Description
The U.S. Mission to Georgia, Department of State, is pleased to announce the 2024 Book Translation Program. The program aims to increase the accessibility and affordability of the latest research, analysis, and popular contemporary literature by American authors to the Georgian students, researchers, and the general public. The program will provide grants to publishing houses and public and private educational institutions to translate books by American authors under various themes, including public policy, media, economics, rule of law, basic education, social sciences, and humanities.
The program requires a minimum 30% cost-share, and the grant will cover up to 70% of the total project budget. The total available funding is $100,000, and the award ceiling is $10,000. The program is open to Georgian publishing houses and public and private educational institutions.
Some key requirements for the program include:
• The proposal must clearly address the goals and objectives of the funding opportunity
• All documents must be in English
• All budgets must be in U.S. dollars
• All pages must be numbered
• All documents must be formatted to 8 ½ x 11 paper
• The translator's CV/Resume must be included
• A copy of the communication or contract with the copyright holder must be included
• A co-funding letter must be included if applicable
• A partnership letter must be included if applicable