Project Grant SBR82021GR3011

This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) aims to reduce barriers to education and decent work for LGBTQI youth in Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. Key activities include: Conducting research in Brazil on LGBTQI youth, child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking Implementing an awareness campaign targeting the population, LGBTQI community,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $120,000 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 award aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals, national interests, and national security by strengthening the relationship between the U.S. and Brazil through this cultural and...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $223,365 to support Brazilian women entrepreneurs through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The grant will fund leadership training, entrepreneurship development, and economic empowerment activities for Brazilian women, including practical skills workshops, networking opportunities, mentorship sessions, and pitch competitions. The award period runs from September 30, 2024...

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...

Giral - Desenvolvimento Humano E Local (Giral) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to provide entrepreneurship and leadership training to youth in rural communities in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Dating from March 18, 2022 through March 18, 2025, the funding will support Giral's development of an entrepreneurship and leadership training program and provision of seed capital for rural youth to...

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 $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,...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $987,654 project grant to Its - Instituto De Tecnologia E Sociedade under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will fund a project from September 2022 through September 2025 to use civic technology to channel the collective voice of gig workers in Brazil and Colombia. This will help them gain increased access to social protections and...

This $794,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support a COVID-19 response fund established by Fundo Socioambiental Casa, Fundo Baoba de Equidade Racial, and Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos. The objectives of the fund include enhancing the capacity of grassroots organizations in Brazil's lowest-income communities to reactivate the local economy and strengthen community resilience in light of the COVID-19...