Cooperative Agreement SAQMIP22CA0160

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism, a non-profit media organization in Tirana, Albania. The grant funding supports the center's "Investigative Journalism Laboratory 9 and 31-Minutes Season 7" initiative, which trains young journalists in ethical investigative journalism and multimedia skills. Key project...

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Albanian Center for Quality Journalism, a non-profit media organization in Tirana, Albania. The 18-month project titled "Investigative Network Albania" aims to enhance Albanian investigative journalism through the development of a platform, grants for journalists, media support, and an international student internship program with Boston College. The project falls...

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 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...

This Project Grant 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 $200,000.00 to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism to improve English language skills for 20 Albanian journalists and immerse 12 of them in American media practices. The goal is to better train these journalists and make them more globally aware, so they can better understand the ethics, values, and latest techniques in...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $100,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to Birn to fight fake news and misinformation. The one-year project grant, awarded September 1, 2021, will provide hands-on training for aspiring journalists and improve public awareness regarding professional journalism. Specifically, Birn will establish a platform utilizing public data and fact-checking resources to deliver these services in...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $491,850 Project Grant to the Moldova-based non-profit organization Centrul Pentru Jurnalism Independent under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to strengthen independent media in Moldova. This funding, which runs from August 2023 through February 2025, will enable Centrul Pentru Jurnalism Independent to: 1) strengthen the sustainability and institutional monitoring capacity of Moldovan media; 2) produce high-quality...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $145,000 Cooperative Agreement to Nezavisno Udruzenje Novinara Srbije (NUNS), a Serbian non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA #19.900). The purpose of the award is to support NUNS' "Small Media Grants Program" which provides funding to independent media outlets, investigative journalists, and democracy-building initiatives in Serbia. Specific activities funded include the annual...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) provides $146,300.00 to R Media L.L.C. to conduct 25 training sessions on media literacy for 25 participants aged 18-35 from the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian community in Kosovo. The award period is from October 15, 2023 to October 15, 2024. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to strengthen democratic institutions, protect human rights, foster economic growth, and promote regional stability and cooperation...