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...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $643,841 cooperative agreement to Iorg LTD under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to consolidate and advance research on Mandarin-language disinformation and propaganda operating on YouTube from September 30, 2022 through March 30, 2024. The award will support efforts to identify signatures of pro-PRC actors disseminating disinformation on the platform and situate such disinformation efforts within the broader...
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 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...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provided $130,000 to research the extent and nature of People's Republic of China (PRC) influence and collaboration in academic institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. The grant period ran from September 30, 2021 to July 31, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and...
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 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) received a $499,919 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Office of the Secretary of State under the Public Diplomacy Programs grant program (CFDA 19.040). The award will support a two-pronged project to build global understanding of Chinese propaganda and disinformation efforts and promote transparency and informed decision-making in Armenia through January 2023. CEPA will deliver analyses of Chinese government messaging and...
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 U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $108,711.10 Cooperative Agreement to Friends of Europe, a Belgium-based non-profit organization, to address the issues of Russian propaganda and disinformation. The award, spanning from September 2024 to February 2025, supports Friends of Europe's Citizen Engagement Unit and "Debating Europe" initiative, which aims to better understand the challenges posed by Russian disinformation and inform...
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...