Project Grant SES60011GR079

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,660,681.00 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will support a holistic intervention to build the capacity of youth in El Salvador through education and vocational training. The project aims to build the capacity of teachers while also stimulating demand for labor among the Salvadoran business community, with a focus on training for youth who may be likely to...

This $125,000 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation's IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs will support the Asociacion Cooperativa De Produccion Agropecuaria De Usulutan De R.L. cooperative in El Salvador. The cooperative, led by youth and women, will expand sustainable honey production and sale of value-added honey products like candles and shampoo. This aims to increase incomes for cooperative members, who are among the poorest producers in Usulutan Department, El Salvador. The...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under CFDA Program 85.750 "IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs", awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asociacion De Comunidades De Base Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero (ACOBAMOR) to improve living conditions and livelihoods of women and young people in six communities in the Department of La Libertad, El Salvador. The grant supports ACOBAMOR in promoting community engagement and providing seed capital for microbusinesses, as well as improving and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $374,120 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Corporacion De La Pasion (UEI: X5E2XH23BEE5), a non-profit organization in El Salvador. The grant supports the organization's efforts to create inclusive job opportunities and enhance employment prospects for marginalized youth in the San Salvador metropolitan area. Key activities include providing training on workplace practices, building emotional resilience, and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $165,400 Project Grant to Asociación Agencia Para El Desarrollo Económico Local Del Depto. De Sonsonate (ADEL Sonsonate) to provide training and technical assistance to tourism entrepreneurs in four municipalities in El Salvador's Department of Sonsonate. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) program, ADEL Sonsonate will deliver activities from August 2022 through August 2024 to position community-based tourism as an important...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $386,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to strengthen agricultural production and marketing in El Salvador. The grant to Asociacion De Desarrollo Economico Local De Morazan supports efforts to increase and diversify vegetable and honey production for 16 municipalities in the Department of Morazán. The grantee organization will work with producers to improve organizational capacity, access to direct markets, access to capital,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $600,600 Project Grant to Agencia De Desarrollo Estrategico Local De Santa Rosa De Copan (ADELSAR) to address violence against women and promote economic opportunities in Honduras from May 2022 to May 2025. This grant is being administered under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led approaches for reducing violence, advancing human rights, and unlocking public and private resources for grassroots...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development El Salvador (USAID - OM) provided $469,023 in funding to Chemonics International, Inc. - doing business as Chemonics to implement a project called "LINKING PRODUCERS IN THE NORTHERN ZONE OF EL SALVADOR TO SUSTAINABLE MARKETS" from November 24, 2010 to September 30, 2012. The goal of the project was likely to connect farmers and other producers in northern El Salvador to sustainable and stable markets...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded Fundacion Santa Teresa (FUNDATERE) a $337,600 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to promote social and economic inclusion of women and youth in rural Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador. The three-year project will strengthen community development associations, provide vocational training and recreational activities for young people, and support livelihoods to improve food security and generate family income....

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a five-year Cooperative Agreement of $2,000,000 on January 2, 2025 through its Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The "Youth in Progress" activity will be implemented by Fundacion Calleja in El Salvador to address root causes of irregular migration. The project aims to train 6,750 people in employment readiness, place 5,000 vulnerable youth in jobs, and provide 1,800 educational/technical...