to local organizations in urban Rio de Janeiro to fund priorities including economic...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $124,200 Project Grant to Associacao Aventura De Construir (ADC) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support ADC's development of a training program for displaced Venezuelans migrants in Sao Paulo, Brazil to equip them with skills for employment and entrepreneurship in the food service sector. Specifically, ADC will offer migrants training in financial education,...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $390,500 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Cooperative Agreement to Clac to establish a COVID-19 recovery fund supporting grassroots producer organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The fund will finance local solutions helping producer groups and their communities recover from COVID-19's impacts on livelihoods and increase economic resilience. As the Latin American representative of Fairtrade International's...
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) 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...