Project Grant SCS80024GR0030

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $218,325 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Fundacion Para La Sostenibilidad Y La Equidad (also doing business as Aliarse), a non-profit foundation, to launch the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The program will serve 40 indigenous students in 2024 to provide access to technological resources, English language skills, socioemotional development, vocational guidance, and technological literacy. Additionally, as a sub-grantee to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc., Fundacion Para La Sostenibilidad Y La Equidad has received funding to promote the socioeconomic integration of vulnerable populations, particularly migrant women, in key host communities in Costa Rica. The federal grant award period is from September 18, 2024 to September 18, 2026.