Project Grant SLMAQM20GR2418

This $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports the "Fostering Accountability Through Investigative Reporting (FAIR) Activity" project. The 5-year project, awarded to the Ecuadorian non-profit organization Fundacion Andina Para La Observacion Social Y El Estudio De Medios (Fundamedios), aims to promote press freedoms and combat disinformation in...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $304,750 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Project Grant to Fideicomiso Ecuatoriano De Cooperacion Para El Desarrollo (FECD) to deliver capacity building and digital connectivity services to community-based tourism ventures and cacao cooperatives in Ecuador's Napo Province from July 2021 through July 2024. FECD will train representatives of these groups in sustainable agricultural production, community tourism provision,...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $815,255 project grant to Grupo Faro of Ecuador under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The two-year grant runs from January 2021 through March 2023 and aims to strengthen civil society in Ecuador by funding products and services delivered by Grupo Faro. As the largest non-profit in Ecuador focused on citizen participation, democratic governance and human rights, Grupo Faro will leverage its...

This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program is intended to strengthen the democratic participation of indigenous peoples and nationalities in the Amazon and Central Highlands of Ecuador, with a particular focus on women. The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will support initiatives to promote civic engagement and democratic processes among these target populations...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to enhance regional knowledge regarding corruption and capacity to address corruption through judicial vetting, country corruption scorecards, and capacity building in Ecuador from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As part of the award, $50,000 was provided to México...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.750) provides $320,462.50 to Galen University LIMITED to "FORTIFY THE STRUCTURES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY WITHIN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND STATUTORY BOARDS IN BELIZE THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING, CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION, AND AUGMENTATION OF AWARENESS ON CORRUPTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ETHICAL GOVERNANCE." The project, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, aims...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) will provide multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance and protection services to Venezuelan and Colombian refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable Ecuadorian host community members in Ecuador. The primary objectives are to improve access to safe living conditions and institutionalize...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $337,650 Project Grant to the Instituto De Ecologia Y Desarrollo De Las Comunidades Andinas (IEDECA) on September 11, 2024. This grant supports IEDECA's efforts to expand economic opportunity and unlock private, public, and community resources for grassroots development in indigenous and small farmer communities on both sides of the Ecuador-Colombia border....

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), provides $4,456,670 in funding over 5 years to establish the Business Ecosystem Facility (Conexion Chacra) in Peru. The project aims to support compliance with new market requirements, create long-term viability for services in key economic sectors, connect farmers and buyers, and increase farmers' incomes through the adoption of...

This $2,750,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (CFDA 19.518 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere), aims to improve the protection, shelter, health, and livelihoods of Venezuelan and Colombian migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and host community members in Ecuador, with a focus on vulnerable and underserved populations. The prime awardee, Childfund International USA, will deliver...