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PAS-GUA-FY22-02: U.S. Embassy Guatemala - PAS Annual Program Statement

Closed Closed August 26, 2022 Opportunity PAS-GUA-FY22-02 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Guatemala notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$25,000
• Award floor$2,000
• Total funding$150,000
• Expected awards15
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

More grants for nonprofits.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $25,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Projects that may be eligible to receive funding through the PAS Small Grants Program include, but are not limited to: · Academic and professional lectures, seminars, workshops, and speaker programs · Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions · Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs · Professional or academic exchanges and programs All proposed activities must take place in Guatemala. Virtual and/or hybrid programs that focus on Guatemalan audiences may also be considered. Proposed activities must support one or more of the following Embassy goals: · Reduce irregular migration to the United States · Expand good governance · Improve citizen prosperity · Increase citizen security · Improve export and investment opportunities for U.S. firms Priority consideration will be given to those which specifically address one or more of the following themes: · Climate change and environmental sustainability. The U.S. Government is committed to climate change mitigation and education. We welcome proposals that seek to educate and increase awareness of the problems and challenges around the issues of climate change and environmental sustainability and that promote solutions or alternatives. · Empowerment of Guatemalan women and/or girls. The U.S. Government is committed to diversity and social inclusion and to promoting gender equity. We welcome proposals that seek to educate and/or increase civic engagement and participation by Guatemalan women or girls, especially from indigenous communities and/or rural/non-urban areas of the country and/or areas marked by high rates of irregular migration. · Media freedom. The U.S. Government is committed to media freedom at home and around the world; a free and independent press holds leaders accountable, protects the rights of citizens, and ensures our communities are well informed. We welcome proposals that seek to explore issues around media freedom and its importance to a functional democracy, as well as those that promote community-based reporting or expanded press opportunities for junior journalists. We also welcome proposals that seek to create synergies or exchanges between U.S. and Guatemalan news agencies to improve elections reporting and the exposure of disinformation. The following types of programs are not eligible for funding: · Activities that do not contain a distinctly U.S.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.