Project Grant SES60025GR0007

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 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...

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...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Counter Narcotics program (CFDA 19.704), aims to train youth in Costa Rica in employability skills and help them secure internships with the possibility of paid employment. The $348,289.04 grant, awarded on October 22, 2024, supports the non-profit organization Asociacion Somos Arte, Belleza Y Educacion Para La Realidad in delivering this youth employment and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $329,675 Project Grant (CFDA 85.750 - IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs) to Asociacion Para El Desarrollo De El Salvador (CRIPDES) on September 20, 2023. The grant will support CRIPDES in strengthening the institutional capacity of Asociacion Intersectorial para el Desarrollo Integral de la Juventud de El Salvador (ADIJUVES), a youth-led organization, to promote the economic and social development of young people in two municipalities in the...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $302,150 project grant to the Perkin Educational Opportunities Foundation, Inc. to support community empowerment through education in El Salvador. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the Foundation will provide educational services and curricula to community organizations in the Department of Morazán, with an emphasis on education, sustainable agriculture, and market access. This aligns with the IAF's goal of addressing the...

The Civil Society Anti-Impunity Initiative in El Salvador, funded through a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), intends to build accountability in El Salvador through civil society legal action, civic education, and strategic communications from September 9, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Cristosal, Inc. will deliver products and services...

The Fundacion Patria Unida Fundacion Para La Conciencia Ciudadana will provide logistics support to the police in El Salvador to implement the Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) program. This $799,855 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement will support GREAT programming for at-risk youth in elementary and middle schools through February 2025. The Trans-National Crime program aims to minimize the impact of transnational...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $166,069.75 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano (Centro Cultural) through the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441). The grant will support Centro Cultural's implementation of strategic programs aligned with its mission priorities at the American Space Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano in El Salvador. Specifically, funding will provide for updates to the center's...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $379,602 to Fundacion Nacional Para El Desarrollo (Funde) through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The one-year project grant aims to counteract gang recruitment, gender-based violence, and irregular migration among at-risk youth in El Salvador through development and distribution of a comic book saga. Funde will leverage its expertise in media and youth outreach to deliver this programming...