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 $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 awarded a $125,000 project grant to Moradia E Cidadania under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support community-led solutions for economic opportunities and autonomy among quilombola communities in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Working with quilombola women's associations, Moradia E Cidadania will develop sustainable agricultural practices, strengthen existing community organizations, and provide training in cooperative development, social...
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...
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 (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...
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 $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 $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 in Brazil. The grant, awarded on August 7, 2024, will support Podaali in providing small grants to indigenous organizations and establishing a feedback system to enhance its role as an indigenous-led community philanthropy organization. This funding aims to mobilize additional public and...
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...