The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $163,800 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Southeast Cockpit Country Local Forest Management Committee Benevolent Society (SE COCKPIT LFMCBS) in Jamaica. The grant aims to help smallholder farmers in Jamaica diversify their livelihoods and enhance community resilience in the face of intensifying weather conditions and agricultural pests. The funding will enable SE COCKPIT LFMCBS to increase its...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $167,600 Project Grant to Helen's Daughters (HD), a non-profit organization, to strengthen the resilience of women farmers in St. Lucia. This grant is part of the IAF's Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) and the U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership, as well as the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative. The grant funding will enable HD to provide training to women farmers in sustainable agriculture techniques,...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $215,840 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the grantee Actions Concertees Pour LE Developpement Integre DES Baraderes (ACDIB) in Haiti. This grant aims to improve food security in Haiti's Nippes Department by diversifying farmers' agricultural activities, increasing livestock production, and providing necessary supplies and materials. The grant also strengthens small businesses by increasing their access to...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 project grant to Organisation Pour Developpement Parques Oranger De Leogane (Odepol) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to strengthen food security and incomes for farmers in Haiti's West Department. Through August 2024, Odepol will train farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production, providing supplies and materials to improve food production. It will also strengthen small businesses by expanding...
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $267,490 project grant to Action DES Cardes Pour L'Accompagnement Et L'Integration DES Organisation AU Developpement Rural under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) program. The grant funds sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development initiatives in Haiti's North West Department through June 2025. Specifically, the grantee ACAIODR is working to improve food security by diversifying farmers' crops, increasing livestock...
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Association Pour LE Developpement DES Paysans De Mecette under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support expanding access to credit, training in ecological farming techniques, and providing supplies to improve agricultural and livestock production for farmers in Plateau Central, Haiti through March 2024. These strategic investments from the grant aim to increase...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $400,000 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fondation Communautaire Haitienne Espwa (FCH-ESPWA), Haiti's only place-based community foundation. The grant will strengthen FCH-ESPWA's organizational and technical capacity to deepen and expand its community foundation model, engaging a broad range of Haitian organizations in southern Haiti in effective, long-term, and community-led development. This funding...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the Assistance for Overseas Programs Federal Grant Program (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Grupo De Apoyo Lluvia De Bendiciones, a non-profit organization in the Dominican Republic. The grant aims to promote the social and economic inclusion and human rights of vulnerable children and youth of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic, particularly in high-risk areas near the Haiti-Dominican Republic border and in...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $380,174 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program to Federacion De Caficultores Y Agricultores Para El Desarrollo De San Juan Inc. (Fecadesj) from September 2021 through September 2024. Under this Project Grant award, Fecadesj will provide technical assistance and supplies to coffee farmers in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic to improve their production methods....
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $316,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS), an indigenous-led organization in Guyana. This 3-year grant, which commenced on May 29, 2024, supports SRCS in assisting five indigenous communities to improve their small-scale livelihood projects such as agro-processing, tourism, and artisan crafts. The grant aims to help these communities diversify their incomes...