Project Grant SINLEC20GR3009

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under CFDA 19.750 to Fundacion Accion Joven, a non-profit foundation in Costa Rica. The grant aims to strengthen multilevel governance of local employment in the Limon province through collaboration with local governments, high schools, and the business sector. The project period runs from Sep 30, 2023 to Mar 31, 2025. Fundacion Accion Joven has received multiple federal grants from WHA...

The federal Project Grant award, ID SINLEC24GR5301, was provided by the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Counter Narcotics (CFDA 19.704) federal grant program. The $348,289.04 award, dated October 22, 2024, is intended to train youth in Costa Rica on employability skills and help them secure internships with the possibility of paid employment, allowing them to practice the skills they learned. The grant will be administered by the non-profit...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $2,000,000.00 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will fund the "Youth in Progress" activity in El Salvador. This 5-year project aims to address root causes of irregular migration by training 6,750 people in employment readiness, placing 5,000 vulnerable youth in employment, and providing 1,800 educational and/or technical scholarships and...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.750) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Accion Joven, a Costa Rica-based non-profit organization. The grant, effective July 1, 2024 through January 1, 2026, will support a collaborative project between Fundacion Accion Joven and the Juvenile Penal Care Department of the Costa Rican Ministry of Justice and Peace. The project aims to prevent and address youth violence and its impact in Costa Rica. As a...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), provides $2,660,681 to support a holistic intervention that builds the capacity of youth in El Salvador through education across different life stages. The project also aims to build the capacity of teachers and stimulate demand for labor, with an emphasis on training for youth with characteristics of likely migrants, within...

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $248,730 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Fundacion Para La Sostenibilidad Y La Equidad (Aliarse), a non-profit organization based in San Jose, Costa Rica. The funding will support the launch of the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, serving 40 indigenous students over a two-year period from September 2024 to September 2026. The CHOP program will provide these...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,500,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (CFDA 19.518 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere) and is intended to support vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, especially women and girls, in Costa Rica. The objective is for these populations to live free from violence, have their basic needs and incomes supported, and access legal status to live in dignity....

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...

This $393,900 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support the Fondo Comunitario Guanacaste (FCG) in strengthening local philanthropic organizations and promoting collaboration to channel resources and technical support to community-based organizations in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. As the primary grantee, FCG will invest in locally-rooted organizations in the impoverished Guanacaste region and work to include community...