Project Grant P031S230269

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $165,400 Project Grant to Asociación Agencia Para El Desarrollo Económico Local Del Depto. De Sonsonate (ADEL Sonsonate) to provide training and technical assistance to tourism entrepreneurs in four municipalities in El Salvador's Department of Sonsonate. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) program, ADEL Sonsonate will deliver activities from August 2022 through August 2024 to position community-based tourism as an important...

This $125,000 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation's IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs will support the Asociacion Cooperativa De Produccion Agropecuaria De Usulutan De R.L. cooperative in El Salvador. The cooperative, led by youth and women, will expand sustainable honey production and sale of value-added honey products like candles and shampoo. This aims to increase incomes for cooperative members, who are among the poorest producers in Usulutan Department, El Salvador. The...

Grant Award Summary Centro Pro Vida Independiente Inc. (doing business as Cep V I) received a $378,621.00 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award, dated September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027, supports Cep V I's operation as a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider serving individuals with significant...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo received a $380,834 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds a comprehensive student support services initiative designed to enhance educational outcomes for disadvantaged students at the institution's Arecibo, Puerto Rico campus. The program...

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 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...

The Nueva Esperanza, Inc. (NEI) was awarded a $989,291 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the "Fuerza de Toros: Fostering Wellbeing and Resilience for a Safer Esperanza Community Project" ("Toros Strong") over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. The project aims to foster resilience and promote positive coping strategies among the...

The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Inc. Aguadilla Campus received a $382,340 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. This award supports comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged student populations, specifically targeting low-income,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded $128,409.50 to Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano De Guayaquil under the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441) on September 4, 2025, for a one-year workforce development initiative. The project equips 50 Ecuadorian youth aged 15–18 from high-insecurity communities with market-relevant workforce skills through integrated workshops that combine occupational training with English language...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $166,069.75 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano (Centro Cultural) through the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441). The grant will support Centro Cultural's implementation of strategic programs aligned with its mission priorities at the American Space Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano in El Salvador. Specifically, funding will provide for updates to the center's...