Project Grant SBR25022GR0035

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $125,000 project grant to Moradia E Cidadania under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support community-led solutions for economic opportunities and autonomy among quilombola communities in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Working with quilombola women's associations, Moradia E Cidadania will develop sustainable agricultural practices, strengthen existing community organizations, and provide training in cooperative development, social...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $257,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Podaali - Fundo Indigena DA Amazonia Brasileira organization located in Manaus, Brazil. The grant will provide small grants to indigenous organizations in Brazil, especially in the Amazon region, and establish a feedback system to enhance Podaali's role as an indigenous-led community philanthropy organization. This funding aims to strengthen the ability of...

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...

This $610,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) supports the African Parks Network's conservation efforts in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of the Congo. The project aims to strengthen long-term capacity for wildlife conservation and protection of this critical 13,600 km2 rainforest ecosystem. Key activities include targeted community development initiatives, mitigation of human-wildlife...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program provides $2,453,417 to Yale University to study how forest fragmentation and climate change impacts the Amazon rainforest ecosystem. The key products and services to be delivered include: Field-based measurements of forest dynamics, animal exclusion experiments, and remote sensing mapping to examine how changes in tree species and animal populations affect the resilience of Amazon forest edges to...

This $2,424,725 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program, aims to reduce emissions from the cattle sector in Brazil. This includes lowering emissions from deforestation and methane production by improving climate-smart agricultural practices among farmers and achieving full traceability of the cattle supply...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Alpasamay, a non-profit organization in Colombia. The grant supports a pilot project with 12 indigenous grassroots organizations and 3 indigenous governing entities in the Putumayo region to strengthen how Inga and Kam?ntsa communities relate to and manage their lands. The key products and services delivered include: Helping indigenous communities map and...

Centro De Educacao Popular (CENEP) received a $192,700 Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to expand production of native medicinal plants and herbal medicines for underserved communities in Brazil. Specifically, CENEP will increase cultivation of plants approved by the Brazilian Unified Health System to improve daily health practices and generate income for smallholder farmers in an environmentally sustainable...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Asociacion Fondo Comunitario Monteverde Para El Desarrollo Sostenible, a non-profit organization based in Costa Rica. The grant, awarded on September 17, 2024 with a completion date of September 17, 2026, supports a collaborative learning network called Alianza Latinoamericana de Turismo Sostenible. This network consists of approximately 30 community-based...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to strengthen the capacity of indigenous peoples in the Xingu and Rio Negro river basins of Brazil to implement the country's National Policy for the Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (PNGATI). The $1,375,000 award, effective July 12, 2024 through July 11, 2028, will support indigenous...