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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Public Journalism Club, a non-profit organization in Yerevan, Armenia. The grant is funded through the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), which supports civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. The project aims to fortify Armenia's resilience against disinformation and hybrid threats by fostering deeper Armenia-U.S....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) provides $249,999.00 to support the project "Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference in Moldova." The award, which runs from September 29, 2024 to February 26, 2025, aims to support Moldova's Center for Strategic Communication and combat disinformation through monitoring activities. The grantee, the...

TEXTY, in cooperation with Internews Ukraine, will implement the Grey Zone Project under this $108,004 Project Grant awarded by the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on September 27, 2021. The Grey Zone Project is a multi-component intervention aimed at studying and mapping disinformation in social media in Ukraine and developing new creative methods to respond to disinformation. This award is funded through the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $559,540 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Investigative Journalists NGO. The funding is for the "HETQ Media Factory" project, which aims to foster collaborative and quality journalism in Armenia by providing high-quality media education and preparing responsible and skillful investigative and multimedia professionals. The project will run from October...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $249,991.62 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to The Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Specifically, the Atlantic Council will empower citizen activists and media to combat disinformation using data analytical tools. The period of...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to support developing local production capacity to deliver independent news and fight propaganda in Moldova. The grant funding supports the project from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Economic Support Fund Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900). The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $70,514 to Minu Asociacion Civil to implement the Youth Against the Infodemic program in Argentina. The program will be carried out in partnership with five beneficiary non-governmental organizations (BNCS) - ICANA, IICANA, ISICANA, ARICANA and ATICANA - from July 1, 2022 to February 15, 2023. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) effort to inform and influence...

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency awarded a $2.49 million project grant to the Lepl State Laboratory Of Agriculture in Armenia to support complex epidemiological survey and control of foot and mouth disease in Armenia and Georgia from September 2022 through September 2025. The grant is being used under the Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction program (CFDA 12.351) to advance fundamental knowledge and understanding of sciences supporting the advancement of combating...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to develop and implement activities promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in Armenia utilizing the expertise of U.S. government alumni. The goal of the project is to support civil society and democracy building in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia through public diplomacy...

The Institute for Security and Technology received a $149,955.30 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the Institute will empower citizen...