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...
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...
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 award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), with the CFDA program title "IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs", provides $208,000.00 in funding to the Federacao DAS Organizacoes Indigenas Do RIO Negro (FOIRN) to support indigenous communities in the western Brazilian Amazon. The grant funding will enable FOIRN, an indigenous-led community philanthropy organization, to provide small grants to other indigenous organizations and establish a feedback system to...
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,...
This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will provide $257,000.00 to Podaali - Fundo Indigena DA Amazonia Brasileira, a non-profit organization in Brazil. The funding will enable Podaali to establish a community philanthropy organization that provides small grants to indigenous organizations in the Brazilian Amazon. This will strengthen the ability of local indigenous groups to manage their territories and...
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...
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $345,000 project grant to Centro De Estudios Y Desarrollo Social Apurimac (CEDES-Apurimac) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support smallholder farmers in Peru impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. CEDES-Apurimac will provide agricultural supplies and technical assistance to 42 communities in eight districts of Abancay and Aymaraes provinces through September 2024. Services include helping farmers recover productive capacity,...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $2,656,011 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Instituto Internacional De Educacao Do Brasil (IEB) on December 7, 2023. The "Integrated Indigenous Territorial Management" activity will strengthen the capacity of ten indigenous representative organizations and communities to protect and sustainably manage the natural resources of indigenous lands in the...