Deadline: 31-Dec-21
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Mission in Bogota Colombia is pleased to announce funding availability through the Embassy’s Cultural and Educational Grants Program.
This grants program supports projects proposed by Colombian and/or United States non-governmental organizations (NGOs), individuals, and cultural and educational institutions that aim to promote mutual understanding between the United States and Colombia.
Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Bogota invites proposals for programs that strengthen societal and cultural ties, shared values, and bilateral cooperation between the United States and Colombia in support of U.S. Embassy Strategic Goals. All programs must include a U.S. cultural element or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives, and build partnerships between the citizens.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:
- Academic and professional lectures, seminars and speaker programs;
- Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;
- Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs;
- Professional and academic exchanges and programs.
Objectives
Successful grant proposals must fulfill the following NOFO project objectives:
- Mission Objective: Strategic cultural, educational, media, and digital engagement increase the Colombian public’s understanding of and affinity for U.S. policies and priorities, especially among vulnerable communities.
- Sub-Objective: Cultural, sports, English-language, and educational programming engage underserved populations; support the government’s effort to improve bilingual and STEM education; and increase academic mobility between the United States and Colombia.
Priority Areas
The Embassy’s Cultural and Educational Grants Program seeks to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Colombia. More specifically, funding will support U.S. Mission Bogota’s strategic objective of increasing Colombian public’s understanding of and affinity for U.S. policies and priorities through strategic cultural, educational, media, and digital programming, including but not limited to initiatives that:
- Promote U.S. – Colombia Shared Values
- Projects that promote U.S. culture, including music, history, sports, education, and/or the learning and teaching of English.
- Activities, workshops, and speaker programs that strengthen U.S.-Colombia ties and increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Colombia.
- Projects that support student and teacher exchange between the United States and Colombia.
- Projects that promote inclusion and gender equality via various STEM, English language, and other educational and cultural opportunities.
- Strengthen Prosperity
- Projects that foster economic growth, an improved business climate, and promote investments in the creative, arts, cultural, and entrepreneurship economies.
- Projects that support inclusive economic development by offering entrepreneurship training for women, Afro-Colombians, the Venezuelan diaspora, indigenous, LGBTQI+, and other vulnerable populations.
- Reinforce Democracy, Freedom, and Transparency
- Projects that support human rights, racial and ethnic equality, gender equality, women’s empowerment, diversity, and social inclusion as part of a strong civil society.
- Programs related to freedom of the press that improve the quality of investigative journalism and transparency, and that help counter disinformation.
- Any other initiatives supporting Colombia’s transition to a sustainable and inclusive peace.
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $250,000
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $24,500.
- Length of performance period: Up to 12 months
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations legally registered in Colombia and/or in the United States are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Non-profit educational and cultural institutions
- Governmental institutions6
Individual citizens from the United States and Colombia are also eligible to apply. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://co.usembassy.gov/education-culture/missions-public-affairs-small-grant-program/