The Chunguza Media Project, funded through a $249,876 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs, aims to deliver investigative journalism products and services to increase accountability in Tanzania. The award is part of the State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs federal grant program (CFDA #19.989), which provides funding for projects and programs supporting Africa Bureau economic priorities that do not fall under dedicated...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 project grant to Ne Hallgassunk Nonprofit Kft. to strengthen conscious media consumption among Hungarian youth from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which addresses human rights abuses and supports open political spaces globally. Specifically, Ne Hallgassunk Nonprofit Kft. will...
This $8.5 million Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) grant program, aims to improve the quality and credibility of media reporting, support media commercial viability, advance media freedom and freedom of expression, and counter misinformation, disinformation and malinformation in Uganda. The non-profit organization Internews Network, which has an extensive portfolio of USAID...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $100,000.00 to support local, investigative journalism initiatives in targeted rural, historically marginalized areas. The purpose is to promote transparency, accountability, and combat disinformation. The award is granted to Ustav Nezavisle Zurnalistiky, Z.u., a non-profit organization based in Czechia, with a performance...
The U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $244,798 Cooperative Agreement to the International Center For Journalists Inc. (ICFJ) to conduct a 12-month program on "Media Smart: Spotting Truth in a Fake News World" for non-journalists in Africa. The program aims to empower African youth to develop storytelling skills that combat disinformation. As a non-profit organization specializing in media development and journalism training, ICFJ...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Albanian Center for Quality Journalism (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF PD Programs) to support the "Investigative Journalism Laboratory 9 and 31-Minutes Season 7" initiative. This grant trains young journalists in Albania in ethical investigative journalism techniques and multimedia skills, including producing the "31 Minutes" show that focuses on overlooked issues. The...
This $249,994 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) will fund the International Center For Journalists Inc. (ICFJ) to implement a project titled "Strengthening Resilience and Innovation in Georgian Newsrooms." The project aims to support independent journalism, combat disinformation, and enhance media professional skills in the Georgian context. Key activities...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $208,500 Project Grant to Intreprinderea CU Capital Strain Reforma Art, Societate CU Raspundere Limitata of Moldova to support independent media production strengthening from June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2023. The grant funding will support the sub-awardee's delivery of products and services aligned with the stated purpose of the federal grant program, AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central...
This $8,250,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance Program for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001), aims to strengthen the resilience of civil society and independent media actors globally to digital repression. The prime awardee, Internews Network, will deliver technical assistance, training, communication support, and capacity-building programs to enhance media quality, counter disinformation, promote freedom of...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) provides $111,900.00 to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) to build a pipeline of journalists capable of producing quality reporting in Armenia and contributing to regional peace and integration into the global network of journalists. The award period runs from September 10, 2024 to February 26, 2025. The project...