Project Grant SGT50024GR0037

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...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $325,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Conexion Guatemala, ONG to strengthen forest management and community enterprises in Peten, Guatemala. The grant supports Asociación de Desarrollo Integral Yaloch (ASOYALOCH) in providing training and technical assistance to implement sustainable forest management practices, harvest and sell xate palm, and undertake eco-tourism activities. These efforts aim to...

This $146,880 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports empowerment and leadership initiatives for young indigenous women in rural Guatemala. The grantee, Organizacion No Gubernamental Na'Leb'Ak ONG, will deliver popular education and leadership workshops, establish community safe spaces, and create community gardens in Chisec and Raxruh, Alta Verapaz. These activities aim to address gender inequality,...

This two-year, $227,885 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional CFDA program, will support the Wildlife Conservation Society in developing the capacity of a newly-formed community association in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve to sustainably manage a forestry concession. Specifically, the grantee will design and implement a community-based biological monitoring program to evaluate...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $125,000 to the Asociacion De Consejos De Guias Espirituales Relebaal Saqe (ACGERS) to conserve endangered medicinal plant species, promote the value of traditional natural preventative medicine knowledge, and strengthen youth connections to community traditions in Guatemala. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), this two-year award advances the agency's strategic initiative to promote economic...

This $614,100 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support Asociacion De Mujeres Mayas Majawil QIJ Nuevo Amanecer's efforts to promote economic empowerment for indigenous women in Guatemala through April 2025. The grantee will diversify local production, train women in sustainable agriculture and small business administration, and support the development of community stores to increase market access and income...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $197,700 to Odigua Sembrando Esperanza ONG for community-led development and food security programs in San Pedro Carcha, Guatemala through August 2024. The grant supports training in sustainable agriculture, women's economic empowerment, and youth entrepreneurship using a train-the-trainer model. Odigua will manage seed capital for community and youth initiatives. This award falls under the IAF Assistance for Overseas...

The Proyecto Impacto Consultores, A.C. (Impacto) received a $383,860 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs to support indigenous Tsotsil and Tseltal women artisans in Los Altos de Chiapas, Mexico. Impacto will train the artisans in social entrepreneurship and human rights, and support the expansion of Juxta Nation, a social enterprise owned by craftswomen cooperatives. Impacto will also advocate on the artisans' behalf with...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $110,000 project grant to the non-profit organization Asociacion Vivamos Mejor (AVM) to promote sustainable agricultural practices and improve food security in rural, indigenous communities in the Guatemalan highlands. Over 2 years, AVM will coordinate a regional effort with the University of British Columbia to give farmers a voice in data collection, analysis, and reporting on...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $4,500,000 to Creative Associates International Inc. to support the Youth Challenge Program (YCP) in Guatemala from April 18, 2008 to December 31, 2009. The goal of the YCP program was to prevent and reduce the risk of youth entering or continuing into a life of crime by providing support services through USAID's broader Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas initiative. The place of...