Project Grant 18932753422

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $5,283,448.00 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to empower independent journalists and media outlets in Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal is to build their capacity to deliver trustworthy news that counters corruption and propaganda, thereby strengthening rights-respecting democracies in the region. The 5-year award, which began on September 30, 2024,...

Under the $147,795.20 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Film Independent, Inc. will provide skills training to 24-30 Emirati filmmakers through online and in-person workshops on short film and episodic storytelling by March 2023. The award is part of the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program, with the objective of promoting cultural understanding through media efforts. Film Independent will teach filmmakers to craft...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $140,000 project grant to New Narratives, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to address fundamental challenges facing independent journalism in Liberia. The grant-funded project will provide Liberian journalists with financial resources, training in basic journalism skills and knowledge, and support for operating in a threatening environment through capacity building efforts ending July 31,...

This $4,724,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime program), supports independent media in Central America in conducting investigations and evaluations that will increase their ability to uncover crime and corruption. The grant recipient, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting-US (IWPR-US), is a non-profit organization focused on media development, civil society strengthening, and...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Bootcamp Media Literacy Initiative Inc. on September 30, 2024. The award, funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, will support a five-day workshop in the Philippines to convene emerging content creators, journalists, and advocates from ASEAN member nations and Timor-Leste. The workshop aims to advance their knowledge and skills in critical...

This $104,150 Project Grant awarded on September 29, 2023 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) supports the Media Foundation For West Africa (MFWA), a regional non-governmental organization, to enhance the media's capacity in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and democratic consolidation in Ghana. Key activities include media development, journalism training, fact-checking initiatives, and capacity building...

This federal Project Grant award of $199,461.78, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) program, aims to increase Palestinian youth's ability to utilize media literacy knowledge, skills, and competencies in responding to information, entertainment, and persuasion. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2024, will build the capacity of teachers and trainers to implement media literacy...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs has awarded a $249,983 Cooperative Agreement to Western Washington University (WWU) to run a Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on Media Literacy and Journalism in Tonga. The project, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will provide virtual activities and follow-on programming from September 30, 2023 through July 30, 2025. The goal is to support U.S. foreign policy objectives by informing and...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $224,365 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to the Khayat Culture And Learning Foundation. The grant will support training youth in Lebanon in investigative journalism and production of documentaries for television addressing issues such as violent extremism, corruption, human rights, misinformation, gender challenges, and youth problems. The training and documentary productions...