Project Grant SPA10024GR0042

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration awarded a $2,902,999 Cooperative Agreement titled "HELPING WOMEN ACT AS CATALYSTS TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE OF VENEZUELAN REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PERU WHO LIVE IN SAFER, MORE SOCIALLY COHESIVE COMMUNITIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RMRP 2023-2024 AND R4V." This award, made under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) program, will be implemented by Cooperative For...

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...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $270,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to support digital inclusion and workforce development services for migrant women in Chile. The grant to Comite Para La Democratizacion De La Informatica (CDI Chile) will strengthen technology and data analysis skills while creating new job opportunities in the technology sector. This aims to improve social and economic integration as well as quality of life for migrant women and their...

This $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded 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), aims to advance the future of Venezuelan refugees and Colombians through collaborative programming that increases access to critical legal protection, health, psychosocial services, livelihoods, and financial inclusion opportunities. The prime awardee, Mercy Corps, will implement the...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $4.9 million cooperative agreement to Mercy Corps under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to advance services for Venezuelan refugees and Colombians from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Through four sub-awards, the agreement will increase access to legal aid, health services including sexual and reproductive health, psychosocial support services, and economic...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award, issued on September 15, 2024 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 foster sustainable solutions for highly vulnerable Venezuelan and Colombian refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in Peru. The award prioritizes assisting separated, undocumented, or unaccompanied children and adolescents, LGBTQI+ individuals, and those...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $146,370 project grant to Cooperativa Construyendo Puentes Dignos (CPUED) to provide training, technical assistance, and community support services to Venezuelan migrants in Uruguay from May 2021 through May 2023. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) program, CPUED will strengthen economic opportunity and social inclusion for Venezuelan migrants through employment training, entrepreneurship support, and facilitating access to...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration awarded a $2,728,003 Cooperative Agreement under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to World Vision Inc. The award provides funding from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024 to deliver legal protection, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and livelihoods assistance to vulnerable Venezuelan migrants in Peru. World Vision is partnering with sub-grantee Centro De...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration has awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) to provide critical humanitarian and protection assistance to Venezuelan and Colombian refugees and their Ecuadorian host communities. The project, titled "ESPERANZA (ECUADOR MULTI-SECTORAL PROTECTION & ENABLING RESPONSE) FOR...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) is intended to enhance access to rights and protection for women, adolescent girls, survivors, and LGBTQI+ refugees, migrants, and those in transit. The funding supports gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, mitigation, and response programming that builds community capacity,...