MISSION ITALY ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT 2023

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Mission to Italy’s Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement outlining funding priorities, strategic themes, and procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Purpose of Grants: PDS Italy invites concept notes for programs that strengthen ties between the United States and Italy through cultural and exchange programming that highlight shared values and promote bilateral cooperation. All programs must have a primary audience of Italians or those residing in Italy and include a significant American cultural element, such as a connection with American experts, organizations, or institutions in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Examples of PDS grants programs include, but are not limited to: · Academic and professional lectures, exchanges, seminars, partnerships, and speaker programs; · Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions featuring participants from the United States; Priority Program Areas: · Climate: Proposals in this area should promote cooperation and seek to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, including through reduction in methane emissions, reducing global deforestation, and transition to renewable energy sources. Proposals may also increase collaboration and/or share best practices on meeting U.S. and Italian commitments on climate change. · Democracy, and Democratic Values: Proposals in this area should strengthen respect for international human rights norms within Italy (such as countering racism and gender-based violence, reducing extremism, antisemitism, and intolerance of marginalized groups and migrants in Italy) and/or strengthen the capacity of Italian civil society in explaining democratic principles and renewing trust in democracy; · Transatlantic Security: Proposals in this area should support and advance cooperation and shared interests in the transatlantic relationship between the United States and Italy through efforts to promote cooperation in NATO and other multilateral security organizations, cybersecurity, the role of women in peace and security, and increasing cooperation in the Mediterranean. · Economic Prosperity:...

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