Project Grant ME529

This Project Grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $353,400 to Desarrollo Autogestionario AC (AUGE) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to address food insecurity and promote economic resilience among communities in Mexico affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. AUGE will achieve this by supporting sustainable smallholder agricultural practices and expanding women's savings groups to economically empower women. AUGE is...

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...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $327,000 Project Grant under their IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Youthbuild Mexico (YBM) to strengthen the leadership capacity of participants and graduates of its Jovenes con Rumbo (Youths with Purpose or JCR) program in Mexico City and Guanajuato. The grant will provide training to approximately 260 young people in leadership, organizational development, peacebuilding, and alliance building. YBM will also foster youth-led...

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...

This $310,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supports Corporacion Taller Prodesal Promocion Popular Y De Alternativas Al Desarrollo in delivering entrepreneurship and skills training programs for at-risk youth in Colombia's Caribbean region. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee will work with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures, provide business development and audio-visual production training, and offer $310K...

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 Project Grant award from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation provides $131,260 to Magueyal, Sujeto Y Comunidad, A.C. to improve food security and income for indigenous farming families in Hidalgo, Mexico through August 2024. The grant supports expanding participatory assessments, leadership training for sustainable agriculture promoters, and sustainable vegetable and small livestock production with improved water capture methods. These services aim to...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Unidosus a $22.76 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to bolster economies in Puerto Rico and Denver through workforce training initiatives. In Puerto Rico, Unidosus will partner with the local One Stop Career Center to train residents for in-demand construction and aerospace roles through September 2026. In Denver, Unidosus will partner with Mi Casa Resource Center to train residents for...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285) to UnidosUS, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. The grant, effective July 1, 2024, will support a 4-year initiative to build pre-apprenticeship programs leading to registered apprenticeships in the renewable energy, hospitality and semiconductor sectors in Phoenix, AZ, Chicago, IL...

This Project Grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation totaling $244,495 will support Accion Social Samuel Ruiz, A.C.'s efforts to increase economic opportunity and inclusion for indigenous and mestizo families in Chiapas, Mexico through July 2024. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, ASSR will provide training, technical assistance, farmer exchanges, and seed funding for enterprises to generate income and improve quality of life....