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Latin American Grant Program
In addition to
serving the long-term needs of the AMIGOS program, the Foundation for
Amigos de las Américas pioneered a series of nine $1,000 special
grants to the 2004 Latin American projects. These grants were made in
response to requests from the Project Directors, who provided written
grant requests and project monitoring. The dynamic grant projects
demonstrated that the Foundation can leverage gifts from donors to
create a significant impact in project communities in Latin America.
The 2004 grant program enjoyed great success because of the energies
and ingenuity of the AMIGOS Volunteers, their host communities and the
numerous partner organizations that participated.
To build upon the
overwhelming success of last year’s grant projects, the Foundation
will again be awarding small grants during the summer of 2005. The
following criteria will be used in evaluating the grant proposals:
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Project furthers the mission of Amigos
de las Américas in Latin America. |
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2. |
Community beneficiaries were involved
in the process of identifying and designing the project.
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3. |
Project is directed toward an entire
community or a community group (e.g. school, youth group, etc.)
instead of individuals or individual families. |
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4. |
Project is actively supported by
community members, local governments, local nonprofit agencies, or
AMIGOS partner agencies. |
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5. |
Project proposal is endorsed by the
AMIGOS Latin American Programs Director. |
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6. |
Project utilizes local resources and
assets to the best extent possible and has been designed to be
sustainable within the community. |
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7. |
Grant project is an opportunity that
goes above and beyond what AMIGOS would normally implement in a
project area during the summer. |
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Overview of 2007 Grant Projects
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Overview of 2006 Grant Projects
(PDF) |
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Overview of 2005 Grant Projects
(PDF) |
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Overview of 2004 Grant Projects
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Resources for Project Directors |
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