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 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 $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....
This $995,166 federal Project Grant was awarded on November 13, 2024 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001). The award is intended to promote a more secure and prosperous Dominican Republic by advancing local and transboundary resilience. The grant recipient, Fundacion Reddom Rural Economic Development Dominicana, is a non-profit organization based in the Dominican Republic. This 3-year award will fund...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Asociacion Fondo Comunitario Monteverde Para El Desarrollo Sostenible, a community-based organization in Costa Rica. The two-year grant, effective from September 17, 2024 to September 17, 2026, aims to strengthen the capacity of a collaborative learning network of approximately 30 community-based tourism organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean....
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $282,000 project grant to Colectivo De Derechos Humanos Para La Memoria Historica De Nicaragua under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to provide psychosocial support services and conduct human rights documentation and advocacy work from December 2022 through December 2025. Located in Costa Rica, the awardee organization will support victims of human rights violations in Nicaragua through counseling and raising awareness of cases...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $110,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Network of Engaged International Donors (NEID Global), Inc. The grant will support the launch of six giving circles to award small grants to grassroots organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The giving circles will focus on themes related to sustainable agriculture, children and youth, and equity, with the goal of supporting locally-rooted...
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 $337,650 Project Grant (CFDA 85.750 - IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs) to the Instituto De Ecologia Y Desarrollo De Las Comunidades Andinas (IEDECA) in Ecuador. The grant, to be implemented from September 11, 2024 to September 11, 2026, supports efforts to expand economic opportunity and unlock resources for grassroots development in indigenous and small farmer communities on both sides of the Ecuador-Colombia border. Key activities include...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded $213,500 to the Asociacion Hermanas Misioneras De San Carlos Borromeo Scalabrinianas, a non-profit organization in Honduras. The grant, awarded on September 13, 2024, supports community-led solutions to enhance peace, security, and economic opportunities for Hondurans displaced by violence within their own country. The project aims to address the immediate needs of...