Opportunity Information: Apply for PDS PAN FY24 01
The Panama Exchange Alumni Seminar 2024 is a competitive U.S. Department of State funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Embassy in Panama (U.S. Mission to Panama). It seeks one organization to run a targeted alumni engagement program for former participants of U.S. government-sponsored or U.S. government-facilitated people-to-people exchange programs in Panama (referred to as exchange alumni). The award will be made as a cooperative agreement, meaning the Embassy is likely to remain actively involved in shaping, guiding, and coordinating key elements of the project to ensure it advances U.S. public diplomacy and foreign policy objectives.
At the center of the project is a single seminar focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically emphasizing how AI can be used to promote equity and inclusion. The selected implementer will be responsible for designing and delivering this seminar experience in a way that is relevant to Panama and meaningful for a professional alumni audience, many of whom are established or emerging leaders across sectors. In addition to the seminar itself, the program must include an alumni networking reception intended to strengthen relationships among alumni and to celebrate the broader impact exchange alumni have had in Panama.
A major required component is a microgrants or small grants element that translates the seminar into real-world action. The implementer must manage a competitive small grants program for teams of seminar participants. These grants are meant to help participants build on the seminar theme by launching or expanding community-facing initiatives tied to AI, equity, and inclusion, positioning alumni as local catalysts and force multipliers. In practice, this implies the awardee will need to establish a transparent competition process, selection criteria, and monitoring approach so that funded teams can carry out tangible projects and demonstrate results aligned with the seminar objectives.
The opportunity is open to U.S. or foreign not-for-profit organizations, including civil society and non-governmental organizations, as well as U.S. or foreign public and private not-for-profit educational or cultural institutions. The Embassy notes that Panama has more than 4,000 exchange alumni, and the broader goal is to sustain engagement with this influential community by providing structured programming and resources that reinforce strategic public diplomacy aims.
Key funding details include an award ceiling of $50,000, with one expected award. The funding opportunity number is PDS PAN FY24 01, and it is listed under CFDA 19.040. The original application deadline is August 9, 2024, and the opportunity was posted on July 15, 2024.Apply for PDS PAN FY24 01
- The U.S. Mission to Panama in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Panama Exchange Alumni Seminar 2024" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-07-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-09. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Panama Exchange Alumni Seminar 2024 - FAQs
What is the Panama Exchange Alumni Seminar 2024 grant opportunity?
The Panama Exchange Alumni Seminar 2024 is a competitive U.S. Department of State funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Embassy in Panama (U.S. Mission to Panama). It will fund one organization to run a targeted alumni engagement program for exchange alumni in Panama.
Who is offering and administering this opportunity?
The opportunity is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the U.S. Embassy in Panama (U.S. Mission to Panama).
What is the main purpose of the funded program?
The purpose is to sustain and strengthen engagement with former participants of U.S. government-sponsored or U.S. government-facilitated people-to-people exchange programs in Panama (exchange alumni) through structured programming and resources that reinforce U.S. public diplomacy and foreign policy objectives.
Who are "exchange alumni" in this opportunity?
Exchange alumni are former participants of U.S. government-sponsored or U.S. government-facilitated people-to-people exchange programs in Panama.
How many exchange alumni are in Panama?
The Embassy notes that Panama has more than 4,000 exchange alumni.
How many organizations will be selected for an award?
One organization is expected to be selected, and there is one expected award.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $50,000.
What type of award will be made?
The award will be made as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement means the Embassy is likely to remain actively involved in shaping, guiding, and coordinating key elements of the project to ensure it advances U.S. public diplomacy and foreign policy objectives.
What is the central required program activity?
The core activity is a single seminar focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a specific emphasis on how AI can be used to promote equity and inclusion.
What topics must the seminar emphasize?
The seminar must focus on AI and specifically emphasize the use of AI to promote equity and inclusion.
Who is the intended audience for the seminar?
The seminar is intended for a professional alumni audience, including many participants who are established or emerging leaders across sectors.
What responsibilities does the selected implementer have for the seminar?
The selected implementer is responsible for designing and delivering the seminar experience in a way that is relevant to Panama and meaningful for the professional alumni audience.
Is there a required networking component?
Yes. The program must include an alumni networking reception intended to strengthen relationships among alumni and to celebrate the broader impact exchange alumni have had in Panama.
Is a grants component required as part of the project?
Yes. A major required component is a microgrants or small grants element that translates the seminar into real-world action.
What is the purpose of the microgrants or small grants component?
The grants are meant to help teams of seminar participants launch or expand community-facing initiatives tied to AI, equity, and inclusion, positioning alumni as local catalysts and force multipliers.
Who competes for the small grants?
The small grants are for teams of seminar participants.
What does the implementer need to manage for the small grants program?
The implementer must manage a competitive small grants program, including establishing a transparent competition process, selection criteria, and a monitoring approach so funded teams can carry out tangible projects and demonstrate results aligned with the seminar objectives.
What kinds of initiatives should the small grants support?
The funded initiatives should be community-facing and tied to the seminar theme: AI, equity, and inclusion.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
The opportunity is open to U.S. or foreign not-for-profit organizations (including civil society and non-governmental organizations), as well as U.S. or foreign public and private not-for-profit educational or cultural institutions.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
The eligibility description provided lists not-for-profit organizations and not-for-profit educational or cultural institutions; for-profit organizations are not included in the provided eligibility categories.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is PDS PAN FY24 01.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.040.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 15, 2024.
What is the application deadline?
The original application deadline is August 9, 2024.
What outcomes is the program expected to produce?
Based on the requirements described, the program is expected to (1) deliver a seminar on AI that emphasizes equity and inclusion in a Panama-relevant way, (2) strengthen alumni relationships through a networking reception, and (3) enable alumni teams to implement tangible community-facing initiatives through a competitive small grants program with monitoring and demonstrable results aligned to the seminar objectives.
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