Project Grant PN313
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $280,900 project grant to Fundacion Rapaces Y Bosques De Panama (FRBP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support FRBP's efforts from August 2021 through August 2024 to strengthen the resilience of indigenous Embera and Wounaan communities in Panama through sustainable agriculture. Specifically, FRBP will help the communities adopt agricultural practices that...
- The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Para El Desarrollo Integral Comunitario Y Conservacion De LOS Ecosistemas En Panama (Fundiccep) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program. Fundiccep will support disaster recovery and resilience efforts at the grassroots level in Panama through March 2025. Specifically, Fundiccep will work with local communities to promote wider participation in disaster readiness committees,...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $110,000 project grant to the non-profit organization Asociacion Vivamos Mejor (AVM) to promote sustainable agricultural practices and improve food security in rural, indigenous communities in the Guatemalan highlands. Over 2 years, AVM will coordinate a regional effort with the University of British Columbia to give farmers a voice in data collection, analysis, and reporting on...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, has awarded $125,000 to Asociacion De LOS Mercados Comunitarios Campesinos De Valledupar (APROMECCV) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Colombia. The grant will enable APROMECCV to enhance its administrative capacity, upgrade and expand its farmers' market collection center and stalls, and reach more clients, allowing it to sell more local, fresh foods to consumers and...
- The Cooperativa De SM Cacao Bocatorena R.L. (COCABO) will receive $297,000 through a Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation's (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs to support cacao farmer renovation and organic cultivation efforts in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Administered under the IAF's CFDA #85.750 program, which aims to strengthen bonds of friendship and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, the three-year award will enable COCABO to renovate aging cacao...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Cooperativa de Produccion Agropecuaria Cumbres del Volcan de R.L. (ACPACUV), a small agricultural cooperative in El Salvador. The grant will be used to renovate ACPACUV's collection center, increase greenhouse production, expand sustainable agricultural practices, and open new markets for its products. This project aims to strengthen local economic...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $316,160 Project Grant to Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Regional (CEDER) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support 300 smallholder avocado producers in the Peruvian highlands. The grant aims to increase the productivity, product quality, and market access of these small-scale avocado farmers by implementing efficient and sustainable water management systems, improving agricultural practices, and assisting with...
- The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $337,650 project grant under CFDA 85.750 - IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs to the Instituto De Ecologia Y Desarrollo De Las Comunidades Andinas (IEDECA) to expand economic opportunity and increase social inclusion for indigenous and small farmer communities along the Ecuador-Colombia border. The grant supports IEDECA's efforts to install advanced irrigation systems, train communities in natural resource management, and help producers...
- This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) provides $384,500 to Federacion De Cooperativas De Las Verapaces Responsabilidad Limitada (Fedecovera RL) from July 2022 through July 2025. Fedecovera will support economic recovery for members of four coffee and cardamom cooperatives in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala impacted by Hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020. Through training, technical assistance, and value chain strengthening, Fedecovera...
- The U.S. Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $226,935 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Red Agroecologica La Canasta, a non-profit organization in Colombia. The grant aims to strengthen food security and promote sustainable livelihoods by supporting La Canasta's community-supported agriculture program. Key products and services funded include: Implementing a participatory guarantee system, a peer-to-peer organic certification process...
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $130,844 Project Grant to Fundacion De Organizaciones Campesinas E Indigenas De Veraguas under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support community-led solutions that expand economic opportunity in Panama. The grant will fund Asociacion Para El Desarrollo Integral Comunitario De Cerro Pelado's technical training programs and shared agricultural resources to strengthen smallholder coffee, banana, rice and vegetable production using sustainable limited contact methods. Activities aim to enhance food security and reduce COVID-19 transmission for farming families in and around Cerro Pelado, Veraguas struggling with food insecurity and lack of equipment since the pandemic. The March 12, 2021 award is scheduled for completion by March 12, 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $45.1k | 12/2/22 | ||
| Not listed | $85.8k | 3/12/21 |