Project Grant SPE50024GR0011

This $223,365.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs supports the Associacao Grupo Mais Unidos (Grupo + Unidos), a foreign-owned non-profit organization in Brazil, to provide leadership, entrepreneurship training, and economic empowerment for Brazilian women entrepreneurs. The award, funded through the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will deliver practical skills development, networking opportunities,...

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 $614,100 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support Asociacion De Mujeres Mayas Majawil QIJ Nuevo Amanecer's efforts to promote economic empowerment for indigenous women in Guatemala through April 2025. The grantee will diversify local production, train women in sustainable agriculture and small business administration, and support the development of community stores to increase market access and income...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $215,950 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Grupo De Estudios Sobre La Mujer Rosario Castellanos (GESMUJER) to advance economic empowerment and the human rights of indigenous, mestiza, and Afro-Mexican women in Oaxaca, Mexico through April 2025. GESMUJER will collaborate with women leaders to conduct assessments, develop action plans, train promoters, and fund economic initiatives. A key focus is supporting women as...

This $1,233,350 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) is intended to advance the participation of women in the clean energy and critical mining sectors in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Guyana. The award, with a period of performance from September 2024 to February 2025, will be implemented by the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. (PADF), a...

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), under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $232,175 project grant to the Asociacion De Mujeres Afroecuatorianas Timbire En El Futuro (AMATIF) in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. This 3-year grant supports community-led initiatives to address environmental degradation, economic and social exclusion, and gender-based violence impacting Afro-Ecuadorian residents. AMATIF is training women cacao producers to improve agricultural yields for food...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs has awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement to Universidad Rafael Landivar, a private non-profit educational institution in Guatemala, to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program. The program aims to improve management skills, increase sales and hiring, and facilitate women's participation in the Guatemalan economy across 7 departments. The grant will fund activities such as specialized entrepreneurship...

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $249,800 to the Associação do Desenvolvimento Agrícola e Comunitário de Lagoa da Boa Vista (ADAC) community association to empower women smallholder coffee farmers in Brazil's Chapada Diamantina region through May 2024. As part of IAF's Sustainable Agriculture and Women Investing in Growth and Security initiatives, ADAC will provide technical skills and processing capabilities to add value to green coffee beans—including...

The Universidad Del Pacifico in Peru received a $130,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to design and implement the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. Through this award made under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, the university will deliver soft skills training, mentoring sessions, and host a nation-wide congress for graduates of the entrepreneurship academy. The...