U.S. Embassy Grants to support Human Rights and foster Diversity in Argentina

Deadline: 5-Jan-24

The U.S. Embassy in Argentina Public Affairs Section (PAS) announces an open competition for Argentine non-government, not-for profit institutions or organizations to submit applications to administer the U.S. Embassy’s Grants Fund in Argentina.

The United States Department of State strives to ensure that its efforts reflect the diversity of U.S. society and societies abroad. The U.S. Embassy seeks and encourages the involvement of individuals and organizations from traditionally underrepresented audiences in all its grants, programs, and other activities and in its workforce and workplace.

The U.S. Embassy is committed to fairness, equity, and inclusion. Proposals should demonstrate substantive support of diversity and describe how diversity will be integrated into all aspects of the program. Applicants should demonstrate readiness to accommodate participants with physical disabilities.

Priority Areas

• The open call for proposals managed by the Recipient should solicit sub-award projects that focus on the following three priority areas:
  • Projects that increase and further strengthen awareness of American values, with a particular emphasis on human rights and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.  Projects should showcase the United States’ diverse population to Argentine priority audiences; engage civil society organizations and the media to raise concerns about human rights violations in the Western Hemisphere; engage with the above-mentioned communities in support of professional and educational exchanges and partnership with the United States on human rights; and foster economic growth, improved business climate, entrepreneurship, innovation, and corporate social responsibility with a focus on the above-mentioned communities.
  • Projects that increase media literacy, press freedom, and how to best counter dis/misinformation.  Projects should focus on improving the transparency and quality of investigative journalism; reinforce journalistic standards to counter disinformation and support freedom of information; strengthen independence of the press by increasing capacities to build sustainable business models; and promote media literacy as well as the responsible use of social media.
  • Projects that increase awareness and best practices in accountability, good governance, transparency, and shared democratic principles.  Projects should promote good governance, open data and strengthen transparency and independence for democratic institutions in Argentina; professional exchange projects that emphasize U.S. best practices in accountability and institutional integrity, promoting good governance, and building transparency and public trust; and engage and mobilize U.S. government (USG) program alumni to serve as mentors and policy advocates for accountability, good governance, and transparency.
• Examples of types of prior projects include, but are not limited to:
  • U.S. experts conducting speaking tours/public talks or roundtable discussions with counterparts in Argentina;
  • Joint U.S.-Argentina conferences or workshops that produce concrete advances or other results;
  • Programs that expand U.S. Department of State American Spaces activities;
  • Projects showcasing U.S. best practices, models, or curricula;
  • Development of initiatives aimed at maintaining contact with alumni of U.S. government exchange programs.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Funding: $250,000.00

Priority Region

• Project activities must take place or be initiated in Argentina and be directed towards Argentinian audiences/participants. Priority will be given to projects taking place in underserved, marginalized areas.

Priority Audiences

• Historically underrepresented groups in the public commons, e.g.: women, people with disabilities, racial and ethnic minority groups and the LGBTQI+ community.
• Residents of Argentine provinces outside of the City of Buenos Aires.
• U.S. government (USG) program alumni
• Students from less-resourced backgrounds who can’t afford U.S. university tuition but have the potential to win scholarships.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Applicants
  • The following legally registered Argentine organizations are eligible to apply:
    • Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, civil society, NGOs and cultural and/or educational associations.
  • For-profit, commercial entities or individuals are not eligible to apply and will not be considered by the Grants Review Committee.
• To be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
• All documents are in English.

Ineligible

• These funds included in the Federal Agreement with the U.S. Government cannot be used for:
  • Food or alcohol for social events or entertainment purposes
  • Organization’s fixed budget
  • Infrastructure/construction
  • Individual’s scholarships
  • International travel, unless specifically justified within the project
  • Personal development
  • Gifts or prizes without a programmatic linkage

For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Argentina.