Deadline: 15 March 2018
The U.S. Embassy Argentina Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program.
The Grants Program supports projects proposed by U.S. and Argentine academic, cultural, educational, and other non-profit organizations and/or individuals that fulfill U.S. Embassy goals and objectives: to promote security and economic prosperity through academic and cultural projects seeking to increase understanding between U.S. and Argentine people and institutions.
Topics
- Workforce development
- Entrepreneurship
- Women’s empowerment
- English language teaching and learning; (priority: training secondary school teachers of underserved populations and English language teaching in institutions of higher education)
- Democracy
- Transparency
- Cultural, artistic, and athletic activities (priority: those aimed at improving social inclusion and integration for marginalized groups)
- Science & technology cooperation
Priority Audiences
- Youth (13-25), including students;
- Emerging voices, including civil society leaders;
- Business leaders and entrepreneurs;
- Established opinion leaders, including cultural and/or academic institution leadership;
- Residents of Argentine provinces outside of Buenos Aires.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $100,000
- Award Floor: $10,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Argentine applicants may be either NGOs with a valid Inspección General de Justicia registration, higher education institutions, individuals or local/provincial governments with the ability to receive grant funds.Projects submitted by organizations that do not provide proof of legal status will not be considered.
- U.S. applicants may be registered 501c3 not-for-profit organizations, including think-tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience; individuals; or educational institutions.
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization per year. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
- In those cases where a legal representative signs the agreement, s/he must be duly empowered to execute agreements on behalf of the organization.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit grants.gov.
