Project Grant RO1400017128

The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) awarded a $64,488,206 Project Grant under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500) to Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. on October 8, 2024. The grant supports planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in the Middle East, enabling the organization to deliver multimedia communication initiatives that promote freedom, democracy, and international understanding. Through its...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $72,120,354.00 and awarded on October 8, 2024, is provided by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500). The funding supports the planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in Eastern Europe conducted by the grantee, RFE / RL Inc., doing business as Radio Free Europe. The grant enables RFE / RL Inc. to deliver accurate, objective, and...

This Project Grant award, totaling $1,172,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award aims to elevate JSU-TV, the television station operated by Jackson State University (JSU), by upgrading its equipment to industry standards, implementing a comprehensive student training program, and establishing clear metrics for success. JSU, a historically black...

Austin Community College District will use a $700,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to establish an Educational Resource Center at Austin PBS through August 31, 2025. The grant funding is provided through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, which aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities. Specifically, Austin...

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 based in Washington, D.C. The grant, awarded on January 21, 2025, supports OTF's planning and operational expenses related to international broadcasting, particularly in the Middle East region. Through this federal grant, OTF develops and implements multimedia...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $103,914 Project Grant to Media Alternativa of Moldova under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to support the project "Ensure TV8 Continuous Broadcast in Digital Multiplex" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. The grant will fund efforts to provide continuous broadcasting services for TV8 in digital format within Moldova's public diplomacy programs in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia aimed at...

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,...

This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The purpose of this award is to support the "TV NORD in the Northern Region 2.0" project, which provides a no-cost extension to accommodate program timeline adjustments due to suspension and delays in disbursing advances after the grant was reactivated. The grant was awarded on July 31, 2024 and is...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $349,326 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program to the Wgbh Educational Foundation. The 2-year project, running from April 2025 to March 2027, will undertake research to develop a simplified data model for the PBCore metadata schema. This will include documentation of the new model, an improved suite of PBCore-related tools, and detailed case studies on how cultural...

This $199,461.78 federal Project Grant award was 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. The grant aims to increase the ability of Palestinian youth to activate media literacy knowledge, skills, and competencies in responding to information, entertainment, and persuasion. It does this by building the capacity of teachers and trainers to implement media literacy programs in...