This Fund aims to provide financial support to projects that contribute to the U.S. Embassy in Argentina’s goal of strengthening bilateral ties by promoting economic prosperity and security through initiatives that seek to increase understanding between individuals and institutions in both countries.
The U.S. Grants Fund assists organizations or individuals in implementing programs, offering new opportunities for civic engagement, sharing best practices, and advancing issues of public importance with a focus on the following priority areas:
- Projects that enhance and reinforce the perception of American values, with a special emphasis on Human Rights and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.
- Projects that improve media literacy, press freedom, and counteract disinformation.
- Projects that increase knowledge and best practices in accountability, good governance, transparency, and shared democratic principles.
The first cohort of winners of the 2024 U.S. Embassy Fund in Argentina consists of projects submitted before April 12th, which were evaluated by RACI and selected by the Embassy.
The winners are:
- Adrián Pino: The Trust Editor.
- AmCham Argentina: AMCHAM Diversity 2024
- Universidad Nacional de San Martín: Media and Networks in Times of Polarization
- Asociación Santiagueña de Intercambio Cultural Argentino Norteamericano (ASICANA): ASICANA Immersion Camp
- Fundación Huésped: Digital Gender-Based Violence: An Argentine-American Collective Initiative to Defend the Freedom of Expression of Human Rights Defenders with Public Voices
- Fundación León: Teen Power: Media and Information Literacy for Adolescents in Northwest Argentina
- SembraMedia: University Media Lab
At RACI, we congratulate these organizations for their dedication and effort in presenting outstanding projects!
Projects submitted between April 13th and June 30th are currently under evaluation and selection.
Finally, we remind you that there are only two days left until the application deadline on August 15th at 5:00 p.m.