Instituto Guatemalteco Americano IGA

Instituto Guatemalteco Americano IGA is a Guatemala-based non-profit organization that serves as a prime federal grant recipient, delivering educational exchange coordination, English-language instruction, media literacy, and cultural programming to support U.S. State Department priorities in Guatemala. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient with no federal contracts; all 51 awards in the source data are federal grants from the Department of State.

Instituto Guatemalteco Americano's federal funding derives entirely from the Department of State through three bureaus. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs funds 20 awards (39% of the total), the Bureau of Public Affairs funds 18 awards (35%), and the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs funds 12 awards (24%), with a single award from the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The organization has obligated $1.6 million across its full federal award portfolio to date, with recent awards ranging from late 2023 through March 2026.

The organization's recent work centers on three core programs. EducationUSA Guatemala promotes U.S. higher education opportunities and advises Guatemalan students on academic pathways to American institutions, with multiple awards supporting advisor and coordinator salaries, materials, and travel. The Walt Whitman American Center (WWAC) operates as an American Spaces venue for outreach via virtual, hybrid, and in-person programming, with awards supporting annual programs, media literacy initiatives, citizenship and governance education, English instruction, and entrepreneurship training. The 100,000 Strong in the Americas program coordinates educational exchanges between Guatemala and the United States. Recent grant awards include an EducationUSA Guatemala project grant (March 2026 award date, $31 March 2027 completion) promoting U.S. higher education and Department of State scholarships, an American Spaces Support Funds grant (October 2025 award date, October 2026 completion) for WWAC outreach programming, and an EducationUSA project grant (June 2025 award date, June 2026 completion) extending performance to complete remaining activities.

Activity has remained modest and relatively flat, with three awards in 2022, four in 2023, five in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026. Only two awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The organization operates with no subcontract relationships in its federal award portfolio.