U.S. Embassy Guatemala - PDS Annual Program Statement (SOI)

Overview

U.S. Embassy Guatemala’s Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding now available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This Annual Program Statement outlines our funding priorities, the strategic themes on which we focus, and procedures for submitting funding requests. Please follow carefully all instructions below.

Purpose of Small Grants:  PDS Guatemala invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural, educational, professional, and/or scientific ties between the United States and Guatemala through cultural, educational, and/or exchange programming that highlights our shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural or educational 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.

Examples of projects that may be eligible to receive funding through the PDS Small Grants Program include, but are not limited to:

• Academic and professional lectures, seminars, workshops, trainings, and speaker programs
• Freedom of the press and media 
• Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions
• Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs
• Professional or academic exchanges and programs
• English language programs
• Entrepreneurship 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:

• Strengthen democratic institutions in Guatemala; promote transparency, the rule of law and anti-corruption efforts.
• Empower disenfranchised groups to generate inclusive economic prosperity, especially as it pertains to preventing irregular migration.
• Advance media freedom in Guatemala.
• Mitigate climate change and environmental degradation.
• Protect and support human rights.

Priority consideration will be given to proposals that specifically address one or more of the following themes:

• Empowerment of Guatemalan women and/or girls.  
• Empowering and connecting diverse Guatemalan communities.
• Expanding independent media.
• Reducing the root causes of irregular migration to the United States.
• Foster Mutual Understanding between the people of Guatemala and the United States.

Deadlines: 
Deadline for Applications: Last day of each month, June 2024 - August 2024
Deadline for SOIs: SOIs are due no later than August 15, 2024