Project Grant OT0123GO00001

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...

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 Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (doing business as Amideast) under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant will support the continuation of Amideast's Access for Adults program in the West Bank from September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program aims...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.432 - Academic Exchange Programs - Educational Advising and Student Services) will provide $1,031,125.00 to support the administration of EducationUSA advising services in the Middle East and North Africa region. The awardee, America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (doing business as Amideast), will implement advising operations in countries such as Egypt,...

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 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 $127,650 to Doublethink Media LLC through the Regional Democracy Program (CFDA 19.221) from May 27, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The Project Grant aims to support democracy and human rights in the Near East region through media-focused initiatives delivered by Doublethink Media in Iran. Specifically, the one-year award will fund efforts by Doublethink Media to strengthen independent media and freedom of expression through training workshops...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) federal grant program to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (doing business as Amideast), a non-profit organization. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, with a completion date of December 30, 2024, will fund programs and activities focused on "SUBSTANTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded Internews Network a $1.8 million cooperative agreement under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) to support foreign assistance goals and objectives in Iran from August 9, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Under this cooperative agreement, Internews Network will provide services that align with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' strategic plan to deliver independent news and information in Iran. Given...