Opportunity Information: Apply for PDS BOG FY23 SG2
The U.S. Department of State, through the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, is offering a discretionary grant opportunity to support a documentary film project that highlights the importance of the Ethnic Chapter of Colombia's 2016 Peace Accord. The central idea is to pair documentary production with hands-on workforce development by training young people in filmmaking and digital storytelling, then working alongside them to produce a completed documentary grounded in community perspectives from some of the regions most affected by the conflict and its aftermath. The project is expected to run 12 to 18 months from the time funds are disbursed, and the Embassy anticipates making one award with a maximum value of USD 100,000.
The program focuses on three priority regions: La Guajira, Choco, and either Cauca or Narino. The grant is designed to engage young aspiring filmmakers and storytellers between the ages of 18 and 35 in these areas, with the intent of building practical audiovisual skills while also deepening understanding of the Ethnic Chapter and what it means for Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities. The opportunity is rooted in the U.S. role as the first International Accompanier to the Ethnic Chapter, a role formally marked in October 2022 when Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez at a related ceremony. The Embassy frames this work as especially important given the disproportionate impact of decades of conflict on ethnic communities, including high victimization and large-scale displacement.
From an implementation standpoint, the Embassy is looking for an organization or individual with documentary film experience who can design and lead a series of workshops that blend theory with practical production. Training is expected to happen in each of the targeted regions and to produce high-quality field material, including interviews and b-roll. The structure described in the notice emphasizes training participants in pairs, equipping them with core skills in visual storytelling and production, and then having those teams return to their home communities to gather interviews and footage that reflect local realities and viewpoints. Participants would share that material with the grantee, who would then curate and shape it into a coherent documentary narrative in coordination with the Embassy and the communities involved.
A key component is a second-stage, more advanced training experience focused on editing and postproduction. After initial workshops and community-based filming, the grantee is expected to select a subset of trainees to travel to a central location for continued instruction and direct participation in editing. The final documentary should be produced collaboratively in a way that protects and centers community vision, rather than treating community members as passive subjects. The completed film must also explicitly address the United States' role as the first international accompanier to the Ethnic Chapter, connecting that role to broader themes of inclusive peace, rights, and accountability.
The grant has both skill-building and public awareness outcomes. On the skills side, it aims to leave young participants with concrete capabilities in audiovisual production, interviewing, story development, and postproduction, which can translate into future opportunities in media or advocacy. On the public impact side, the documentary is intended to raise awareness of the Ethnic Chapter's significance, portray how Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities relate to the Peace Accord and its implementation, and provide a grounded look at Colombia's progress in carrying out Ethnic Chapter commitments. Because of that, applicants are expected to demonstrate knowledge of the Peace Accord and the Ethnic Chapter, and to integrate substantive learning on these topics into the workshops so participants can engage the subject matter with depth and accuracy, not just film technique.
Deliverables include the production of the final documentary and public screenings in at least three theaters across the focus regions (Choco, La Guajira, and Cauca/Narino). Eligibility is broad, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, individuals, and other eligible entities as described in the full notice. The funding opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.040, with opportunity number PDS BOG FY23 SG2. The original closing date listed was August 26, 2023, and the notice instructs applicants to contact the U.S. Embassy Bogota Public Diplomacy Section directly for specific application instructions, required forms, and deadlines, indicating that procedural details are managed through the Embassy rather than relying only on the public synopsis.Apply for PDS BOG FY23 SG2
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Colombia in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Promoting the Ethnic Chapter of the 2016 Peace Accord in Colombia through Documentary Film" 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 Jul 27, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 26, 2023. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity about?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, offered through the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, to support a documentary film project focused on the Ethnic Chapter of Colombia's 2016 Peace Accord.
2) What is the main purpose of the project?
The project pairs documentary production with hands-on workforce development. The core idea is to train young people in filmmaking and digital storytelling, then work alongside them to produce a completed documentary grounded in community perspectives from regions heavily affected by the conflict and its aftermath.
3) What regions does the program focus on?
The program focuses on three priority regions: La Guajira, Choco, and either Cauca or Narino.
4) Who is the project intended to engage as trainees?
The grant is designed to engage young aspiring filmmakers and storytellers between the ages of 18 and 35 from the priority regions.
5) What is the expected project duration?
The project is expected to run 12 to 18 months from the time funds are disbursed.
6) How much funding is available?
The Embassy anticipates making one award with a maximum value of USD 100,000.
7) How many awards does the Embassy expect to make?
Based on the notice, the Embassy anticipates making one award.
8) What is the role of the selected grantee?
The Embassy is looking for an organization or individual with documentary film experience who can design and lead workshops that blend theory with practical production, coordinate field collection of footage, and curate and shape participant-produced material into a coherent documentary narrative in coordination with the Embassy and the communities involved.
9) What type of training activities are expected?
Training is expected to occur in each targeted region and emphasize practical production. The workshops should build core skills in visual storytelling and production and generate high-quality field material such as interviews and b-roll.
10) How are participants expected to work during production?
The structure described emphasizes training participants in pairs, then having those teams return to their home communities to gather interviews and footage reflecting local realities and viewpoints. Participants share the material with the grantee for incorporation into the documentary.
11) Is there an advanced training phase after the initial workshops?
Yes. A second-stage, more advanced training experience is expected, focused on editing and postproduction.
12) Who attends the advanced editing/postproduction training?
After initial workshops and community-based filming, the grantee is expected to select a subset of trainees to travel to a central location for continued instruction and direct participation in editing.
13) What are the expectations for how the documentary is produced with communities?
The documentary should be produced collaboratively in a way that protects and centers community vision, rather than treating community members as passive subjects.
14) What topics must the final documentary explicitly address?
The completed film must explicitly address the United States' role as the first international accompanier to the Ethnic Chapter, linking that role to broader themes of inclusive peace, rights, and accountability.
15) Why is the U.S. role as an international accompanier emphasized?
The opportunity is rooted in the U.S. role as the first International Accompanier to the Ethnic Chapter, formally marked in October 2022 when Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez at a related ceremony.
16) What outcomes is the grant aiming to achieve?
The grant targets both skill-building and public awareness outcomes. Skill-building includes practical audiovisual capabilities such as interviewing, story development, and postproduction. Public awareness includes raising understanding of the Ethnic Chapter's significance and portraying how Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities relate to the Peace Accord and its implementation.
17) What deliverables are required?
Deliverables include the final documentary and public screenings in at least three theaters across the focus regions (Choco, La Guajira, and Cauca/Narino).
18) What kinds of film material is the project expected to produce during fieldwork?
The notice calls for high-quality field material, including interviews and b-roll, gathered from the targeted regions and grounded in community perspectives.
19) Do applicants need knowledge of Colombia's Peace Accord and the Ethnic Chapter?
Yes. Applicants are expected to demonstrate knowledge of the Peace Accord and the Ethnic Chapter and to integrate substantive learning on these topics into workshops so participants engage the subject matter with depth and accuracy, not just film technique.
20) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as broad, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, individuals, and other eligible entities as described in the full notice.
21) Is this opportunity open to individuals, or only organizations?
Individuals are listed among the eligible applicants, alongside institutions and nonprofits, as described in the notice.
22) What is the funding program identifier (CFDA) for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.040.
23) What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is PDS BOG FY23 SG2.
24) What was the original closing date listed in the synopsis?
The original closing date listed was August 26, 2023.
25) Where do applicants get the application instructions, required forms, and deadlines?
The notice instructs applicants to contact the U.S. Embassy Bogota Public Diplomacy Section directly for specific application instructions, required forms, and deadlines, indicating that procedural details are managed through the Embassy rather than only through the public synopsis.
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