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), 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...
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...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $257,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Podaali - Fundo Indigena DA Amazonia Brasileira, a non-profit organization based in Brazil. The grant, awarded on August 7, 2024, will support Podaali in providing small grants to indigenous organizations in Brazil and establishing a feedback system to enhance its role as an indigenous-led community philanthropy organization. This funding aims to strengthen the...
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...
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 $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 a $208,000 Project Grant under CFDA 85.750 "IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs" to Federacao DAS Organizacoes Indigenas Do RIO Negro (FOIRN) in Brazil. The grant will support 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 grassroots development initiatives in the western Brazilian Amazon. This...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $265,000 Project Grant to Associacao Redes De Desenvolvimento DA Mare (Redes) under the IAF Assistance for Programs Overseas in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) program. This grant supports Redes in building a thriving community philanthropy ecosystem to fund grassroots organizations in one of the largest low-income favelas on the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Specifically, the grant will enable Redes to improve its...