Project Grant SBR25024GR0031

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...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $104,900 project grant to Associacao Quilombola Do Povoado Patioba (AQUIPP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to benefit Afro-Brazilian communities in Sergipe, Brazil through September 2023. Under this award, AQUIPP will provide educational activities and training to quilombola communities on enterprise development, civic engagement, cultural heritage preservation, and human rights. Specifically, AQUIPP will train...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $249,800 to the Associação do Desenvolvimento Agrícola e Comunitário de Lagoa da Boa Vista (ADAC) community association to empower women smallholder coffee farmers in Brazil's Chapada Diamantina region through May 2024. As part of IAF's Sustainable Agriculture and Women Investing in Growth and Security initiatives, ADAC will provide technical skills and processing capabilities to add value to green coffee beans—including...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $265,000 Project Grant to Associacao Redes De Desenvolvimento DA Mare (Redes) under the IAF Assistance for Programs Overseas in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) program. This grant supports Redes in building a thriving community philanthropy ecosystem to fund grassroots organizations in one of the largest low-income favelas on the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Specifically, the grant will enable Redes to improve its...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $124,200 Project Grant to Associacao Aventura De Construir (ADC) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support ADC's development of a training program for displaced Venezuelans migrants in Sao Paulo, Brazil to equip them with skills for employment and entrepreneurship in the food service sector. Specifically, ADC will offer migrants training in financial education,...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will provide $150,000 to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Colombia. The funding will support a 2-year program to provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with intensive English language training, leadership development, cultural immersion, and community service...

This $125,000 project grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation will support Instituto De Estudos Sociais E Terapias Integrativas (IESTI) in their work to expand economic opportunities in tourism for residents of the historic district of São Luiz do Maranhão, Brazil through September 2025. IESTI will map local opportunities, train tourism service providers, and foster networking around culture and community-based tourism in partnership with area residents,...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $120,094.02 to support a series of professional development sessions, an immersive experience, and a trip to Washington, D.C. for Black women lawyers in Brazil. The grant is funded through the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through strategic engagement and collaborative programs. The award will be...

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 U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $143,035 Project Grant to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. The grant supports the "GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE: FOSTERING AFRO-BRAZILIAN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH" project, which aims to develop modern foreign language and area studies curriculum and conduct related research. The project will be carried...