Project Grant GT306

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $142,880 project grant to Jovenes Articulando Territorios AC under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program. The grant funds a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program in Chiapas, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. The program aims to encourage indigenous Tseltal and Tsotsil young people to stay in school, start businesses based on local resources and culture, and build local leadership skills. It promotes...

This $168,682 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) will support Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral De LOS Movimientos Comunitarios (Entre Mundos) in delivering community-based tourism and organizational development training and services. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen partnerships and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Entre Mundos will work with community organizations in...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $4,500,000 to Creative Associates International Inc. to support the Youth Challenge Program (YCP) in Guatemala from April 18, 2008 to December 31, 2009. The goal of the YCP program was to prevent and reduce the risk of youth entering or continuing into a life of crime by providing support services through USAID's broader Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas initiative. The place of...

This $146,880 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports empowerment and leadership initiatives for young indigenous women in rural Guatemala. The grantee, Organizacion No Gubernamental Na'Leb'Ak ONG, will deliver popular education and leadership workshops, establish community safe spaces, and create community gardens in Chisec and Raxruh, Alta Verapaz. These activities aim to address gender inequality,...

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 (IAF) awarded a $238,000 project grant to Programa De Promocion Y Desarrollo Social (PRODESO) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support income-generating opportunities for indigenous youth in Panama's Ngobe-Bugle Comarca. Through August 2024, PRODESO will work with a local network of youth artisans and agricultural producers to develop their skills in traditional production techniques. This will help the young people earn a living...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development El Salvador (USAID - OM) provided $10,432,240 in funding to Creative Associates International Inc. to implement a regional program in El Salvador with the goal of achieving a sustainable reduction in youth gang activity in Central America and Mexico from January 11, 2008 to January 31, 2012. The funding was provided through the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas to support this effort to address...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $325,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Conexion Guatemala, ONG to strengthen forest management and community enterprises in Peten, Guatemala. The grant supports Asociación de Desarrollo Integral Yaloch (ASOYALOCH) in providing training and technical assistance to implement sustainable forest management practices, harvest and sell xate palm, and undertake eco-tourism activities. These efforts aim to...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $197,700 to Odigua Sembrando Esperanza ONG for community-led development and food security programs in San Pedro Carcha, Guatemala through August 2024. The grant supports training in sustainable agriculture, women's economic empowerment, and youth entrepreneurship using a train-the-trainer model. Odigua will manage seed capital for community and youth initiatives. This award falls under the IAF Assistance for Overseas...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $363,290 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Alternativas Y Capacidades AC in Mexico. The grant will support the grantee's efforts to train and mentor young people in developing plans, policies, and solutions to increase civic participation and empower youth to advocate for issues affecting their communities. Specifically, Alternativas Y Capacidades AC will mobilize and build the leadership skills of...