The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $302,150 project grant to the Perkin Educational Opportunities Foundation, Inc. to support community empowerment through education in El Salvador. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the Foundation will provide educational services and curricula to community organizations in the Department of Morazán, with an emphasis on education, sustainable agriculture, and market access. This aligns with the IAF's goal of addressing the...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $291,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Federacion De Cooperativos De La Reforma Agraria Region Central De Responsabilidad Limitada (FECORACEN) in El Salvador. The grant, effective September 7, 2023 through September 7, 2026, aims to support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in the La Libertad Department of El Salvador. The funding provides FECORACEN...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under CFDA Program 85.750 "IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs", awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asociacion De Comunidades De Base Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero (ACOBAMOR) to improve living conditions and livelihoods of women and young people in six communities in the Department of La Libertad, El Salvador. The grant supports ACOBAMOR in promoting community engagement and providing seed capital for microbusinesses, as well as improving and...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded Fundacion Santa Teresa (FUNDATERE) a $337,600 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to promote social and economic inclusion of women and youth in rural Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador. The three-year project will strengthen community development associations, provide vocational training and recreational activities for young people, and support livelihoods to improve food security and generate family income....
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, awarded $368,140 to Grupo De Monitoreo Independiente De El Salvador (GMIES), a non-profit organization in El Salvador. The grant, awarded on August 22, 2024, will fund a 2-year project to promote social and economic inclusion for marginalized groups, particularly migrants and returned Salvadorans, in the Central Chalatenango, North Chalatenango, and Masahuat regions. GMIES will provide...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $374,120 Project Grant to Corporacion De La Pasion (SSPAS) to help create inclusive job opportunities for marginalized groups, particularly youth, in the San Salvador metropolitan area of El Salvador. SSPAS is collaborating with private sector companies to provide training on workplace practices, build emotional resilience, and offer psychosocial and legal support to...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $329,675 Project Grant (CFDA 85.750 - IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs) to Asociacion Para El Desarrollo De El Salvador (CRIPDES) on September 20, 2023. The grant will support CRIPDES in strengthening the institutional capacity of Asociacion Intersectorial para el Desarrollo Integral de la Juventud de El Salvador (ADIJUVES), a youth-led organization, to promote the economic and social development of young people in two municipalities in the...
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $386,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to strengthen agricultural production and marketing in El Salvador. The grant to Asociacion De Desarrollo Economico Local De Morazan supports efforts to increase and diversify vegetable and honey production for 16 municipalities in the Department of Morazán. The grantee organization will work with producers to improve organizational capacity, access to direct markets, access to capital,...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under CFDA Program 85.750 "IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs," awarded a $345,000 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro De Estudios Aplicados En La Ecologia Y Sustentabilidad Ambiental (ECOS) to provide training and technical assistance to the Association of Water Boards and 25 local water boards in the municipalities of Libertad Centro and Libertad Norte in El Salvador. The goal is to improve water management in these water-stressed...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Cooperativa de Produccion Agropecuaria Cumbres del Volcan de R.L. (ACPACUV) in El Salvador. The grant, with a period of performance from July 2024 to July 2027, aims to strengthen the local economic development of communities in the Department of Morazan through renovating ACPACUV's collection center, increasing greenhouse production, expanding...