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 $124,200 Project Grant to Associacao Aventura De Construir (ADC) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support ADC's development of a training program for displaced Venezuelans migrants in Sao Paulo, Brazil to equip them with skills for employment and entrepreneurship in the food service sector. Specifically, ADC will offer migrants training in financial education,...
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...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $330,000 project grant to Cooperativa Mixta Regional Brisas De La Frontera LTDA (Combrifol) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support small-scale coffee farmers in Honduras. The grant will provide training, technical assistance, and financial support through 2026 to help coffee farmers produce high-quality organic coffee for export. The IAF aims to strengthen economic opportunities, retain jobs, and create...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $250,000 project grant to Fundacion Pro Vivienda Social (FPVS) to address food insecurity and social isolation exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in low-income communities in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) award made on September 3, 2021 and lasting through September 3, 2024, FPVS will work with neighborhood associations to engage public and private sector partners to implement...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociación de Proveedores de los Mercados Comunitarios Campesinos de Valledupar (APROMECCV) in Colombia. The grant aims to enhance APROMECCV's administrative capacity to manage its farmers' market, upgrade and expand its collection center and market stalls, and reach more clients to sell more local, fresh foods and increase incomes for its member farmers, the...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $322,970 Project Grant to Centro Intercomunitario Solidaridad (CIS) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to improve food security and expand social and economic inclusion for children with disabilities and their families in the Honduran municipalities of Pimienta, Potrerillos, and Villanueva. CIS will partner with parents of children with disabilities to expand inclusive education opportunities, improve access to health...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $125,000 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750) to Taller de Capacitacion E Investigacion Familiar (TACIF) on September 17, 2021. TACIF will use the two-year project grant funding to support Peruvian and Venezuelan migrant youth in the San Juan de Lurigancho district of Lima, Peru. Specifically, TACIF will provide training and technical assistance to help youth develop and improve...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $213,000 project grant to Oguasu under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support indigenous Mbya Guarani communities in Paraguay. Oguasu will deliver community-led approaches to strengthen food security and resilience through sustainable agriculture and income generation training in skilled trades. Specifically, Oguasu will help the Mbya Guarani implement sustainable farming practices and learn vocational skills to increase...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Asociacion Fondo Comunitario Monteverde Para El Desarrollo Sostenible, a community-based organization in Costa Rica. The two-year grant, effective from September 17, 2024 to September 17, 2026, aims to strengthen the capacity of a collaborative learning network of approximately 30 community-based tourism organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean....