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 $125,000 Project Grant to the Asociacion De Comites Ecologicos Del SUR De Honduras (ACESH) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). The grant supports community-led efforts in Concepcion de Maria, Honduras to expand economic opportunity and strengthen community organizations. Specifically, ACESH is working to strengthen the productive and organizational capacity of community-based farmer organizations to create grain and native...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $272,000 Project Grant to Federacion Hondurena De Cooperativas Agroforestales Limitada (FEHCAFOR), a non-profit organization in Honduras. The grant aims to support community-led efforts to sustainably manage pine forests, increase pine resin collection, and improve incomes for rural farmers in Honduras. FEHCAFOR will work with four of its member organizations to...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $103,000 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) to Centro De Desarrollo Humano for a project grant completing in July 2023. The grantee, Movimiento Independiente Indigena Lenca de la Paz, Honduras, will use the funding to improve conditions for indigenous Lenca families and communities in Honduras' La Paz region by promoting sustainable agriculture, training young leaders, and strengthening...
This $246,000 Project Grant awarded by the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports the Asociacion de Productores Pico Bonito de San Francisco (ASOPROPIB) in Honduras. The grant aims to help ASOPROPIB members produce and sell value-added cacao products, such as cacao butter and powder, as well as provide agrotourism services like guided tours and tastings. This will enable the members to earn higher incomes over more months of the...
The IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant award of $125,000 to Organizacion Mesa Consultiva De Nueva Esperanza, La Campa, Lempira (Meconecal) will support farmers of the Otolaca Irrigation Group in Honduras. The funding will enable the installation of covered production structures and adoption of sustainable agriculture practices to grow vegetables for markets outside the local area. Farmers will maximize an existing irrigation structure and collaborate to organize...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Union Regional De Pescadores Artesanales Del Golfo De Fonseca (URPAGOLF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Honduras. URPAGOLF will work with women's and youth organizations in the municipalities of Amapala and Marcovia to develop environmental tourism and seafood processing enterprises. The grant will also help these organizations...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $213,500 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Hermanas Misioneras De San Carlos Borromeo Scalabrinianas, a non-profit organization in Honduras. The grant, awarded on September 13, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to provide shelter, trauma care, employment assistance, and small business development to individuals and families displaced by violence within Honduras. This grant is part...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $260,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Coordinadora Hondurena De Pequenos Productores (CHPP) in Honduras. The grant will help CHPP's members, Honduran coffee producers, comply with new EU regulations on eliminating deforestation in coffee production. Specifically, the grant will support CHPP in mapping farmed areas, updating internal control systems, and training technical staff to...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $330,000 project grant to Cooperativa Mixta Regional Brisas De La Frontera LTDA (Combrifol) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support small-scale coffee farmers in Honduras. The grant will provide training, technical assistance, and financial support through 2026 to help coffee farmers produce high-quality organic coffee for export. The IAF aims to strengthen economic opportunities, retain jobs, and create...