Grants:Regions/LATAM and The Caribbean/ky
This region includes the following countries and territories:
Anguilla; Антигуа жана Барбуда; Аргентина; Aruba; Багама аралдары; Барбадос; Белиз; Бермуд аралдары; Боливия; Caribbean Netherlands; Bouvet Island; Бразилия; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Чили; Колумбия; Коста-Рика; Куба; Curaçao; Доминика; Доминикана Республикасы; Эквадор; Сальвадор; Фолкленд; French Guiana; Гренада; Guadeloupe; Гватемала; Гайана; Гаити Республикасы; Гондурас; Ямайка; Martinique; Мексика; Montserrat; Никарагуа; Панама; Парагвай; Перу; Puerto Rico; Saint Barthélemy; Сент-Китс жана Невис; Сент-Люсия; Saint-Martin; Сент-Винсент жана Гренадиндер; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Суринам; Тринидад жана Тобаго; Turks and Caicos Islands; Уругвай; Венесуэла; United States Virgin Islands
Program Officer
wikimedia.org
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.
10 февраль – 1 март 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
10 февраль 2025
Renewal deadline
1 март 2025
Submission deadline
3 март – 4 апрель 2025
Review and translation
4 апрель – 2 май 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
16 май 2025
Decision announced
30 май – 14 июнь 2025
Agreement and first payment
15 январь 2026
Midpoint conversation
31 июль 2026 / 15 август 2026
Final or first year report due
1 сентябрь – 30 сентябрь 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
30 сентябрь 2025
Submission deadline
30 сентябрь – 10 октябрь 2025
Review and translation
10 октябрь – 15 ноябрь 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
28 ноябрь 2025
Decision announced
15 декабрь – 17 январь 2026
Agreement and first payment
1 июль – 31 июль 2026
Midpoint conversation
30 январь 2027
Final or first year report due
10 февраль – 1 март 2026
Applicant support and eligibility check
2 март 2026
Submission deadline
3 март – 16 март 2026
Review and translation
4 май – 13 апрель 2026
Review feedback and applicant engagement
20 май 2026
Decision announced
21 май – 7 июнь 2026
Agreement and first payment
15 январь 2027
Midpoint conversation
31 июль 2027
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 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.
Resources
Meet the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Funding Committee
LAC Regional Funds committee and proposal review process
Browse Applications
General Support Fund
Rapid Fund
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