This $444,005 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism on September 26, 2024, will build the capacity of the Strong Cities Network (SCN) to counter violent extremism in East and West Africa, South and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Western Balkans.
The award recipient, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), is an international non-profit organization with expertise in countering extremism, hate, and polarization. Through this...
The Institute for Security and Technology received a $149,955.30 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the Institute will empower citizen...
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) was awarded a $269,541.97 project grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will fund ISD's implementation of their Young Cities program in two Belgian cities over a two-year period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign...
This 24-month, $1,249,621 project grant awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate under the Homeland Security, Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies program (CFDA 97.108) is designed to provide in-depth analysis of the rapidly evolving domestic violent extremist threat landscape in the United States. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a woman-owned non-profit organization, will leverage novel computational...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $145,000 Project Grant under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program to Digital Communication Network Global (DCN Global), a non-profit organization and community development corporation. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2023, will support a program to empower Ukrainian refugees through digital technologies and digital storytelling. The program, to...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,053 Project Grant to the Liga Rozvytku Zhurnalistyky, Go to combat disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) with a completion date of November 30, 2022. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs provide $150K in civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $817,129 Project Grant on August 28, 2023 to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue-U.S. (ISD-US), a non-profit, woman-owned organization, under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA 97.132).
The grant supports ISD-US's efforts to counter violent extremism, hate, and disinformation through research, analysis, and resource development. Key activities include using computational...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Eesti Idapartnerluse Keskus SA to enhance societal resilience through strengthening local media and developing media literacy in Western Ukraine. The grant period runs from July 2, 2021 through December 31, 2022 under the General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA 19.700). Funds will support Eesti Idapartnerluse Keskus SA in delivering services to strengthen local media organizations...
The Department of State Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations awarded a $4.9 million cooperative agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. (IREX) under the Conflict and Stabilization Operations federal grant program. The two-year award through September 2023 aims to advance stabilization in Ukraine by fostering integration of internally displaced persons within the country in line with Ukraine's IDP Integration Strategy and reducing IDP vulnerability to...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the International Centre for Defence and Security Studies located in Estonia. The grant funds the project "Strengthening Societal Resilience through Building Regional Expertise and Analytical Capacity in Civil Security Issues in Ukraine" from July 2, 2021 through October 31, 2022. The General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA 19.700) supports this effort to build expertise...