Project Grant SCS80022GR0034

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $119,900 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Civil Para La Gestion Del Agua En Cuencas Agua C (AGUA-C) in Peru. The grant supports AGUA-C's efforts to improve livelihoods by managing natural resources and strengthening a women-led enterprise. Specifically, the funding is used to establish water reservoirs based on ancestral practices, restore landscapes, and produce agave and other native...

This $393,900 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support the Fondo Comunitario Guanacaste (FCG) in strengthening local philanthropic organizations and promoting collaboration to channel resources and technical support to community-based organizations in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. As the primary grantee, FCG will invest in locally-rooted organizations in the impoverished Guanacaste region and work to include community...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $110,000 Project Grant to Comunidad Mana, Sector Lozada Inc. on May 6, 2021 under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The two-year grant will support water infrastructure projects in Corozal, Puerto Rico through May 6, 2023. The Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program aims to provide loan and grant funding for water and waste projects serving financially needy...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $345,000 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro De Estudios Aplicados En La Ecologia Y Sustentabilidad Ambiental (ECOS) in El Salvador. The grant will provide training and technical assistance to members of the Association of Water Boards, as well as 25 local water boards, to improve water management in the municipalities of Libertad Centro and Libertad Norte in the Department of La...

The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $203,000 Project Grant to Acueducto Madriguera Inc. on April 19, 2021 to be completed by April 19, 2023. The funding supports water infrastructure projects under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). This program aims to provide loan and grant assistance for water and waste disposal projects serving rural communities with financial need, with the goal of ensuring reasonable...

This $598,518 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering will fund research exploring links between surface water contamination, sanitation, and disease risk in Costa Rica. Led by the University of Lynchburg, the three-year award running from June 2022 to May 2025 will support coordinated student research projects examining interactions between personal septic systems, municipal wastewater treatment, and pollution of surface and...

The Comunidad Coruja, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on April 19, 2021 to support water infrastructure projects in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. The funding will be used to implement water and waste disposal systems for rural communities through April 19, 2023, as part of the USDA Rural Utilities Service's Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA #10.760). This federal grant program...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Asociacion Fondo Comunitario Monteverde Para El Desarrollo Sostenible, a non-profit organization in Costa Rica. The grant, awarded on Sep 17, 2024 with a completion date of Sep 17, 2026, supports the Alianza Latinoamericana de Turismo Sostenible, a collaborative learning network of approximately 30 community-based tourism organizations in Latin America and the...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $326,600 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Lluvia Para Todos AC. The grant will support the installation of rooftop rainwater harvesting systems and training of local technicians in the Sierra Mazateca region of Oaxaca, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. Specifically, the grantee will provide rooftop rainwater harvesting systems to indigenous families in the rugged region, which currently lacks standard...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $847,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA), also known as the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de PR (AAA), on September 29, 2023. The funding will support PRASA's efforts to obtain, treat, distribute, and store potable water for rural Puerto Rico communities that have experienced a significant decline in water supply or quality due to...