Project Grant SCS80023GR0040

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs has awarded a $248,730 Project Grant to Fundacion Para La Sostenibilidad Y La Equidad (doing business as Aliarse), a non-profit organization based in San Jose, Costa Rica. The grant, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, will be used to launch the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, serving 40 indigenous students in 2024. The program will...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $257,874 Project Grant (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) to Fundacion Centro Cultural Colombo Americano De Cali (Centro Cultural Colombo Americano De Cali) to expand the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) within Colombia. CHOP provides high-quality English instruction, mentoring, academic advising, and workshops on U.S. culture and values to high-achieving Afro-Colombian students. The grant, which runs from...

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...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program Project Grant award of $151,547 to Florida International University (FIU) aims to develop culturally relevant materials and resources to enhance the career preparation of Hispanic or Latin@/x/a/o undergraduate students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the Southeastern U.S. The key objectives of this 2-year project are to: 1) Construct culturally relevant materials that can be...

This $168,682 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) will support Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral De LOS Movimientos Comunitarios (Entre Mundos) in delivering community-based tourism and organizational development training and services. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen partnerships and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Entre Mundos will work with community organizations in...

This $234,639 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS) will support the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to develop the USA Sky Partners program. The program aims to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, LCO will partner with Occidental College and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio...

The US Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to the Foundation For Management Education In Central America doing business as Incae Foundation. The award is part of the Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program (ASHA, CFDA #98.006) to support a construction project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 in Costa Rica. The ASHA program aims to provide assistance to schools and libraries...

<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 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $150,000.00 to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Colombia, to implement a two-year program. The program will provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with intensive English language training, leadership development, cultural immersion, and community service activities. This award directly supports the goals...

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 based in Costa Rica. The grant, awarded on September 17, 2024 with a completion date of September 17, 2026, supports a collaborative learning network called Alianza Latinoamericana de Turismo Sostenible. This network consists of approximately 30 community-based...