Kakheti. The contest of the Small Grants Program of the Democracy Commission announced by the US Embassy was discussed in Telavi, in the hall of the Central Library. Public Relations Department of the US Embassy administers the Program.

Maximum amount of the grant is 24,000 USD and the Georgia-based non-commercial, non-governmental, educational and media organizations are eligible to participate. Representatives of NGOs, educational institutions and media outlets have participated in the meeting held in the library. According to the Grant Programs Coordinator of the US Embassy SopioGegechkori, "the Public Relations Department" of the US Embassy annually announces the Small Grants Program for the Development of Democracy, about the terms of which we held the informative meeting in Telavi with the representatives of local NGOs, media and educational institutions. The contest topics of the current year's Program are the activation and increased participation of the civil society, informing the population about election processes, promoting the development of media organizations and the participation-activation of the youth. These are the 4 major topics that the applications will be submitted for."