The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) awarded a $16,196,355 Project Grant under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500) to the Open Technology Fund (OTF), a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. The grant, awarded on January 21, 2025, supports planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting initiatives focused on the Middle East. Specifically, the grant enables OTF to develop and implement multimedia communication...
The US Agency for Global Media awarded a $207.3 million Project Grant to RFE/RL Inc., doing business as Radio Free Europe, on November 19, 2021. The grant funding will support planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in Eastern Europe. Specifically, Radio Free Europe will utilize the funding to promote freedom and democracy and enhance understanding through multimedia communication of accurate, objective, and balanced news, information, and other programming about...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $115,120 Project Grant to Mgrt Mert Medya Radyo Televizyon Yayinciligi VE Reklamcilik Anonim Sirketi, a non-profit organization, under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) federal grant program. The purpose of the grant is to create, produce, and air a weekly news program entitled "Strengthen Social Cohesion, Development, Prevention, Intervention and Reintegration in Northern Syria" on...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $121,114 Project Grant under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) federal grant program to Radio Rozana, a non-profit organization. The grant will fund two main activities: (1) to replace damaged ITS FM transmitter, processor, and power supply equipment from a February 2023 earthquake; and (2) to create and broadcast a suite of media programs designed to advance U.S. policy goals for...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,043,216 cooperative agreement to the University of Southern California under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to facilitate the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI) exchange and partnership program between the U.S. and Middle East/North Africa television industry. The award, issued on September 1, 2021 with a completion date of January 31, 2023, will support MEMI's efforts to expand and strengthen...
This federal Project Grant award, 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, will fund the creation, production, and distribution of a suite of media programming on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. The $110,870 award, issued on October 15, 2024, with a final completion date of March 6, 2025, will support the awardee, Mgrt Mert Medya Radyo...
The U.S. Agency for Global Media awarded Radio Free Asia a $96.3 million project grant on December 1, 2021 under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500). The grant will support planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in Asia. Specifically, Radio Free Asia will use the funding to promote freedom and democracy and enhance understanding through multimedia communication of accurate, objective, and balanced news,...
The Open Technology Fund received a $53.5 million project grant award from the U.S. Agency for Global Media on May 28, 2021 to support planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in Eastern Europe. The funding will support the grantee's work under the Agency's International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA #90.500), which aims to promote freedom and democracy through multimedia communication of accurate news and information about the U.S....
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to Blumont Global Development, Inc. to implement the Rehabilitating Security Forces Media Directorate program in Iraq from April 5, 2022 to September 30, 2022. This award was made under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021), which supports cultural, educational, alumni, information and media efforts to promote public diplomacy objectives in the...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.600), supports the Sustaining Arab Fact-Based Independent Reporting (SAFIR) project. The $950,000 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, will be implemented by Internews Network, a non-profit organization specializing in media development, information access, and digital rights globally. The project aims to enhance the capacity of independent media outlets and...