Project Grant SBB21020GR0057

This $316,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs will support a three-day TechCamp on combating climate change and developing climate resilience to natural disasters. The TechCamp will bring together 40 emerging science leaders and science communicators from the Pacific region. Cultural Vistas, Inc., doing business as Cultural Vistas, will deliver the TechCamp as a sub-awardee under the agreement. This award is being made through the...

The Organisation Pour LE Developpement Socio-Culturel De Petit-Goave Odscp will provide logistic coordination for two journalism trainings in Haiti with $255,983.20 in funding from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant award period is from July 21, 2022 through May 31, 2023 to support training for a total of 24 reporters and media directors from Haiti. The Public Diplomacy Programs...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $500,000 in funding to the International Center For Journalists Inc. (ICFJ) to strengthen the ability of small and medium-sized media outlets in the Eastern Caribbean to safely produce and disseminate accurate information to audiences. The award, effective from September 30, 2024 to October 31, 2026, will enable ICFJ to deliver financial and...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $121,460 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) federal grant program to ZG Dig-Ed Skopje, a non-profit organization, for a cooperative agreement providing a TechCamp focused on training teachers in media literacy and cybersecurity skills. The TechCamp will deliver training to teachers from across the United States from June 2023 to January 2025, with the goal of...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will fund a five-day workshop in the Philippines to convene emerging content creators, journalists, and advocates from ASEAN member nations and Timor-Leste. The $250,000 award, effective September 30, 2024 through April 30, 2026, aims to advance knowledge and skills in critical media literacy among the participants. The project...

This federal Project Grant award of $120,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) will support the organization Association Villageois 2.0 in Guinea to host a "TechCamp" event. The event aims to enhance the fact-checking skills of journalists, bloggers, and influencers to combat disinformation. The grant will enable a hybrid newsroom environment with...

The U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) will receive $289,000 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the Department of Commerce. The funding will support USTTI's recruitment and leadership of a youth delegation to the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit at the International Telecommunication Union's World Telecommunications Development Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from June 2-4, 2022. USTTI will assemble...

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 University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) received a $5,981,188 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration to implement the UVI Technology Innovations project under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The project aims to achieve broadband and IT infrastructure improvements and implement unique teaching strategies and resources to effectively engage students. Key activities include replacing...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded Biotech North a $100,000 cooperative agreement under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415) to support the Tech Camp Norway Arctic-Connect project taking place January 28-30, 2022 in Tromsø, Norway. Follow-up activities are scheduled through June 2023. The Tech Camp Norway Arctic-Connect project will utilize the cooperative agreement funding to deliver a citizen...