Project Grant SEC75024GR0032

This $194,869 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will provide a 2.5-year English and leadership program for indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian youth. The program, administered by the Ecuadorian non-profit organization Fundacion De Las Americas Para El Desarrollo Partners Of The Americas (Fudela), aims to help the participants continue their education, gain more professional opportunities, and become agents of positive change in their...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

This $310,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supports Corporacion Taller Prodesal Promocion Popular Y De Alternativas Al Desarrollo in delivering entrepreneurship and skills training programs for at-risk youth in Colombia's Caribbean region. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee will work with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures, provide business development and audio-visual production training, and offer $310K...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $815,255 project grant to Grupo Faro of Ecuador under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The two-year grant runs from January 2021 through March 2023 and aims to strengthen civil society in Ecuador by funding products and services delivered by Grupo Faro. As the largest non-profit in Ecuador focused on citizen participation, democratic governance and human rights, Grupo Faro will leverage its...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $185,685.80 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Fundacion De Las Americas Para El Desarrollo for a project grant beginning September 1, 2021 through July 1, 2022. The project grant funding will support opportunities for teenagers of African descent and/or Indigenous populations from underprivileged backgrounds in Ecuador to expand their horizons. Specifically, the funding will enable...

This $137,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will provide teenagers of African descent and/or indigenous populations from underprivileged backgrounds in Ecuador the opportunity to expand their horizons. The funding will support a program that enables these teenagers to learn English, develop leadership skills, and share their experiences with diversity. The grantee, the Pontificia...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support Fundacion Treveris, a non-profit organization based in San Jose, CA. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to create economic and educational opportunities for indigenous women and youth in the Bolivian Chaco region. The project aims to help this underserved population access the local labor market, develop small businesses, and strengthen cultural...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $304,750 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Project Grant to Fideicomiso Ecuatoriano De Cooperacion Para El Desarrollo (FECD) to deliver capacity building and digital connectivity services to community-based tourism ventures and cacao cooperatives in Ecuador's Napo Province from July 2021 through July 2024. FECD will train representatives of these groups in sustainable agricultural production, community tourism provision,...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $196,671.20 two-and-a-half-year Project Grant to provide an English and leadership program for indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian youth in Ecuador. The grant falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program and will help Ecuadorian youth continue their education, gain more professional opportunities, and become agents of change in their communities. The grant was awarded on December 8, 2022 to...

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...