Project Grant SCO20017GR0063

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $615,700 Project Grant to Asociacion Para El Desarrollo Campesino (ADC) through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support environmental conservation and diversified livelihoods initiatives in rural Colombia from April 2022 to April 2024. ADC will establish natural reserves and sustainable food production and local market systems to provide rural communities in Colombia's Narino Department with alternatives to deforestation...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, has awarded $125,000 to the Asociacion De Lideres Y Lideresas Sociales De Cartagena (REDECOM-Cartagena), an Afro-Colombian non-profit organization, to advance the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of vital ecosystems in Cartagena, Colombia. The grant supports community-led approaches to managing natural resources and local development planning, focusing on the Juan...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) grant, has awarded $125,000 to Asociacion De LOS Mercados Comunitarios Campesinos De Valledupar (APROMECCV) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Colombia. The grant will enable APROMECCV to enhance its administrative capacity, upgrade and expand its farmers' market collection center and stalls, and reach more clients, allowing it to sell more local, fresh foods to consumers and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $124,204 project grant to Corporación Instituto Internacional Sobre Raza Igualdad Y Derechos Humanos (CIIRIDHH) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Youth Incubator of AFRODES-Cali, a network of approximately 25 grassroots organizations of displaced Afro-descendants in and around Cali, Colombia. The project aims to affirm cultural identity and build leadership skills among young displaced Afro-Colombians in...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to Corporacion Buen Ambiente (Corambiente) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). This regional project in Colombia aims to give farmers a voice in policy discussions and support them in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to improve the sustainability of their agricultural operations. Corambiente is working with over 70 organizations in the departments of Santander and Valle del Cauca to...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $101,154 Project Grant to Fulbright Colombia through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to promote inclusion, diversity, and equity and contribute to the personal and academic development of future leaders in Colombia. Fulbright Colombia will deliver programs and services from October 1, 2022 through November 1, 2022 to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals of informing and influencing Colombian...

Corporacion Colombia Joven (CCJ) received a $331,310 project grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to reduce violence and promote sustainable development among Afro-Colombian youth in Northern Cauca Province, Colombia. Funded under IAF's Assistance for Overseas Programs, the grant will support CCJ's work with youth-led organizations from September 2023 to September 2025. Key activities include programs to decrease family and gender violence, increase food security, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded Centro Colombino Americano (Centro Colombino Americano Bogota) a Project Grant of $422,100 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) beginning September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 30, 2026. The award supports the upgrade and renovation of the organization's bilingual library and auditorium facilities in Bogota, Colombia. These infrastructure improvements are designed to create...

The Universidad De Antioquia received a $119,566 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to promote U.S.-Colombia shared values through the creation of the first Multiliteracies English Center at the university. The grant was awarded on April 15, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. The English center will...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $190,000 project grant to Fundacion Alpasamay in Colombia. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 3, 2024, supports a pilot project to strengthen the capacity of 12 indigenous grassroots organizations and 3 indigenous governing entities in the Sibundoy Valley region to manage their ancestral lands sustainably. Fundacion Alpasamay is working with the Inga and Kamëntsa...