The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $119,900 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Civil Para La Gestion Del Agua En Cuencas Agua C (AGUA-C) in Peru. The grant supports AGUA-C's efforts to improve livelihoods by managing natural resources and strengthening a women-led enterprise. Specifically, the funding is used to establish water reservoirs based on ancestral practices, restore landscapes, and produce agave and other native...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $345,000 Project Grant under CFDA 85.750 "IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs" to the Asociacion Centro De Estudios Aplicados En La Ecologia Y Sustentabilidad Ambiental (ECOS) in El Salvador. The grant, which runs from August 20, 2024 to August 20, 2027, supports ECOS in providing training and technical assistance to the Association of Water Boards and 25 local water boards in the municipalities of Libertad Centro and Libertad Norte, El...
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 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 $230,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Nature Power Foundation, a non-profit organization based in the Dominican Republic. The grant supports community-led efforts to improve access to drinking water and renewable energy for rural residents in Las Mercedes, predominantly Haitian migrants with limited economic opportunities. Specifically, the funding enables Nature Power to collaborate with community...
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 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 $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 $250,000 project grant to Asociacion De Asentamientos Unidos Del Area Ixil, Nebaj, Quiche under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support disaster recovery and resilience efforts among indigenous farming families impacted by recent hurricanes in Guatemala. The grantee will implement small economic initiatives like seedling nurseries, organic fertilizer production, and family gardens to strengthen community resilience. It...