Project Grant SINLEC18GR2104

This $165,000 Project Grant awarded by the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support the Federacion de Entidades Vecinalistas del Paraguay (FEDEM) to raise citizens' awareness of their civil and labor rights and provide employment and entrepreneurship skills training in neighborhood associations across four municipalities in the greater Asuncion metropolitan area. The goal is to strengthen the community social fabric to better...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to improve investigative journalism capabilities in Paraguay. The award to Journalism Development Network Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in supporting investigative journalism initiatives globally, will fund activities to strengthen journalistic skills, promote transparency, and support investigative...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $307,734 to the Federacion POR La Autodeterminacion De LOS Pueblos Indigenas (FAPI) to support indigenous land management and territorial autonomy efforts in Paraguay through March 2024. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), FAPI will work with local Mbya Guarani groups to develop and implement a land management plan to protect against forest fires and promote territorial autonomy on their...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $400,000 project grant under the Foreign Assistance Program (CFDA 98.001) to Reaccion Paraguay, a non-profit organization in Paraguay. The purpose of this 2-year grant, awarded on August 2, 2024, is to strengthen the capacity of educational communities in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, including students, parents, teachers, school directors, and education supervisors, to collectively and responsibly demand accountability and improve the...

The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) received a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The award will support PADF's Dominican Republic Justice Sector Capacity Building Program to Combat Transnational Crime, Financial Crime, and Corruption from April 2023 through March 2025. PADF will deliver technical assistance, training, and advisory...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $936,852.40 Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant Award ID: SINLEC25CA0070) to Global Financial Integrity, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization, under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705). The funding supports efforts to help the Government of El Salvador adopt a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance....

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 the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program to Cooperativa De Ahorro Y Credito Padre Salvador Ruffolo, doing business as Parrocoop, to build organizational capacity and serve target markets lacking access to affordable financial products and services. Funding will support technical assistance activities from September 2022 through September 2024, including...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $215,000 two-year Project Grant to Organizacion Semillas Para La Democracia to support entrepreneurship training and microenterprise development for Venezuelan migrants in Paraguay. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grantee will provide business incubation services and seed capital in Asunción, Ciudad del Este, and Encarnación to help migrant women start or grow microenterprises. The goal is to improve economic...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $155,782.13 Cooperative Agreement to Asociacion Para UNA Sociedad Mas Justa of Honduras from August 17, 2022 to February 28, 2023 under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The award will support efforts to increase transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in the selection process of magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice in Honduras. Specifically, the non-profit...