Project Grant SDR86024GR0085

This Project Grant award of $155,000 from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to increase diverse, high-quality media content and strengthen English proficiency among journalists and content creators in Kazakhstan. The awardee, Next Level English, a for-profit sole proprietorship, will provide tailored English language training courses designed to improve the professional skills of journalists, enhance their...

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 $200,000.00 to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism to improve English language skills for 20 Albanian journalists and immerse 12 of them in American media practices. The goal is to train these journalists to better understand the ethics, values, and latest techniques in the media field, enabling them to become...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded Next Level English a $180,000 project grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide English language training for professional journalists in Kazakhstan. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to support civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, through public diplomacy. Under...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, provides $138,747.40 in funding to deliver English language training to approximately 120 Turkish journalists in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Antalya. The goal is to increase the number of journalists who can engage with and report on U.S. companies, officials, and international events. The award period runs from...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $115,900 Project Grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs to teach Azerbaijani journalism students core journalism and media management principles. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the grant period runs from September 30, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The grant will support delivering training to...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,255.55 project grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, a private university and non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900). The purpose of the grant is to teach Azerbaijani students core journalism values and the principles of media management. The funding will support training programs for Azerbaijani and Armenian students focused on journalism, social media, and multimedia...

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 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...