Project Grant SPA10020GR0046

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $368,000 Project Grant to Asociacion Cultural Ayllu Yupaychay (YUPAY), a non-profit organization, under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). The grant aims to improve educational outcomes, economic opportunities, and participation in local development processes for the Q'ero Nation, an indigenous group in remote areas of Peru, by providing stable satellite internet access and digital literacy training. The 3-year grant period...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $374,520 cooperative agreement to Fundación Red Comunidades Rurales (RCR) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to strengthen rural grassroots organizations, promote social and economic inclusion, and improve food security and quality of life in vulnerable regions of Argentina. RCR will partner with grassroots groups, civil society organizations, businesses, and governmental institutions to co-design and implement an innovative...

Federal Project Grant Summary Partners of the Americas, Inc. received a $2.5 million Project Grant from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) program, effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. The award supports human trafficking victim protection services in Paraguay, with primary focus on strengthening protection mechanisms for adult male trafficking...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $104,900 project grant to Associacao Quilombola Do Povoado Patioba (AQUIPP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to benefit Afro-Brazilian communities in Sergipe, Brazil through September 2023. Under this award, AQUIPP will provide educational activities and training to quilombola communities on enterprise development, civic engagement, cultural heritage preservation, and human rights. Specifically, AQUIPP will train...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $310,000 Project Grant to Asociacion Civil Sumatoria Para UNA Nueva Economia (Sumatoria), a non-profit organization in Argentina, to expand its impact investment loan fund that promotes access to financial services for vulnerable populations such as indigenous groups, women, and youth. This grant, funded through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), will allow Sumatoria to use a blended finance approach to support grassroots...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program, awarded a $190,000 project grant to Fundacion Alpasamay in Colombia. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 3, 2024, supports a pilot project to strengthen the capacity of 12 indigenous grassroots organizations and 3 indigenous governing entities in the Sibundoy Valley region to manage their ancestral lands sustainably. Fundacion Alpasamay is working with the Inga and Kamëntsa...

This Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs provides $479,387 to Partners of the Americas, Inc. under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support Partners of the Americas' Traditional Public Private Partnership program through September 30, 2022, with an initial authorization of $367,110. As one of several citizen exchange activities under the CFDA 19.415 program, this...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $114,430 Project Grant to Emprender Futuro to execute the Mujeres 360 Forum, the 360 Effect Women & Tech program, and the Mujeres 360 Bootcamp in La Paz Department, Bolivia from April 5, 2022 through January 31, 2023. This funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program's goals of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $173,715 Project Grant under CFDA 85.750 - IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs to Fundacion Ideas QUE Transforman (IQT) to train rural school teachers in the Salta Province of Argentina in developing student skills such as active listening, critical thinking, and effective communication. The goal is to support the preparation of a new generation of rural community leaders who can serve as change agents and defend the civic and human rights of...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $368,140 Project Grant to Grupo De Monitoreo Independiente De El Salvador (GMIES), a non-profit organization in El Salvador. The grant, awarded on August 22, 2024, with a completion date of August 22, 2026, aims to promote social and economic inclusion for marginalized groups, including migrants and returned Salvadorans, in the Central Chalatenango, North Chalatenango, and Masahuat...