The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $254,565 Project Grant to Corporacion De Organizaciones Solidarias (COS) to support community philanthropy in Chile. Through this 2-year grant, COS will provide flexible funding, training, and technical assistance to civil society organizations in Chile advancing grassroots social change initiatives. The grant aims to strengthen the infrastructure and enable Chilean civil society...
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 network of Haitian organizations in the southern departments of Grand'Anse, Sud, and Nippes on effective, long-term,...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $270,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to support digital inclusion and workforce development services for migrant women in Chile. The grant to Comite Para La Democratizacion De La Informatica (CDI Chile) will strengthen technology and data analysis skills while creating new job opportunities in the technology sector. This aims to improve social and economic integration as well as quality of life for migrant women and their...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to Manqa Sostenible Sociedad Civil, a non-profit organization in Bolivia. The grant, awarded on June 5, 2024, is intended to support community-led solutions that create economic and educational opportunities for indigenous women and youth in the Bolivian Chaco region, where over a quarter of young people lack such opportunities. Specifically, the grant will help...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $103,000 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) to Centro De Desarrollo Humano for a project grant completing in July 2023. The grantee, Movimiento Independiente Indigena Lenca de la Paz, Honduras, will use the funding to improve conditions for indigenous Lenca families and communities in Honduras' La Paz region by promoting sustainable agriculture, training young leaders, and strengthening...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $277,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Consejo De Cuenca RIO Goascoran in Honduras. The grant supports community-led efforts to expand economic opportunity and strengthen community organizations in the rural area of Concepcion de Maria, which faces frequent drought and food insecurity. The grantee, the Asociacion de Comites Ecologicos del Sur de Honduras (ACESH), will work to strengthen the...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $274,510 Project Grant to the women-led Collagua indigenous association Artesanos Asociados Sumac Pallay Sibayo (AASUPASI) to strengthen the productive capacity of smallholder alpaca farmers and artisans in the highlands of Arequipa, Peru. The 3-year grant, which runs from August 11, 2023 to August 11, 2026, aims to further sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, share indigenous culture, generate income through textiles and...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support Fundacion Treveris, a non-profit organization based in San Jose, CA. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to create economic and educational opportunities for indigenous women and youth in the Bolivian Chaco region. The project aims to help this underserved population access the local labor market, develop small businesses, and strengthen cultural...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $207,750 Project Grant to Red De Comercializacion Comunitaria Alternativa (Red Comal) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). The grant will support Red Comal's efforts to train 10 community organization members in sustainable agriculture practices to increase soil retention, yield, water capture and storage, and grain storage in northern Santa Barbara, Honduras. This will help build resilience to future climatic events. The...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Organizacion Mesa Consultiva De Nueva Esperanza, La Campa, Lempira (Meconecal) in Honduras. The grant funding will support Meconecal in assisting the Otolaca Irrigation Group farmers to install covered production structures and adopt sustainable agriculture practices to grow vegetables for markets outside of their local area. This will enable the farmers to...