U.S. Mission Italy PDS Annual Program Statement

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. MISSION ITALY, PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTION (PDS) 2024 Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Title:  U.S. Mission Italy PDS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Number:  PDS-ITALY FY 24-01 Deadline for Applications: January 25, 2024 CFDA Number:  19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs Total Amount Available: TBD Minimum for Each Award: $20,000 Maximum for Each Award: $75,000 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 and reinforce the practice of democratic principles within Italy (such as countering racism and gender-based violence, and reducing extremism, antisemitism, and intolerance of marginalized groups in Italy) and/or strengthen the capacity of Italian civil society in fostering democratic values and renewing trust in...

Registered U.S. and Italian not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience in Italy; U.S. or Italian individuals; U.S. and Italian non-profit or governmental educational institutions; U.S. and Italian Governmental institutions.