Yes, however only one award per competition may be awarded to each Chapter/premium organizational member.

Yes, you may apply for both opportunities. 

The following are required templates to be uploaded in your application:

Group Exchange Facilitation Funding

• Budget Template
• Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Template
• Agenda Template

Community Project Funding

• Budget Template 
• Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Template

Applications will be evaluated by by a group of volunteers who apply and are selected by the Education and Culture team. All volunteers are trained about the program, expectations, and review criteria. Please review the Request for Applications (RFAs) on the hompage listed above, which describe the same review criteria shared with reviewers.

You can learn more about UEI numbers here. If you need support after reviewing these resources, as a Chapter or premium organizational member, you can reach out to membership@lightgoldenrodyellow-caterpillar-563328.hostingersite.com.

Yes. UEIs are open to organizations across the world.  

You can log onto Partners Connect and check your status. If you need support on the status of your membership, you can reach out to membership@lightgoldenrodyellow-caterpillar-563328.hostingersite.com.  

The required amount of cost share is 1:1. The amount requested must be equal to the amount in cost share. 

If your organization is a premium organizational member of the Chapter, they can apply as the organization. If they are not, in order to become one, you should become one or apply through your Chapter. 
a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is a 12-character numeric code that identifies businesses that are eligible for federal grants, awards, and contracts.

The timelines for open applications and awards may change each year. This is dependent on our own award timeline. The goal is to make the timelines of opportunities consistent each year, however Partners cannot guarantee future competition timelines.

In order to ensure fairness to all applicants, Partners of the Americas staff cannot provide feedback to applicants before submission. Please review and share the resources, available on the funding websites, listed at the top on this page.

Funding will be disbursed based on mutually agreed upon timelines between the awardees and Partners of the Americas. This will include 3-4 milestones across the span of the award.

Yes! Our mission is to connect, serve, and change lives. There will be opportunities to connect with fellow awardees to foster networking and knowledge sharing. Awardees will also be encouraged to share their stories and connect with future applicants. 

Yes. All awardees will need to submit 2-3 progress reports (based on the length of their award) describing activities and cost share from that reporting period. The final report will describe the entire project and its impact. Guidance and support will be provided to all awardees. 

Awardees will not need to submit documentation for expenses paid for by Partners funding, however they will be expected to follow all funding guidelines regarding allowable expenses.

All awardees will need to document cost share, so make sure to submit a reasonable amount that at least matches the amount requested. Cost share can include volunteer time, space that is donated, food that is donated, funding from other non-US government donors, and more. Awardees will be provided more guidance on how to document cost share.

Cost share is important in demonstrating the support and full value of your project or exchange. It is necessary for Partners to report this value and it is helpful for awardees as well to demonstrate the capacity to pull together resources and support for programs.

It can be difficult to confirm appointments and plans so far in advance and before confirmed funding. It is not expected that agendas will go exactly as planned. It is expected, however, that only legitimate and realistic potential activities be proposed. Agendas and partnerships must demonstrate how the exchange is in line with the goals. Choose activities and partners with whom you already have contact and the capacity to work with.

Applicants may choose anytime starting January 2, 2026 and ending March 22, 2026, with the award ending by March 31, 2026. Final dates will be confirmed between the awardees and Partners of the Americas. 

You may have multiple international travels – for example 4 people travel in one month and 5 people travel the next month – but each individual can only travel once under this award.

The awardee can be different from the host community, however they must demonstrate strong relationships with the host community. Exchange participant selection will be open. Awardees cannot plan specific people to participate.

Partners will facilitate an open competition for exchange participants. Awardees can restrict participant eligibility to certain professional fields/countries, but it must be in line with the goals of the exchange and justified in the EOI. One individual from each awarded entity will support the review process, but share any conflicts of interest. They must review based on the criteria provided.

Yes, funding may fund travel to the What Works conference if it is in the same timeline as the Group Exchange Facilitation Funding, however there must be additional activities in the exchange agenda. Make sure to review all details in the Request for Applications (RFA).

Yes, exchange participants will need to be citizens of the countries in which they reside. 

Participants on exchanges to the United States will need to have an intermediate level of English.  
More information about participant eligibility will be released later this year when the competition opens. 

Check the website here for the latestinformation.

Eligibility requirements for participation will be announced when the opportunity is open. The idea is that as folks participate in exchanges, become part of the Partners network and continue to connect with Chapters and members post-exchange to build sustainable partnerships, foster mutual understanding, and share experiences. 

When the opportunity for exchange participants is launched, all will be encouraged to share. The launch will be published via social media and email blasts, as well as other channels. 

It will be an open competition. Participants will be selected based on a rubric and by a panel of reviewers. Exchange facilitators cannot choose exchange participants outside of this process.