Project Grant CO601
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $124,204 project grant to Corporación Instituto Internacional Sobre Raza Igualdad Y Derechos Humanos (CIIRIDHH) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Youth Incubator of AFRODES-Cali, a network of approximately 25 grassroots organizations of displaced Afro-descendants in and around Cali, Colombia. The project aims to affirm cultural identity and build leadership skills among young displaced Afro-Colombians in...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, has awarded $125,000 to Asociacion De LOS Mercados Comunitarios Campesinos De Valledupar (APROMECCV) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Colombia. The grant will enable APROMECCV to enhance its administrative capacity, upgrade and expand its farmers' market collection center and stalls, and reach more clients, allowing it to sell more local, fresh foods to consumers and...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant program, awarded a $148,000 Project Grant to Corporacion Para El Desarrollo Del Medio Ambiente (CDMA) to conserve the natural resources of the Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in Colombia and address the migration of local youth from the area. The grant, which runs from August 2024 to August 2027, supports CDMA's community-led efforts to formalize ecotourism offerings and restore...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $310,785 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fondo Emerger, a non-profit community foundation in Colombia. The grant supports Fondo Emerger's work to strengthen the capacity of local philanthropic organizations and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term community development in Latin America. Specifically, the funding will enable Fondo Emerger to provide technical assistance and training...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $385,895 Project Grant to Empresa Comunitaria De Mujeres De Guapi Rios Unidos under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program. The grant will support the grantee's efforts to consolidate the production and marketing of local products while strengthening local agricultural and economic initiatives for Afro-Colombian women's associations in Colombia through January 2025. Specifically, Empresa Comunitaria De Mujeres...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, has awarded $125,000 to the Asociacion De Lideres Y Lideresas Sociales De Cartagena (REDECOM-Cartagena), an Afro-Colombian non-profit organization, to advance the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of vital ecosystems in Cartagena, Colombia. The grant supports community-led approaches to managing natural resources and local development planning, focusing on the Juan...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $279,916 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Etnollano to implement a COVID-19 prevention and resilience strategy for indigenous communities in northern Vichada, Colombia. Working with seven communities from the Amor?a, Sikuani, and S?iva ethnic groups represented by the Organizaci? Regional de los Pueblos Ind?genas del Bajo Orinoco, Fundacion Etnollano will deliver a strategy based on local knowledge and customs...
- Corporacion Colombia Joven (CCJ) received a $331,310 project grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to reduce violence and promote sustainable development among Afro-Colombian youth in Northern Cauca Province, Colombia. Funded under IAF's Assistance for Overseas Programs, the grant will support CCJ's work with youth-led organizations from September 2023 to September 2025. Key activities include programs to decrease family and gender violence, increase food security, and...
- This $263,319 Project Grant, awarded by the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), supports the organization Fundacion Dreaming Colombia in facilitating dialogues among actors of the armed conflict in Colombia, including social and environmental leaders, survivors, and others affected by violence. The grant funding enables Dreaming Colombia to promote reconciliation and personal transformation through an intensive psychological...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...
This $310,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supports Corporacion Taller Prodesal Promocion Popular Y De Alternativas Al Desarrollo in delivering entrepreneurship and skills training programs for at-risk youth in Colombia's Caribbean region. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee will work with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures, provide business development and audio-visual production training, and offer $310K in seed capital to launch their business initiatives. This funding aims to assist economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by growing small businesses led by trained youth entrepreneurs, at a time when pandemic impacts have severely limited education and employment opportunities for young Colombians. The three-year project completion date is December 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $310.0k | 12/17/21 |