This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.750 - Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs) aims to enhance the resilience and sustainability of Costa Rica's agricultural sector. The grant will strategically diversify export markets for Costa Rican agricultural products, reducing dependence on traditional destinations and positioning these products competitively. The award provides a no-cost extension to...
The Universidad Para La Paz received a $155,550 project grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs (including Energy and Climate Partnership for the Americas) federal grant program. The grant will support building adaptive capacities at the local level to mitigate climate change through improved and strengthened adaptation governance in three rural coastal municipalities in Costa Rica. The...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $250,000 under the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs (CFDA 19.750) federal grant program to Financial Services Volunteer Corps to implement a program in Panama composed of activities to develop and publish budget documents citizens can understand, expose media, civil society organizations and the public to budget concepts to contribute to the budget process, and build civil society organization...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Accountability Lab to collectively improve accountability and service delivery in Belize by supporting the government to create a competent civil service. This award falls under the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs (including Energy and Climate Partnership for the Americas) federal grant program (CFDA 19.750), which supports the foreign assistance goals and objectives of...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under CFDA 19.750 to Fundacion Accion Joven, a non-profit foundation in Costa Rica. The grant aims to strengthen multilevel governance of local employment in the Limon province through collaboration with local governments, high schools, and the business sector. The project period runs from Sep 30, 2023 to Mar 31, 2025. Fundacion Accion Joven has received multiple federal grants from WHA...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) awarded a $365,300 Project Grant to Fundacion Espacio Civico, a non-profit organization and foundation based in Panama. The grant, provided under CFDA Program 19.750 "Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs", covers the period from October 1, 2023 to March 30, 2025. The primary purpose of this grant is to foster informed and transparent elections, and enhance citizens' capabilities with tools...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $248,730 to Fundacion Para La Sostenibilidad Y La Equidad (dba Aliarse), a Costa Rica-based non-profit organization, to launch the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The program will serve 40 indigenous high school students in 2024 by providing them with technological resources, English language...
<p>Through a $163,970 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs), Brenau University, Inc. will work with up to 75 women in Limon, Costa Rica. The focus of the project is the design and implementation of a business fundamentals curriculum, delivering workshops that lead to the creation of a business plan. The project will be carried out from August 11, 2023 to August 15, 2024.</p>
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.750 - Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs) provides $419,605.55 to Fundacion Avina, a Latin American non-profit organization, to strengthen sustainability centers addressing water scarcity in rural communities of Costa Rica. The project aims to improve access to clean water, food security, economic opportunity, and social inclusion for marginalized populations in the...
This $299,999.83 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will support Accion Ciudadana's strategic communications program in Oscuro, Guatemala. The program aims to counter irregular migration by promoting broad behavioral and attitudinal change among Guatemalans, with an emphasis on the dangers of gang violence and corruption. Services will be delivered in Guatemala City from October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. This award is part of the Bureau of...