IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (85.750)
IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (Assistance Listing 85.750) is run by the Inter-American Foundation. It awarded $113 million in 491 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $230,286 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $217,780. Half of the 491 awards fell between $125,000 and $315,230, and they ranged from $5,000 to $720,627.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$113 million
- Grant awards491
- Typical award$217,780
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank776 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants, project grants (cooperative agreements or contracts)
Key findings
- It is the 776th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 11% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 3 states and territories.
What the program funds
The primary objectives of the IAF Assistance for Programs Overseas in Latin America and the Caribbean program is to: (1) Strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding among the peoples in the Western Hemisphere; (2) Support self-help efforts designed to enlarge the opportunities for individual development; (3) Stimulate and assist effective and ever wider participation of the people in the development process; (4) Encourage the establishment and growth of democratic institutions, private and governmental, appropriate to the requirements of the individual sovereign nations of the Western Hemisphere.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
See "Uses and Use Restrictions" below.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Assistance can be used to fund the self-help efforts of grassroots groups in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve living conditions of the disadvantaged and the excluded, enhance their capacity for decision-making and self-governance, and develop partnerships with the public sector, business and civil society. IAF does not provide assistance to the following: (1) Government Entities (including municipal governments and public universities); (2) Individuals; (3) Privately-held companies; (4) Organizations located in Cuba, Venezuela or Puerto Rico; (5) Projects that do not target grassroots communities in Latin America and the Caribbean; (6) Groups that do not contribute financial or in-kind resources to the proposed activities; (7) Projects that fund religious, research or construction activities exclusively; (8) Projects that are associated with political parties or partisan movements, or charity or welfare projects of any kind.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. The IAF requires each grantee to contribute in-kind resources and financials. There is no fixed rate of matching required for application or award and each grantee is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The range of financial assistance is from $25,000 up to $400,000 per grant award with an average award size of $310,000.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (85.750) awarded $113 million across 491 grant awards, an average of $230,286 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral de Los Movimientos Comunitarios | 2 | $889,309 | |
| Asociacion de Desarrollo Economico Local de Morazan | 2 | $772,000 | |
| Fondation Communautaire Haitienne Espwa | 2 | $715,360 | |
| Asociacion Civil Colectivo Para La Participacion de La Infancia y Juventud | 1 | $667,000 | |
| Emerger Fondo Socioambiental Colombia Fondo Emerger | 2 | $660,785 | |
| Asociacion Lambda | 2 | $649,460 | |
| Social Science Research Council | New York | 1 | $629,578 |
| Asociacion de Desarrollo Triunfena | 2 | $629,210 | |
| The Centre for Livelihoods, Ecosystems, Energy, Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean Limited | 1 | $614,701 | |
| Asociacion de Desarrollo Pespirense | 2 | $609,790 | |
| Asociacion de Productores Comalapenses | 1 | $599,430 | |
| Fundacion Para El Desarrollo Socioeconomico y Restauracion Ambiental | 2 | $586,610 | |
| Corporacion Sipaz | 1 | $576,682 | |
| Cfleads | Massachusetts | 1 | $570,000 |
| Asociación Grupo de Trabajo Redes | 1 | $560,000 | |
| Asociacion Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Accion Psicosocial | 1 | $535,040 | |
| Asociacion Peruana de Productores de Cacao | 1 | $527,350 | |
| Fundacion Para La Investigacion Participativa Con Agricultores de Honduras | 1 | $523,000 | |
| Asociacion Instituto Iseac | 1 | $522,700 | |
| Cooperativa de Produccion y Servicios Especiales de Los Productores de Camelidos Andinos Ltda | 1 | $508,945 |
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 5.1% of the money.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 463 | $107 million | 95% |
| Colleges and universities | 28 | $5.8 million | 5.1% |
By state
No state received $1 million or 10 awards from this program, so it has no state pages.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2 | $680,000 |
| New York | 1 | $629,578 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $125,000 |