Grants:Regions/LATAM and The Caribbean/sl
This region includes the following countries and territories:
Anguilla; Antigva in Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Bahami; Barbados; Belize; Bermudi; Bolivija; Caribbean Netherlands; Bouvetov otok; Brazilija; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Čile; Kolumbija; Kostarika; Kuba; Curaçao; Dominika; Dominikanska republika; Ekvador; Salvador; Falklandi; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Gvatemala; Gvajana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamajka; Martinique; Mehika; Montserrat; Nikaragva; Panama; Paragvaj; Peru; Puerto Rico; Sveti Bartolomej; Sveti Krištof in Nevis; Sveta Lucija; Saint-Martin; Sveti Vincencij in Grenadine; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Surinam; Trinidad in Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Urugvaj; Venezuela; United States Virgin Islands
Program Officer
Regional calendar
Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
2 september – 30 september 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
9 september 2024
Renewal deadline
30 september 2024
Submission deadline
30 september – 24 oktober 2024
Review and translation
31 oktober – 15 november 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
29 november 2024
Decision announced
16 december 2024 – 17 januar 2025
Agreement and first payment
1 julij – 31 julij 2025
Midpoint conversation
30 januar 2026 / 31 marec 2026
Final or first year report due
10 februar – 1 marec 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
10 februar 2025
Renewal deadline
1 marec 2025
Submission deadline
3 marec – 4 april 2025
Review and translation
4 april – 2 maj 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
16 maj 2025
Decision announced
30 maj – 14 junij 2025
Agreement and first payment
15 januar 2026
Midpoint conversation
31 julij 2026 / 15 avgust 2026
Final or first year report due
Contact us
Rapid Fund
If 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
If 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
The 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 on Google 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
The 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.
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Resources
Meet the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Funding Committee
LAC Regional Funds committee and proposal review process
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General Support Fund
Rapid Fund
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