U.S. Embassy MEXICO CITY PD Annual Program Statement

Overview

PD Embassy Mexico invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Mexico through cultural, economic, educational, professional, and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation.  All programs must include a U.S. cultural element, or connection with U.S. expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

Examples of PD Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to: 

• Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs
• Artistic, cultural, educational, and sports workshops, joint performances, clinics, and exhibitions
• Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs
• Professional and academic exchanges and programs.

Priority Program Areas:

• Economic Development:  Economic programs fostering prosperity in Mexico, including programs that aim to protect labor rights under USMCA; programs focused on economic development in southern Mexico; programs that improve cybersecurity; programs aimed at increasing the number, capacity, and innovation of micro-, small-, and medium-sized businesses; programs that enhance opportunities for and promote entrepreneurship for women, young Mexicans, Indigenous or Afro-Mexican individuals, LGBTQI+ individuals, and people with disabilities; programs aimed at advancing bilateral trade established by the USMCA trade agreement and the High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED); and programs that contribute to the development and strengthening of integrated supply chains in North America for key sectors, especially information and communication technologies, zero-emissions vehicles, and the semiconductor industry.
• Workforce Development:  Programs promoting development of the Mexican workforce for technical skills, especially information and communication technologies, zero-emissions vehicles, and the semiconductor industry; and programs improving the quality of English language teaching as part of workforce development activities. 
• Academic Exchanges & Education:  Programs aimed at promoting and increasing the number of Mexican students in U.S. higher education institutions; programs that increase partnerships between higher education institutions in Mexico and the United States, including private sector support to increase Mexican student and professor collaboration with U.S. counterparts; programs that generate academic, educational, and professional exchanges between Mexico and the United States; programs that increase the number of Mexican students in STEM fields; and programs that promote the participation of the Mexican diaspora in the United States in cooperative engagements with Mexico. 
• Migration:  Programs aimed at curbing irregular migration, including addressing the root causes of migration, poverty, violence, and lack of economic, educational, and employment opportunities; messaging programs to share USG immigration policy with migrant populations in Mexico, promoting legal pathways to visit, study, or work in the United States, and discouraging the use of smugglers; programs focused on integrating non-Mexican migrants into Mexican society. 
• Security & Human Rights:  Programs that increase understanding of U.S. security policy; programs focused on the protection of human rights for at-risk and underserved communities, women and girls, journalists, and human rights defenders; programs to strengthen rule of law cooperation in Mexico; and programs designed to implement professional programs with the Mexican media, and counter disinformation and the malign influence of foreign actors.
• Climate Change Resiliency:  Programs promoting resilience and sustainability, including those aimed at developing and increasing the use of clean, renewable sources of energy; programs that address global health challenges; programs focused on increasing and ensuring food and water security; programs that promote economic sustainability; programs that promote and protect critical ecosystems and biodiversity; programs that implement global climate initiatives.

Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.  The internal application is available on InfoReady.

U.S. organizations applying for funding must partner with a Mexican organization.

Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in 18 months or less.