Project Grant LA200
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to Red Latinoamericana De Inversion Social Y Filantropia Estrategica (LATIMPACTO) from August 2021 through August 2024 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program. Under this award, LATIMPACTO will connect philanthropists and social investors across Latin America with grassroots organizations and social enterprises to offer a range of investment options aimed at improving the...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $252,650 cooperative agreement to Fundacion Avina under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support Redes Chaco, a network of grassroots, civil society, and private sector organizations in the Gran Chaco region spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Redes Chaco will build local decision-making capacity and encourage community engagement with government and private sector stakeholders to respond to challenges from the ongoing...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $390,500 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Cooperative Agreement to Clac to establish a COVID-19 recovery fund supporting grassroots producer organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The fund will finance local solutions helping producer groups and their communities recover from COVID-19's impacts on livelihoods and increase economic resilience. As the Latin American representative of Fairtrade International's...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $395,100 under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Federacion Red Argentina para la Cooperacion Internacional (RACI) to support activities of the Latin America and Caribbean Hub for Innovation for Change (I4C LAC) network from February 18, 2022 through August 18, 2024. I4C LAC, of which RACI is a founding member, is a network of civil society organizations from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries....
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $374,520 cooperative agreement to Fundación Red Comunidades Rurales (RCR) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to strengthen rural grassroots organizations, promote social and economic inclusion, and improve food security and quality of life in vulnerable regions of Argentina. RCR will partner with grassroots groups, civil society organizations, businesses, and governmental institutions to co-design and implement an innovative...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $110,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Network of Engaged International Donors (NEID Global), Inc. The grant will support the launch of six giving circles to award small grants to grassroots organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The giving circles will focus on themes related to sustainable agriculture, children and youth, and equity, with the goal of supporting locally-rooted...
- The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $178,520 project grant to Comision De Apoyo A La Unidad Y Reconciliacion Comunitaria AC (Coreco) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led solutions to conflict and violence in indigenous and rural communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Coreco will provide skills development, conflict analysis, and mediation to help communities peacefully resolve disputes over issues such as land, power struggles, and religious...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, has awarded $125,000 to Asociacion De LOS Mercados Comunitarios Campesinos De Valledupar (APROMECCV) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Colombia. The grant will enable APROMECCV to enhance its administrative capacity, upgrade and expand its farmers' market collection center and stalls, and reach more clients, allowing it to sell more local, fresh foods to consumers and...
- The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 project grant to Moradia E Cidadania under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support community-led solutions for economic opportunities and autonomy among quilombola communities in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Working with quilombola women's associations, Moradia E Cidadania will develop sustainable agricultural practices, strengthen existing community organizations, and provide training in cooperative development, social...
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARE PROPELLING COMMUNITY-LED APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB SKILLS, PEACEBUILDING, AND OTHER KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, MAKAIA WILL FURTHER ADVANCE THIS WORK BY WORKING WITH IAF GRANTEES ACROSS THE REGION TO BUILD A COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, REDCOLABORAR. GRANTEE PARTNERS WILL USE THE LEARNING PLATFORM TO GENERATE AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND HAVE AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THIS INITIATIVE IS PART OF THE IAF'S BROADER EFFORTS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES AND UNLOCK PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $386.6k | 3/31/23 | ||
| Not listed | $360.0k | 9/4/20 |