Families in guanacaste, one of costa rica?S poorest and most arid departments, often find that outside funders exclude them from CO-developing initiatives or fail to coordinate funding for important…

This $393,900 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support the Fondo Comunitario Guanacaste (FCG) in strengthening local philanthropic organizations and promoting collaboration to channel resources and technical support to community-based organizations in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. As the primary grantee, FCG will invest in locally-rooted organizations in the impoverished Guanacaste region and work to include community members in co-developing initiatives. The IAF grant aims to build strong, lasting partnerships and unlock additional public and private funding for long-term development in areas like environmental resilience. This project grant will enhance FCG's ability to do effective community programming and further important investments over the three-year period ending September 2024.

Families in guanacaste, one of costa rica?S poorest and most arid departments, often find that outside funders exclude them from CO-developing initiatives or fail to coordinate funding for important investments, such as environmental resilience. At the IAF, we work to strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to do effective programming, build strong lasting partnerships, and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee, the community foundation asociaci? Fondo DE promoci? Y apoyo social comunitario guanacaste, fondo comunitario guanacaste (FCG), invests in locally-rooted organizations in guanacaste and promotes collaboration among local philanthropic institutions to channel resources and technical support to community-based organizations in the nicoya peninsula.