PD ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT

<p>Goals and Objectives</p><p>• Celebrate American Excellence:</p><p>o Showcase American innovation, technological leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit, celebrating American dynamism or telling America’s story of excellence.</p><p>o Highlight U.S. achievements in science, technology, sports, industry, and culture.</p><p>o Demonstrate the excellence and reliability of American products, services, and standards.</p><p>o Promote American values of free enterprise, individual liberty, and merit-based achievement.</p><p>• Make America Safer</p><p>o Combat Illegal Immigration: Support programs that address root causes of migration by promoting economic opportunity and security in Bolivia, reducing pressure on U.S. borders.</p><p>o Counter Transnational Crime: Build Bolivian capacity to combat narcotics trafficking, particularly synthetic drugs and fentanyl precursors, and dismantle criminal networks that threaten U.S. communities.</p><p>o Enhance Border Security Cooperation: Strengthen information-sharing and law enforcement collaboration between U.S. and Bolivian authorities.</p><p>o Counter Foreign Anti-American Propaganda and Influence Operations: Expose and counter efforts by adversarial nations to establish strategic footholds that could threaten U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere.</p><p>• Make America Stronger</p><p>o Promote Transparency and Anti-Corruption: Support investigative journalism, government accountability mechanisms, and civil society oversight that expose corruption and strengthen democratic institutions aligned with U.S. interests.</p><p>o Strengthen Rule of Law: Build capacity in judicial and law enforcement institutions to combat crime and uphold property rights, creating conditions favorable to U.S. investment.</p><p>o Protect Digital Freedom and Counter False Foreign Anti-American Propaganda: Combat false narratives about the United States with the truth and expose anti-American propaganda from adversarial nations, modeling respect for freedom of speech and opposition to censorship.</p><p>• Make America More Prosperous</p><p>o Expand Commercial Ties: Create opportunities for U.S. businesses and facilitate market access for American goods and services in Bolivia.</p><p>o Promote U.S. Investment Climate: Highlight benefits of U.S. investment and business partnerships over alternatives from non-democratic countries.</p><p>o Build People-to-People Ties: Foster educational and cultural exchanges that create lasting connections between Americans and Bolivians, cultivating future leaders who understand and appreciate the United States.</p><p>o Promote English Language Learning: Expand English proficiency and English teaching capabilities to facilitate trade, educational exchange, and cultural understanding.</p><p><br></p><p>The Public Diplomacy Grants program seeks to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Bolivia by awarding grants to non-profit organizations and individuals for projects that address the following priority areas: Priority Program Areas: 1. Support Bolivia's Economic Opening and U.S. Commercial Partnerships Priority projects may:</p><p>• Facilitate U.S.-Bolivia trade and investment; promote American businesses, products, and partnerships over alternatives from non-market economies</p><p>• Support market-based economic reforms, rule of law, and openness to U.S. investment</p><p>• Promote entrepreneurship that integrates with U.S. supply chains and adopts American business practices</p><p>• Encourage participation in Bolivia's formal economy through business registration, tax compliance, and access to formal financial services</p><p>• Expand participation in transparent financial systems that facilitate legitimate trade while combating money laundering</p><p>• Promote English proficiency to facilitate U.S. trade, educational opportunities, and economic integration Build Civil Society’s Capacity to Manage Bolivia’s Natural Resources Priority projects may:</p><p>• Promote responsible resource development with U.S. partnership and technology</p><p>• Combat illegal mining operations that fund criminal organizations and create instability</p><p>• Counter economic predation by adversarial nations; expose debt traps and highlight superior U.S. partnerships</p><p>• Prevent human, wildlife, and antiquities trafficking that funds transnational crime</p><p>• Build civil society capacity for transparent resource governance Support Freedom of Speech and the Press Priority projects may:</p><p>• Defend free expression and oppose censorship</p><p>• Strengthen investigative journalism that exposes corruption and holds institutions accountable</p><p>• Promote media literacy to help citizens recognize anti-U.S. propaganda and foreign influence operations</p><p>• Enhance transparency and strengthen democratic institutions aligned with U.S. values Strengthen U.S-Bolivian Partnerships Through Public Diplomacy Programs Priority projects may:</p><p>• Build lasting people-to-people connections, particularly in hard-to-access regions outside major cities</p><p>• Cultivate emerging leaders who understand American values and see the U.S. as Bolivia's partner of choice</p><p>• Facilitate educational exchange and study opportunities in the United States</p><p>• Support partnerships between Bolivian and American institutions showcasing U.S. innovation and leadership</p><p>• Celebrate American culture and achievement; counter anti-American narratives</p>

The U.S. Embassy La Paz, Public Diplomacy Section, encourages applications from U.S. or Bolivian citizens and/or organizations, including:•Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations• Public and private educational institutions• Individuals• Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions