Project Grant USIP19901S

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $615,700 Project Grant to Asociacion Para El Desarrollo Campesino (ADC) through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support environmental conservation and diversified livelihoods initiatives in rural Colombia from April 2022 to April 2024. ADC will establish natural reserves and sustainable food production and local market systems to provide rural communities in Colombia's Narino Department with alternatives to deforestation...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $124,204 project grant to Corporación Instituto Internacional Sobre Raza Igualdad Y Derechos Humanos (CIIRIDHH) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Youth Incubator of AFRODES-Cali, a network of approximately 25 grassroots organizations of displaced Afro-descendants in and around Cali, Colombia. The project aims to affirm cultural identity and build leadership skills among young displaced Afro-Colombians in...

Corporacion Colombia Joven (CCJ) received a $331,310 project grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to reduce violence and promote sustainable development among Afro-Colombian youth in Northern Cauca Province, Colombia. Funded under IAF's Assistance for Overseas Programs, the grant will support CCJ's work with youth-led organizations from September 2023 to September 2025. Key activities include programs to decrease family and gender violence, increase food security, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Counter Narcotics (CFDA 19.704) program, aims to support the staffing needs and operational readiness of the Colombian Army. The $402,000 award will be used to increase the recruitment of qualified applicants from economically disadvantaged rural populations, including women, Afro-Colombian, and indigenous communities in Colombia. The project will be...

This $310,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supports Corporacion Taller Prodesal Promocion Popular Y De Alternativas Al Desarrollo in delivering entrepreneurship and skills training programs for at-risk youth in Colombia's Caribbean region. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee will work with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures, provide business development and audio-visual production training, and offer $310K...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $148,000 Project Grant to Corporacion Para El Desarrollo Del Medio Ambiente (CDMA), a non-profit organization based in Colombia. The grant, which runs from August 2024 to August 2027, supports CDMA's community-led initiative to conserve the natural resources of the Farallones de Cali National Natural Park and address the outmigration of local youth. Specifically, the grant funds the...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with two years of intensive English and leadership training, complemented by cultural immersion and community service activities. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2024, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, is being implemented by the Centro Colombo...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $672,500 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in Colombia. The grant was awarded on January 15, 2023 with a completion date of February 10, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040. The grant funding will support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives in Colombia by informing and influencing foreign publics. It will also help to expand and strengthen relationships between the...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded American University a $1,017,704 cooperative agreement to enhance the impact of Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace through a holistic transitional justice approach. The two-year award, made under the International Justice and Accountability Programming federal grant program (CFDA 19.990), will support increased justice and accountability worldwide through delivering services to strengthen Colombia's transitional justice...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to Corporacion Buen Ambiente (Corambiente) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). This regional project in Colombia aims to give farmers a voice in policy discussions and support them in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to improve the sustainability of their agricultural operations. Corambiente is working with over 70 organizations in the departments of Santander and Valle del Cauca to...