Project Grant SPA10024GR0041

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 Project Grant to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. to deliver products and services under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will support efforts from August 2, 2022 to January 31, 2024 to improve civil society-led efforts to reduce gender-based violence in La Paz Department, Bolivia. This will allow women from all...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program provides $950,000 in funding to strengthen the capacity of the Comptroller General's Office in Paraguay to enforce conflict of interest regulations and combat corruption. The project will be carried out by the non-profit organization Centro De Estudios Ambientales Y Sociales (CEAMSO-Paraguay) over a 3-year period from May...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $165,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the grassroots organization Foro Ciudadano Articulacion de Mujeres por la Equidad de Genero e Igualdad (FORO AMUPEI) in the municipality of Oruro, Bolivia. The grant supports community-led efforts to promote respect for civic and human rights, and reduce violence against women and other marginalized groups. FORO AMUPEI is providing training and education,...

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...

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,...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $101,905 project grant to Fundacion Saraki, a Paraguay-based non-profit organization, to implement the Best Buddies Paraguay Inclusive Employment Project. This grant will extend the period of performance to December 31, 2026, and add a certification provision related to Executive Order 14173. The project aims to create employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities in Paraguay, in...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asociación Las Pregoneras (Pregoneras), a women-led community organization in Lima, Peru, to combat gender-based violence and address physical, psychological, and sexual violence in public schools. The grant, provided under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), supports Pregoneras' efforts to forge local alliances, launch violence prevention campaigns, and provide mental health care for women and youth. The...

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...