Cooperative Agreement SAM10023CA0045

This Project Grant award of $155,000 from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to increase diverse, high-quality media content and strengthen English proficiency among journalists and content creators in Kazakhstan. The awardee, Next Level English, a for-profit sole proprietorship, will provide tailored English language training courses designed to improve the professional skills of journalists, enhance their...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded Next Level English a $180,000 project grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide English language training for professional journalists in Kazakhstan. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to support civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, through public diplomacy. Under...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $350,000 to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. This Cooperative Agreement supports independent investigative journalism and media landscape development in Albania. Specifically, the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism will work to widen the views of independent media professionals and present a more pluralistic context through...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism / Qendra Shqiptare Per Gazetari Cilesore, a non-profit media center in Albania. The award, with a performance period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will support the Center's efforts to empower Albanian investigative journalism and nurture future journalists. The funding will be used to...

The Organisation Pour LE Developpement Socio-Culturel De Petit-Goave Odscp will provide logistic coordination for two journalism trainings in Haiti with $255,983.20 in funding from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant award period is from July 21, 2022 through May 31, 2023 to support training for a total of 24 reporters and media directors from Haiti. The Public Diplomacy Programs...

The Albanian Center for Quality Journalism received a $120,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to promote independent ethical investigative journalism in Albania. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of December 31, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) CFDA #19.900. This federal program provides civil...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Institute For War And Peace Reporting -US to increase the abilities of professional Mexican journalists to recognize and counter disinformation and produce evidence-based content from September 27, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $4.1 million cooperative agreement to Family Health International (FHI 360) for the Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program, effective through September 30, 2028. Under the Academic Exchange Programs - English Language Programs (CFDA 19.421), FHI 360 will design, administer, and deliver English language instruction and professional development activities that...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,255.55 project grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, a private university and non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900). The purpose of the grant is to teach Azerbaijani students core journalism values and the principles of media management. The funding will support training programs for Azerbaijani and Armenian students focused on journalism, social media, and multimedia...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) is intended to contribute to the development of journalism in Slovenia, including supporting student and junior reporters, and assisting with the internationalization of higher professional standards in Slovenian media. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2023 to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered to do business with the U.S. government. Through this...