The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Iorg LTD. $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to carry out a year-long research project countering Chinese disinformation and propaganda. The project will involve scientific research, international engagement through research publication and participation in forums and networking events. The work will be performed in Taiwan from December 2021 through December 2022. The Public...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $499,858 cooperative agreement to Acamedia, Z. U. of Çekya to support research and outreach activities from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. The award will investigate, analyze, and publicize the Chinese Communist Party's foreign-directed propaganda, disinformation, and related interference activities. This aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) goal of informing and influencing foreign publics to...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $129,333 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Doublethink Lab for a research project analyzing Chinese propaganda techniques regarding Xinjiang and Hong Kong. The project will use computational analysis to identify and expose how the People's Republic of China disseminates disinformation at scale, with the goal of delivering these findings between October 2021 and September 2023. The Public Diplomacy...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $350,000 cooperative agreement to The RAND Corporation under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to conduct research and analysis on efforts by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to undermine international standards and U.S. interests related to critical resources and supply chains in sectors such as power, natural resources, and extractives. The project period is from September 30, 2021 through...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1,247,590 cooperative agreement to Moonshot CVE LTD under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The two-year award will support efforts to build the capacity of foreign government officials in Indonesia to recognize and counter state-sponsored disinformation and propaganda from China. As the sub-awardee, Moonshot CVE LTD will provide training and expertise to empower officials across all levels...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $249,819 Project Grant to Acamedia, Z. U. of Çekya under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support countering disinformation through researching problematic PRC influence from September 27, 2021 through October 31, 2022. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs, which aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and strengthening relationships with foreign publics, the grantee will conduct...
This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Secretary of State on September 2, 2024, is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The primary goal of this award is to deepen counter-disinformation capacity through enhanced technical skills and collaboration among government officials, NGOs, and journalists, particularly in countries that have endorsed the counter-disinformation framework. The awardee,...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to the American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education to build capacity of foreign researchers, journalists, and civil society actors to counter the use of coercive legal instruments by the People's Republic of China and/or the Chinese Communist Party to limit freedom of expression. This award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 30, 2022 for completion...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded $275,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to develop a modular game to counter disinformation narratives. The grant has a one-year period of performance from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. This award will fund the creation of an interactive game aimed at...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in China from September 25, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). This program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals by informing and influencing foreign audiences and strengthening relationships between the U.S. and other nations. The funding will...