The U. S. Embassy Prague Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U. S. Department of State is pleased to announce available funding for projects advancing key strategic goals through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.

This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities

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and the procedures for submitting requests for funding.

Please carefully follow all instructions below.The Embassy plans to fund projects that strengthen social, political, and cultural ties between the United States and Czechia and support our Priority Program Areas.

Projects should specifically target Czech audiences living within Czechia.

All programs must:include an American cultural or policy element, AND/ORinvolve a connection with American expert/s, performers, organization/s, or institution/s relevant to the proposed project, ANDpromote increased understanding of U. S. policy and perspectives.Examples of successful programs include, but are not limited to:Academic or professional lectures, seminars, workshops, discussions and speaker programs by U. S. experts and/or about the United States, or reciprocal exchanges to advance joint work on a shared challenge.Community or civic engagement projects or campaigns promoting shared U.S.-Czech values.Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, masterclasses by U. S. artists and exhibitions of U. S. works.

We seek geographically and demographically diverse audiences within Czechia and prioritize proposals with a significant programming component outside of Prague.

Program audiences should be young adult or adult populations in Czechia.