This Cooperative Agreement award of $100,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) is intended to enhance the capacity of Ugandan journalists to detect, expose, and counteract Russian disinformation narratives effectively. The project aims to address the proliferation of Russian disinformation, which could further erode democratic values and destabilize the region without intervention. The award was granted to the African Institute For Investigative...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $142,111 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to Hromadske Radio, NGO, to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine from September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding will empower citizen activists and media to combat disinformation using data analytical tools and provide civil...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to support developing local production capacity to deliver independent news and fight propaganda in Moldova. The grant funding supports the project from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Economic Support Fund Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900). The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy...
This $249,999 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs supports the project "Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference in Moldova." The award, funded through the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), aims to assist Moldova's Center for Strategic Communication and combat disinformation through monitoring activities. This 5-month project, with a performance period from September 2024 to...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $249,991.62 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to The Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Specifically, the Atlantic Council will empower citizen activists and media to combat disinformation using data analytical tools. The period of...
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, Eurasia...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $592,590 Project Grant under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to the Austrumeiropas Mediju Profesionalas Meistaribas Celsanas Fonds. The grant will fund efforts from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 to improve access to reliable information on different media platforms for citizens in Russia, allowing them to make informed decisions and hold...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to support independent news production and counter propaganda efforts in Moldova. The grant funding will support the project "PRO TV Capacity Development" under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Security Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) between May 25, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs, identified by CFDA #19.900, provide...
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...
This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to deepen counter-disinformation capacity through enhanced technical skills and collaboration among government officials, NGOs, and journalists, particularly in countries that have endorsed the Framework to Counter Foreign Malign Influence. The award was terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. The awardee, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, is a...