Opportunity ID: 299437

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: PAS-AR200-FY18-01
Funding Opportunity Title: PAS Buenos Aires Annual Program Statement
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Public Diplomacy for U.S. Foreign Policy
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 19.040 — Public Diplomacy Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 15, 2017
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2018
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2018
Archive Date: Apr 14, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $10,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 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.

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Argentina
Description: The U.S. Embassy Argentina Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This Annual Program Statement outlines funding priorities, strategic themes, and procedures for submitting requests for funding. Applications for programs are accepted on a rolling basis until the deadline. The deadline of March 15, 2018 is necessary to provide sufficient time to process and award programs in advance of the fiscal year end. Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Purpose of Small Grants: 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.

The Grants Program is designed to assist Argentine organizations in carrying out programs aimed at building communities, providing new opportunities for citizen engagement, and promoting and advancing issues of public importance, focusing on the following 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

Examples 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 meetings that produce concrete advances or other results;
• Projects showcasing U.S. models or curricula;
• Development of initiatives aimed at maintaining contact with alumni of our prior exchange programs;
• Creative projects that advance one or more of the priority areas.

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.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires Public Affairs Section

Email:US-ArgentinaGrants@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 299437 Other Supporting Documents-Application form -> Application-UPDATED-Programa-de-Fondos-2018 – ENGLISH.pdf

Folder 299437 Other Supporting Documents-PAS Buenos Aires Annual Progra -> PAS Buenos Aires Annual Program Statement FY18.pdf

Folder 299437 Other Supporting Documents-StandardTerms and Conditions -> Standard Terms and Conditions.pdf

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