Project Grant SCH50022GR0078

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.15 million Project Grant to China Digital Times Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The purpose of this award is to increase access to independent and online reporting from censored Chinese voices, as well as amplify access to reliable news and information about China...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,450,000 two-year Project Grant to the Center For The Cultivation Of Technology Gemeinnuetzige GMBH through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The purpose of this Project Grant award is to increase public access to information censored within China and use data on information preferences to improve civil society outreach strategies in the...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in China from September 25, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). This program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals by informing and influencing foreign audiences and strengthening relationships between the U.S. and other nations. The funding will...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $110,000 Project Grant to the American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China) under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant supports the "Building Bridges Through Shared Interests US China Value and Cultural Exchange Events" project, which aims to facilitate cultural, educational, and scientific exchanges between the United States and...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Iorg LTD. $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to carry out a year-long research project countering Chinese disinformation and propaganda. The project will involve scientific research, international engagement through research publication and participation in forums and networking events. The work will be performed in Taiwan from December 2021 through December 2022. The Public...

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) received a $233,400 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 20, 2021 to support activities concluding on September 30, 2022. The award is part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, CSIS will use the funding to create resources and...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $125,000 project grant to Eurasianet Inc. to monitor Chinese influence in Central Asia and develop counter-messaging capacity from September 15, 2021 to September 30, 2022. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics while strengthening relationships between people. Under this grant,...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to the American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education to build capacity of foreign researchers, journalists, and civil society actors to counter the use of coercive legal instruments by the People's Republic of China and/or the Chinese Communist Party to limit freedom of expression. This award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 30, 2022 for completion...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $129,333 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Doublethink Lab for a research project analyzing Chinese propaganda techniques regarding Xinjiang and Hong Kong. The project will use computational analysis to identify and expose how the People's Republic of China disseminates disinformation at scale, with the goal of delivering these findings between October 2021 and September 2023. The Public Diplomacy...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $499,858 cooperative agreement to Acamedia, Z. U. of Çekya to support research and outreach activities from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. The award will investigate, analyze, and publicize the Chinese Communist Party's foreign-directed propaganda, disinformation, and related interference activities. This aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) goal of informing and influencing foreign publics to...