This region includes the following countries and territories:
Anguilla; Antigua i Barbuda; Argentyna; Aruba; Bahamy; Barbados; Belize; Bermudy; Boliwia; Caribbean Netherlands; Wyspa Bouveta; Brazylia; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Chile; Kolumbia; Kostaryka; Kuba; Curaçao; Dominika; Dominikana; Ekwador; Salwador; Falklandy; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Gwatemala; Gujana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamajka; Martinique; Meksyk; Montserrat; Nikaragua; Panama; Paragwaj; Peru; Puerto Rico; Saint-Barthélemy; Saint Kitts i Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint-Martin; Saint Vincent i Grenadyny; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Surinam; Trynidad i Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Urugwaj; Wenezuela; 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.
Nadchodząca runda 1 (2023-24)
2 września – 30 września 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
9 września 2024
Renewal deadline
30 września 2024
Submission deadline
30 września – 24 października 2024
Review and translation
31 października – 15 listopada 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
29 listopada 2024
Decision announced
16 grudnia 2024 – 17 stycznia 2025
Agreement and first payment
1 lipca – 31 lipca 2025
Midpoint conversation
30 stycznia 2026 / 31 marca 2026
Final or first year report due
Runda 2 (2023-24)
10 lutego – 1 marca 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
10 lutego 2025
Renewal deadline
1 marca 2025
Submission deadline
3 marca – 4 kwietnia 2025
Review and translation
4 kwietnia – 2 maja 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
16 maja 2025
Decision announced
30 maja – 14 czerwca 2025
Agreement and first payment
15 stycznia 2026
Midpoint conversation
31 lipca 2026 / 15 sierpnia 2026
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_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.