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 $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...
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), under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $211,130 Project Grant to Guerreros Zulu Nacion Honduras (WZNH) on September 5, 2024. This grant supports community-led solutions to enhance peace, security, and economic and educational opportunities for children and young people in the Chamelecon and Rivera Hernandez neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The funding empowers youth through leadership...
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 $206,205 Project Grant to Finca Triunfo Verde, SC (FTV) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led solutions expanding women's leadership and economic opportunities in southern Mexico. Specifically, the February 11, 2022 to February 11, 2025 grant will fund FTV, a Chiapas coffee farmer cooperative, to improve financial sustainability and members' access to credit while also supporting a women-led savings...
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...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $215,950 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Grupo De Estudios Sobre La Mujer Rosario Castellanos (GESMUJER) to advance economic empowerment and the human rights of indigenous, mestiza, and Afro-Mexican women in Oaxaca, Mexico through April 2025. GESMUJER will collaborate with women leaders to conduct assessments, develop action plans, train promoters, and fund economic initiatives. A key focus is supporting women as...
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, awarded on September 13, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to provide shelter, trauma care, employment assistance, and small business development to individuals and families displaced by violence within Honduras. This grant is part...
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...