Cooperative Agreement STI40024CA0098

The federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program seeks to improve the quality and credibility of media reporting, support media commercial viability, advance media freedom and freedom of expression, and counter misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation in Uganda. The $8,500,000 award to Internews Network, a non-profit organization specializing in media...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $2,191,790 Cooperative Agreement to Digital News Association Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, non-profit organization, under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) grant program. The purpose of this award is to support international development and humanitarian assistance initiatives, with a performance period extending from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026. The Cooperative Agreement will...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs (CFDA 19.979 - Regional Peace and Security) provides $225,000 to enhance media literacy, counter extremist narratives, and foster social cohesion through community engagement, digital creativity, and the active participation of religious and cultural leaders. The award, effective September 30, 2024, will be executed by Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered in the System for Award...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. The award, totaling $1,924,000.00 and effective from September 30, 2024 to June 26, 2025, was issued to World Learning Inc. to support 4-6 on-demand projects, including at least one U.S.-based exchange, and provide direct support for the Digital Communications Network...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $740,625 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to enable journalists, media outlets, and civil society to build capacity across ethnic divides in communities along the Tajikistan-Kyrgyz Republic border from September 16, 2022 through March 31, 2024. This project grant funding will support Internews Network's efforts to...

The Internews Network will receive $1 million through a two-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to expand access to information and freedom of expression in Cambodia. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) program, Internews will implement activities from September 2022 through September 2024 aimed at opening political space and supporting civil society in Cambodia. Specifically, the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provided $200,000 in funding to train 160 L2D-IA graduates as "Youth Master Trainers" (YMTs) to teach digital literacy, critical thinking, and online safety. The YMTs were expected to conduct 320 training sessions, with 100 YMTs becoming social media influencers to expand the program's reach. However, the award was terminated...

<p>The Department of State Bureau of International Organization Affairs awarded a $464,858 Project Grant to Dev.tv / Development Television Agency / Association A But Non-Lucratif to empower young change-makers advancing sustainability or human rights. The grant, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will help these young leaders achieve concrete results through visibility, networking, training, and fundraising support. The project will be completed by December 31, 2023.</p>

This $250,000 Project Grant award under the Department of State's Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) aims to utilize U.S. expertise and the U.S.-Togo relationship to employ media literacy as an educational tool for enhancing understanding across diverse backgrounds, with the ultimate goal of preventing violent extremism. The grant was awarded on September 25, 2023 to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered to do business with the U.S. government. The...

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...