Project Grant SCO20023GR4536

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $295,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program. The funding will be used to preserve the endangered archaeological site and artifacts of Brazil's last slave ship, the Camargo, and protect and conserve the memory of the Quilombola (Maroon) community of Santa Rita do Bracui. The project will run from September 30, 2024 to...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Union Regional De Pescadores Artesanales Del Golfo De Fonseca (URPAGOLF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led economic development initiatives in Honduras. URPAGOLF will work with women's and youth organizations in the municipalities of Amapala and Marcovia to develop environmental tourism and seafood processing enterprises. The grant will also help these organizations...

The Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation awarded a $261,800 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to the Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development (SACD) in Belize. The grant will support SACD's efforts to adopt a sustainable fishery model and expand income-generating tourism opportunities in coastal communities in northern Belize from July 2021 through July 2024. Specifically, SACD will work with local...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asociacion De Lideres Y Liderezas Sociales De Cartagena, an Afro-Colombian non-profit organization. The grant will support the organization's efforts to advance the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of vital ecosystems in Cartagena, Colombia, including the Juan Angola Canal and the Cerro de la Popa Hill tropical dry forest. The...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $168,000 project grant to Asociacion De Pescadores Artesanales Del Caribe SUR (ASOPACS) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to address challenges facing artisanal fisherfolk along Costa Rica's Caribbean coast exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and invasive lionfish populations. ASOPACS will work with its member fisherfolk to establish a cooperative business model for seafood sales to overcome hurdles to income generation...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $494,047.54 Project Grant to Fundacion Erigaie through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The grant will support Fundacion Erigaie's work to develop a primary phase of preventive conservation focused on a detailed record and diagnosis of the Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia from September 2021 through August 2024. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to support...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the Executive Office of the President, awarded $215,000 under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA #85.750) to Fundacion Museo De La Palabra Y La Imagen (MUPI) on September 3, 2021. MUPI will carry out a participatory community project in El Salvador's San Salvador and La Libertad departments to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents and help rebuild social connections and resilience....

The Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation awarded $385,500 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Comunidad Y Biodiversidad, AC (Cobi) to deliver the "Breaking Paradigms Towards Fishing Sustainability: Mobilizing Solutions and Resources for the Entrepreneurship of Youth and Women in Fishing Communities" project in Mexico from January 27, 2023 through January 27, 2026. The project aims to strengthen the bonds of...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $125,000 to the Asociacion De Consejos De Guias Espirituales Relebaal Saqe (ACGERS) to conserve endangered medicinal plant species, promote the value of traditional natural preventative medicine knowledge, and strengthen youth connections to community traditions in Guatemala. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), this two-year award advances the agency's strategic initiative to promote economic...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) provides $143,386.00 to support the curation and circulation of the Gullah/Geechee Alkebulan Archive over a two-year period from February 2024 to January 2026. The project, led by the Regents of the University of Minnesota, aims to collect and curate oral histories and cultural artifacts related to the Gullah/Geechee Nation through community-based events. The...