This region includes the following countries and territories:
Anguilla; Antigua dan Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Bahama; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Caribbean Netherlands; Pulau Bouvet; Brasil; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Chili; Kolombia; Kosta Rika; Kuba; Curaçao; Dominika; Republik Dominika; Ekuador; El Salvador; Kepulauan Falkland; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaika; Martinique; Meksiko; Montserrat; Nikaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Saint-Barthélemy; Saint Kitts dan Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint-Martin; Saint Vincent dan Grenadines; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Suriname; Trinidad dan Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Uruguay; Venezuela; United States Virgin Islands
Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
General Support Fund - Round 1 (2024-25)
2 September – 30 September 2024
Dukungan pemohon hibah dan pemeriksaan kelayakan
9 September 2024
Tenggat pengajuan hibah ulang
30 September 2024
Tenggat pengajuan hibah
30 September – 24 Oktober 2024
Tinjauan dan terjemahan
31 Oktober – 15 November 2024
Umpan balik tinjauan dan pelibatan pemohon hibah
29 November 2024
Pengumuman hasil
16 Desember 2024 – 17 Januari 2025
Perjanjian hibah dan pembayaran pertama
1 Juli – 31 Juli 2025
Perbincangan tengah masa
30 Januari 2026 / 31 Maret 2026
Tenggat laporan akhir atau tahun pertama
General Support Fund - Round 2 (2024-25)
10 Februari – 1 Maret 2025
Dukungan pemohon hibah dan pemeriksaan kelayakan
10 Februari 2025
Tenggat pengajuan hibah ulang
1 Maret 2025
Tenggat pengajuan hibah
3 Maret – 4 April 2025
Tinjauan dan terjemahan
4 April – 2 Mei 2025
Umpan balik tinjauan dan pelibatan pemohon hibah
16 Mei 2025
Pengumuman hasil
30 Mei – 14 Juni 2025
Perjanjian hibah dan pembayaran pertama
15 Januari 2026
Perbincangan tengah masa
31 Juli 2026 / 15 Agustus 2026
Tenggat laporan akhir atau tahun pertama
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_rapidwikimedia.org
General Support Fund
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at:lac_fundwikimedia.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
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.
Meet the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Funding Committee
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Funding Committee is a group of volunteers from the Latin America and Caribbean region who, as of July 2021, bring their voices, perspectives, and opinions to help size up the region’s complexities to guide funding decision-making in LAC.
LAC Regional Funds committee and proposal review process
Slides for the proposal review process in the LAC funding region. It covers the LAC Committee, application round, review criteria, Committee COI guidelines, and contacts.Recording of the presentation in Spanish.