Apply for Community Development Grant

Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) is currently accepting applications for the Community Development Grant.

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awards small grants to civil society organizations that promote inclusive economic prosperity, reduce food insecurity, combat corruption, prevent violence and crime, protect the environment and build resilience to natural disasters, and sustainably manage natural resources.

Funding Information

• Currently, they fund requests for amounts between US $25,000 and $400,000.

Eligible Projects

• Be inclusive
  • Involve many community voices in developing, carrying out, and evaluating the project, including those who will benefit from the project
  • Engage partners in local government, the business community, and other civil society organizations
• Use community resources
  • Include counterpart resources like money, land, supplies, infrastructure, labor, and office, storage, and meeting space. These resources can come from your organization, those who will participate in the project, and other sources.
  • Identify a path to become sustainable after the IAF grant ends
• Focus on results
  • Impact the community in a positive and measurable way
  • Show potential for strengthening all participating organizations
  • Enhance participants’ capacity to govern themselves

Eligibility Criteria

• They only support community-led projects submitted by local and grassroots organizations that are based in independent countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
• You will need to show that your organization has a history of working together as a group and is capable of effectively using grants funds.

Ineligible

• They are currently unable to fund organizations located in:
  • Cuba
  • Venezuela
  • U.S., British, French, or other territories
• They do not fund proposals submitted or directed by:
  • Government entities (including municipal governments and public universities)
  • Individuals
  • Privately-held companies
  • Groups that do not contribute financial or in-kind resources to the proposed activities

For more information, visit IAF.