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 $330,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion De Desarrollo Triunfena (ADETRIUNF) in Honduras. The grant, awarded on September 19, 2024, aims to support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Honduras's dry southern region. Specifically, the grant funding will enable ADETRIUNF to: (1) Support sustainable agricultural production, (2) Provide comprehensive training and financial...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support Organizacion Mesa Consultiva De Nueva Esperanza, La Campa, Lempira (Meconecal), a non-profit organization in Honduras. The grant will enable Meconecal to assist farmers in the Otolaca Irrigation Group to install covered production structures and adopt sustainable agriculture practices to grow vegetables for markets outside their local area. This will help...
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...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $259,480 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Federación Nacional De Productores De Cacao De Honduras (FENAPROCACAHO). The grant aims to improve the welfare of cacao producers and communities in the Honduran departments of Cortés, Atlántida, Santa Bárbara, Yoro, and Colón by strengthening the resilience and competitiveness of the cacao value chain. The funding will support sustainable agricultural...
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), 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...
This $606,400 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support Asociacion Mesa De Ongs Comanejadoras De Areas Protegidas De Honduras Mocaph in delivering natural resource management and economic development services in communities surrounding the El Armado Wildlife Refuge in Honduras from April 2022 to April 2025. Specifically, MOCAPH will train community members in sustainable agriculture and watershed management practices....
This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $300,000 to Instituto Para La Cooperacion Autodesarrollo (ICADE) through June 2024 to strengthen local organizations and expand economic opportunities in Catacamas and Dulce Nombre de Culmi, Honduras. Funded through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant supports ICADE's work with an indigenous federation, coffee and cacao producer associations, and 18 communities. This aims to enable residents to...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to Acción Cultural Popular Hondureña (ACPH) in Honduras under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750). ACPH will work with local communities through February 2026 to design and implement community-based procedures for prevention, preparation, and response to natural disasters. This aims to reduce loss of life and livelihoods while strengthening local actors' ability to work...