The U.S. Embassy Santiago Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program.
The U.S. Department of State provides funding for well-conceived projects that support U.S. Embassy Santiago’s strategic priorities in Chile. All proposed projects should strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and Chile and include a clear U.S. element that will promote increased understanding of the United States among the Chilean public. They may include U.S. expert(s), organization(s), technology, methods or institution(s) in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Applicants may submit only one proposal per organization for this specific funding opportunity. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding. Interested applicants from within Duke should contact fundopps@duke.edu as early as possible.
Submissions will be reviewed and receive a response within 20 business days of the deadline. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2025.
Proposals should address one or more of the following priority program objectives:
- Bolster resilience against disinformation: Chilean audiences including but not limited to journalists and students acquire skills and tools to enhance free speech, and/or media literacy to make informed decisions and build resilience against disinformation.
- Foster mutual economic prosperity: promote more stable and sustainable social and economic conditions and encourage economic participation by under-represented or under-served Chileans, particularly through entrepreneurship, English language learning, and other economic empowerment efforts.
- Enhance bilateral institutional cooperation in science, engineering, technology and advanced education: programs that support academic or institutional collaboration and educational exchange, promote joint U.S.-Chile research and/or cultivate public-private partnerships for higher education in advanced fields (Note that Grants cannot fund specific scientific, technology, engineering or health-care research projects, even if collaborative – see page 8 for Funding Restrictions).
- Cultivate security, democracy and democratic institutions, human rights, and rule of law shared values: programs that support the propagation of democracy and democratic institutions, civil liberties, human rights, security and rule of law.
The Public Diplomacy Section welcomes applications from U.S. and Chilean:
• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non- governmental organizations with programming experience,
• Individuals, or
• Non-profit or governmental educational institutions.
Award Amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $40,000 to a maximum of $100,000, with limited exceptions