Project Grant SBB21024GR0015

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $175,670 Project Grant to the Treasure Beach Women's Group Benevolent Society in Jamaica under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). The grant aims to expand economic opportunities for women and youth in Treasure Beach, Jamaica by implementing an arts and craft training program to improve production skills, establishing a pottery studio, and increasing marketing through participation in craft fairs and an online presence. This grant...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $321,365 Project Grant to the International Decade For People Of African Descent Assembly - Guyana Country Coordinating Mechanism Inc., a non-profit organization, to support community resilience to natural disasters in Guyana. This grant is part of the IAF's IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) which aims to strengthen community-level disaster mitigation and resilience in the Caribbean. The grant will help the grantee organization...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $215,840 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the grantee Actions Concertees Pour LE Developpement Integre DES Baraderes (ACDIB) in Haiti. This grant aims to improve food security in Haiti's Nippes Department by diversifying farmers' agricultural activities, increasing livestock production, and providing necessary supplies and materials. The grant also strengthens small businesses by increasing their access to...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs on September 30, 2024 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The grant will fund the implementation of the 100K Innovation Fund initiative in the Dominican Republic through the non-profit organization Partners Of The Americas, Inc. The grant aims to support international educational and cultural...

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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program provides $1,000,000.00 to fund humanitarian coordination, information management, and assessment activities in Haiti. The primary awardee, Impact Initiatives, is a Geneva-based non-profit organization that specializes in providing these types of specialized services to support evidence-based planning and decision-making for crisis response...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation provides $236,850 to Instituto Fazer Acontecer for their work reaching young leaders in low-income communities of Bahia State, Brazil through May 2024. The funding supports IFA's curriculum that engages youth in problem-solving and critical thinking to address local challenges, and involves young people in community development activities and youth-led microenterprises. The award is part of the IAF's COVID-19 response strategy under...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the USAID YOUTH EMPOWER (EMPOWER) ACTIVITY in Jamaica over a five-year period from December 2023 to December 2028. The EMPOWER Activity aims to address risk and resilience factors influencing at-risk Jamaican youths' participation in crime and violence. The project will bolster civic education and...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $149,872 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in Barbados. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2022. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, the funding will support informing and influencing foreign publics as well as expanding and strengthening relationships between the people of Barbados and the United States. Key deliverables...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $154,600 Project Grant to the Abilities Foundation, a non-profit organization in Jamaica. The award period is from September 1, 2023 to September 1, 2025. Through this grant, the Abilities Foundation will work to increase food security among people with disabilities in Jamaica through sustainable agriculture training, strengthen the organization's social enterprise, and increase public...