Grants:Regions/LATAM and The Caribbean
This region includes the following countries and territories:
Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Caribbean Netherlands; Bouvet Island; Brazil; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Falkland Islands; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint-Martin; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Uruguay; Venezuela; United States Virgin Islands
Program Officer
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Regional calendar
editPlease reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
February 10 – March 1, 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
February 10, 2025
Renewal deadline
March 1, 2025
Submission deadline
March 3 – April 4, 2025
Review and translation
April 4 – May 2, 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
May 16, 2025
Decision announced
May 30 – June 14, 2025
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2026
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2026 / August 15, 2026
Final or first year report due
September 1 – September 30, 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
September 30, 2025
Submission deadline
September 30 – October 10, 2025
Review and translation
October 10 – November 15, 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
November 28, 2025
Decision announced
December 15 – January 17, 2026
Agreement and first payment
July 1 – July 31, 2026
Midpoint conversation
January 30, 2027
Final or first year report due
February 10 – March 1, 2026
Applicant support and eligibility check
March 2, 2026
Submission deadline
March 3 – March 16, 2026
Review and translation
May 4 – April 13, 2026
Review feedback and applicant engagement
May 20, 2026
Decision announced
May 21 – June 7, 2026
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2027
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2027
Final or first year report due
Contact us
editRapid Fund
editIf you want to apply or if have any questions about the Rapid Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: lac_rapid wikimedia.org
General Support Fund
editIf you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: lac_fund wikimedia.org
Set up a time to meet with the Program Officer
editThe regional program officer is available several times during the week to meet with you to answer questions, receive feedback, and provide any general support or guidance around our funding programs in the region. The meetings can be held in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or English. Please review the program officer's calendar below and reserve a time that is most convenient for you:
To support preparation needs, please provide a brief explanation about the purpose of the meeting and your preferred language when reserving a time. This information can alternatively be provided via e-mail (mcaso(_AT_)wikimedia.org). If none of the available times works for you, please contact the program officer via e-mail to suggest a few alternatives of dates and times that will work well for you.
Regional Committee
editThe primary role of the committee is to contribute as thought partners in strategic thinking to understand the complexities of the Latin America and Caribbean region and to make funding decisions for applications in the region, providing expertise and experience to applicants to support the effective functioning of the movement's activities.
Contact the LAC committee: lac-regionalcom@wikimedia.org
- Ivonne Dos Santos, January 2023- Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Maricarmen Sequera, January 2023- Paraguay.
- Superzerocool, January 2023- Santiago, Chile.
- PilarSaenz, September 2023- Colombia.
- Vanett Graneros, September 2023- Bolivia. Soy bibliotecaria-archivista de profesión, wikimedista desde el año 2019, voluntaria en el grupo de usuarios de Wikimedistas de Bolivia. Vivo en la ciudad de La Paz.
- Onica aguilar, September 2023- Oaxaca, México.
Resources
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Meet the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Funding Committee
LAC Regional Funds committee and proposal review process
Browse Applications
editGeneral Support Fund
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Rapid Fund
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