Project Grant SPA10022GR0049

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $112,505.80 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The grant funding will be used by the non-profit organization Fundacion Paraguaya De Cooperacion Y Desarrollo (doing business as Fudacope) to implement the 2024 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Paraguay. The AWE program...

This $367,500 Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports the work of the Fundacion Fondo De Mujeres Del SUR (FMS), a regional fund based in Cordoba, Argentina. FMS will use the grant funding over 3 years to provide small grants to 30 grassroots organizations in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. The funding aims to promote the human rights of women, including by addressing gender discrimination in sports,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) under the Energy Governance and Reform Programs (CFDA 19.027) provides $1,233,350.00 to advance women working in the clean energy and critical mining sectors in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Guyana. The award was made on September 19, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by February 27, 2025. The awardee, Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. (PADF), is a non-profit...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) will provide $100,000.00 to expand an indigenous woman-led small-scale solar-powered systems initiative for sowing and harvesting of water for crop irrigation within the Lake Titicaca Basin in Peru. The project aims to support sustainable global development through international...

This $21 million, 48-month Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) aims to increase worker voice in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of climate policies and plans in Brazil and Chile. The project will be implemented by the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting worker rights and economic...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.108) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to economically empower young women through resilient, inclusive and sustainable enterprises in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India. The grant, titled "The Green Alliance for Women's Economic Security in the Hindu Kush Himalaya," aims to support the development of climate-resilient and sustainable...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $222,360 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Ecuatoriana De Mujeres Rurales De Latinoamerica Y El Caribe - Funmujerural-E to support community-led solutions empowering rural women in Latin America as the region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through September 2024, Funmujerural-E will work with women's groups in Chile, Ecuador and Panama to improve and expand existing businesses...

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 $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 $600,600 Project Grant to Agencia De Desarrollo Estrategico Local De Santa Rosa De Copan (ADELSAR) to address violence against women and promote economic opportunities in Honduras from May 2022 to May 2025. This grant is being administered under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led approaches for reducing violence, advancing human rights, and unlocking public and private resources for grassroots...