Project Grant ME580
- The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $726,270 project grant to Ixim, A.C. under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA 85.750). The grant will support Ixim's efforts to provide integrated solutions to challenges facing Indigenous children and families in Tseltal communities in Chiapas, Mexico from 2022 to 2025. Ixim will conduct community assessments and implement health, nutrition, and environmental interventions. It will also use conflict resolution...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $364,350 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, Mexico (WPDI Mexico) in Chiapas, Mexico. The grant will fund WPDI Mexico's efforts to empower young indigenous and mestizo men and women through peacebuilding, leadership, and entrepreneurship training, mentoring, and seed capital. The goal is to help youth in Chiapas, who face growing daily violence, to...
- The Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation awarded $385,500 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Comunidad Y Biodiversidad, AC (Cobi) to deliver the "Breaking Paradigms Towards Fishing Sustainability: Mobilizing Solutions and Resources for the Entrepreneurship of Youth and Women in Fishing Communities" project in Mexico from January 27, 2023 through January 27, 2026. The project aims to strengthen the bonds of...
- 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 federal Project Grant award of $237,780 was provided by the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) on June 5, 2024. The grant supports the Sociedad Cooperativa Las Mujeres Rurales de la Frontera Sur (LMRFS), a cooperative of savings and loan groups led by rural women in southern Mexico. The project aims to improve access to credit and financial services for these women, as well as carry out activities around human rights, violence...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $303,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to K'Inal Antsetik, A.C., a non-profit organization in Mexico. The grant will support innovative solutions for business development to enhance the economic well-being and fortify the cultural traditions and identity of nine groups of indigenous women and their textile cooperatives in southern Mexico. The funding will enable these master weavers to innovate product...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $291,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Federacion De Cooperativos De La Reforma Agraria Region Central De Responsabilidad Limitada (FECORACEN) in El Salvador. The grant, effective September 7, 2023 through September 7, 2026, aims to support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in the La Libertad Department of El Salvador. The funding provides FECORACEN...
- 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 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....
- The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $295,390 project grant to Conservación De La Naturaleza En Oaxaca, A.C. under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support eco-tourism and sustainable agriculture enterprises in Oaxaca State, Mexico from March 2023 through March 2026. The grant recipient will professionalize and expand markets for eco-tourism and agriculture businesses to generate income and improve quality of life while strengthening community abilities to promote...
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 differences that could escalate violence. This grant leverages faith-based strategies and indigenous networks to address chronic violence, in line with IAF's goals of strengthening understanding and supporting self-help efforts among peoples of the Americas through community-led development solutions. The three-year project period began on October 28, 2022.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $178.5k | 10/28/22 |