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 $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 $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), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, has awarded $272,000 to Federacion Hondurena De Cooperativas Agroforestales Limitada (FEHCAFOR) to increase pine resin collection and improve the incomes of rural farmers in Honduras. The grant aims to support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities and provide productive alternatives to irregular migration. Over the 3-year project period, FEHCAFOR will work with four of its...
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 supports community-led solutions to enhance peace, security, and economic opportunities for Honduran families displaced by violence within their own country. The funding enables the grantee to provide shelter, trauma care, employment support,...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Organizacion Mesa Consultiva De Nueva Esperanza, La Campa, Lempira (Meconecal) in Honduras. The grant funding will support Meconecal in assisting the Otolaca Irrigation Group farmers to install covered production structures and adopt sustainable agriculture practices to grow vegetables for markets outside of their local area. This will enable the farmers to...
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 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...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $600,600 Project Grant to Agencia De Desarrollo Estrategico Local De Santa Rosa De Copan (ADELSAR) to address violence against women and promote economic opportunities in Honduras from May 2022 to May 2025. This grant is being administered under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led approaches for reducing violence, advancing human rights, and unlocking public and private resources for grassroots...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $246,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Asociacion De Productores Pico Bonito De San Francisco (ASOPROPIB) in Honduras. The grant aims to help small-scale cacao farmers in the Atlantida Department of Honduras earn higher incomes and reduce the incentive for irregular migration. ASOPROPIB will assist its members in producing value-added cacao products, such as butter and powder, and developing agrotourism...