Project Grant MN0126GO00001
- The US Agency for Global Media awarded a $167,796,576 project grant to Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc., doing business as Middle East Broadcasting, on November 30, 2021. The grant funding will support planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in the Middle East under the agency's International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA #90.500). The program aims to promote freedom and democracy and enhance understanding through multimedia...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) awarded $10.0 million to the Open Technology Fund (OTF) under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports planning and operational expenses related to international broadcasting initiatives in the Middle East. OTF, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, utilizes these funds to develop...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) awarded RFE/RL Inc., doing business as Radio Free Europe, a Project Grant of $116.7 million effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500). This grant supports planning and operational expenses for international broadcasting services in Eastern Europe, enabling the organization to deliver multimedia news, information,...
- The Open Technology Fund received a $61,405,706 project grant award from the U.S. Agency for Global Media on July 21, 2022. The grant funding will support planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in the Middle East under the Agency's International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA #90.500). This program aims to promote freedom and democracy overseas through accurate, objective multimedia communication and programming about the United...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Radio Free Asia (RFA) received a $17.65M project grant from the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The grant funds planning and operational expenses related to international broadcasting activities in Asia, enabling RFA to produce and distribute multimedia news content and programming across digital and...
- 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. 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 $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 program (CFDA 19.021), aims to empower 162 young individuals aged 19-25 from the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The $168,353.62 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will enhance the leadership potential of these young participants and equip them with skills for peacebuilding and nonviolent activism. The award recipient,...
The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) awarded Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. a Project Grant of $33.9 million on October 1, 2025, under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500). This award supports planning and operations expenses for international broadcasting activities targeting Middle Eastern audiences. The funding enables the organization to produce and disseminate multimedia content—including news, analysis, video reports, and podcasts—across broadcasting and digital platforms, with coverage spanning politics, economy, science, and technology. The grant period runs through September 30, 2026. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, leverages this funding to deliver accurate, objective, and balanced information about the United States and global affairs to overseas audiences in the Middle East region. As one of three authorized grantee organizations under this program, the organization advances U.S. public diplomacy objectives by providing alternative news sources and information in regions with limited press freedoms. The grant requires the organization to submit an annual financial plan, undergo annual audits, and maintain compliance documentation for three years, with funds expected to be expended within the fiscal year unless prior Board of Governors approval for carryover is obtained.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $16.9m | 2/19/26 | ||
| Not listed | $5.0m | 1/12/26 | ||
| Not listed | $12.0m | 12/1/25 |