The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $350,000 to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. This Cooperative Agreement supports independent investigative journalism and media landscape development in Albania. Specifically, the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism will work to widen the views of independent media professionals and present a more pluralistic context through...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism / Qendra Shqiptare Per Gazetari Cilesore, a non-profit media center in Albania. The award, with a performance period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will support the Center's efforts to empower Albanian investigative journalism and nurture future journalists. The funding will be used to...
This federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to improve English language skills for 20 Albanian journalists and immerse 12 of them in American media practices. The goal is to better train these journalists and make them more globally aware, so they can better understand the ethics, values and latest techniques in the media field. However, this award...
The federal Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) supports the "Investigative Journalism Laboratory 9 and 31-Minutes Season 7" initiative of the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism. This initiative trains young journalists in Albania in ethical investigative journalism practices and multimedia skills, including production of the "31...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to strengthen Albanian democratic processes through increasing citizenry and student capacities in media and information literacy. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, this June 14, 2021 award will support interventions for media and information literacy...
This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to strengthen democratic processes in Albania by transforming media consumption into an active and critical process for university students and Albanian citizens. The award seeks to enhance their capacities in facing information manipulation. The project will be implemented by the Albanian Media Institute, a non-profit...
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900). The funding will support the "MIL IN ALBANIAN UNIVERSITIES: FROM PILOTING TO IMPLEMENTATION" project, which aims to strengthen Albanian democratic processes by increasing citizenry and strengthening capacities of young students through interventions for media and information...
This Project Grant award of $234,400.00 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 award, effective January 1, 2025 through February 28, 2025, aims to catalyze lasting impact by empowering civil society organizations (CSOs), elevating organizational standards, fostering accountability and resilience, enhancing capacities for active community representation, and facilitating meaningful...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $228,400 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) Cooperative Agreement to strengthen civil society organizations in Albania. Through this award, the recipient will work to make civil society organizations more accountable, resilient and effective from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide $228.4k in civil society and democracy building public diplomacy in Europe, Eurasia and...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $388,124 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to unite five Kosovo Serbian language media partners for independent news creation and sharing. The grant period runs from September 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The funding will support the partners to develop innovative technology solutions to increase the reach of their independently produced news content and jointly counter misinformation. The...