Project Grant CO609
Award Date
8/28/24
Completion Date
8/28/27
Dollars Obligated
$148K
Federal Agency
Inter-American Foundation
Federal Grant Program
85.750
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Colombia
Similar Awards
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 a $120,000 Project Grant to Corporacion Buen Ambiente (Corambiente) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). This regional project in Colombia aims to give farmers a voice in policy discussions and support them in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to improve the sustainability of their agricultural operations. Corambiente is working with over 70 organizations in the departments of Santander and Valle del Cauca to...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $310,785 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Emerger Fondo Socioambiental Colombia (Fondo Emerger), a non-profit organization based in Colombia. This grant aims to strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to conduct effective programming and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term community development in Latin America. Specifically, the grant supports Fondo Emerger's...
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) awarded a $615,700 Project Grant to Asociacion Para El Desarrollo Campesino (ADC) through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support environmental conservation and diversified livelihoods initiatives in rural Colombia from April 2022 to April 2024. ADC will establish natural reserves and sustainable food production and local market systems to provide rural communities in Colombia's Narino Department with alternatives to deforestation...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Alpasamay, a non-profit organization in Colombia. The grant supports a pilot project with 12 indigenous grassroots organizations and 3 indigenous governing entities in the Putumayo region to strengthen how Inga and Kam?ntsa communities relate to and manage their lands. The key products and services delivered include: Helping indigenous communities map and...
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...
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...
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...
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...