Project Grant MI219181160A13

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 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $130,263 Formula Grant to Disabled Citizens Alliance For Independence Inc. under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The two-year grant will support the organization's delivery of services as a center for independent living from March 2022 through September 2024. As part of the Statewide network of centers funded under this program, Disabled Citizens Alliance For Independence...

The Proyecto Impacto Consultores, A.C. (Impacto) received a $383,860 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs to support indigenous Tsotsil and Tseltal women artisans in Los Altos de Chiapas, Mexico. Impacto will train the artisans in social entrepreneurship and human rights, and support the expansion of Juxta Nation, a social enterprise owned by craftswomen cooperatives. Impacto will also advocate on the artisans' behalf with...

This $162,254 FY2023-2024 federal Formula Grant award from the Administration on Disabilities (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program (CFDA 93.432) supports Independence Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in operating North Dakota's statewide network of CILs. The grant funds the delivery of core independent living services, including advocacy, skills training, peer counseling, and transition assistance, to empower individuals with severe disabilities to live...

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $142,844 Formula Grant to Dynamic Independence, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization and center for independent living located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The grant, under CFDA 93.432 Centers for Independent Living program, will support Dynamic Independence in operating its center and delivering a range of independent living services over a 2-year period from September 30,...

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 $125,000 project grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation will support Instituto De Estudos Sociais E Terapias Integrativas (IESTI) in their work to expand economic opportunities in tourism for residents of the historic district of São Luiz do Maranhão, Brazil through September 2025. IESTI will map local opportunities, train tourism service providers, and foster networking around culture and community-based tourism in partnership with area residents,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support Fundacion Treveris, a non-profit organization based in San Jose, CA. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to create economic and educational opportunities for indigenous women and youth in the Bolivian Chaco region. The project aims to help this underserved population access the local labor market, develop small businesses, and strengthen cultural...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to Asociacion Proceso - Servicios Educativos. The grant will support Proceso in providing Indigenous Guarani youth in eastern Bolivia technical skills and capacity building to develop and present an agenda to the Guarani Nation's governing body on topics related to engaging youth and indigenous communities. It will also connect Guarani youth to other indigenous youth networks to...

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has awarded a $311,423 formula grant under the Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program to the Assist To Independence organization in Arizona. This 2-year grant from September 2023 to September 2025 will support the organization's operations as a Center for Independent Living (CIL) and enable it to deliver core independent living services such as peer support, individual and systems advocacy, information and referral, and transportation...