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 $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...
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...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $337,650 Project Grant to the Instituto De Ecologia Y Desarrollo De Las Comunidades Andinas (IEDECA) on September 11, 2024. This grant supports IEDECA's efforts to expand economic opportunity and unlock private, public, and community resources for grassroots development in indigenous and small farmer communities on both sides of the Ecuador-Colombia border....
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to Acción Cultural Popular Hondureña (ACPH) in Honduras under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750). ACPH will work with local communities through February 2026 to design and implement community-based procedures for prevention, preparation, and response to natural disasters. This aims to reduce loss of life and livelihoods while strengthening local actors' ability to work...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the Assistance for Overseas Programs Federal Grant Program (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Grupo De Apoyo Lluvia De Bendiciones, a non-profit organization in the Dominican Republic. The grant aims to promote the social and economic inclusion and human rights of vulnerable children and youth of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic, particularly in high-risk areas near the Haiti-Dominican Republic border and in...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Asociacion Comite De Rescate De Cuencas De La Libertad (CORCULL) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support 20 communities in the municipality of La Libertad, El Salvador that are vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather and flooding. Through this 2-year grant, CORCULL is providing training, technical assistance, and access to materials and supplies to these communities to help them...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $277,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Consejo De Cuenca RIO Goascoran in Honduras. The grant supports community-led efforts to expand economic opportunity and strengthen community organizations in the rural area of Concepcion de Maria, which faces frequent drought and food insecurity. The grantee, the Asociacion de Comites Ecologicos del Sur de Honduras (ACESH), will work to strengthen the...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $345,000 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro De Estudios Aplicados En La Ecologia Y Sustentabilidad Ambiental (ECOS) in El Salvador. The grant, which runs from August 2024 to August 2027, supports ECOS in providing training and technical assistance to 25 local water boards in the municipalities of Libertad Centro and Libertad Norte. This effort aims to improve...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $238,000 project grant to Programa De Promocion Y Desarrollo Social (PRODESO) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support income-generating opportunities for indigenous youth in Panama's Ngobe-Bugle Comarca. Through August 2024, PRODESO will work with a local network of youth artisans and agricultural producers to develop their skills in traditional production techniques. This will help the young people earn a living...