Project Grant SFR63020GR0071

The New Wild Inc. was awarded a $250,000 project grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on September 30, 2021 to educate the public about the Uyghur genocide. The grant falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to support U.S. foreign policy goals and national security objectives. Through this one-year award expiring September 30, 2022, The New Wild Inc. will deliver public outreach and...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,030,000 Project Grant to combat Chinese Communist Party repression of Uyghur and minority communities inside and outside of Xinjiang. The grant falls under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which funds targeted programs addressing human rights abuses and supporting open political spaces in struggling democracies and authoritarian regimes....

This federal Project Grant award of $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) supports the production of "Sounds of the Uyghurs," a 3D podcast series exploring China's cultural erasure of the Uyghur people. The project includes the creation of seven 40-minute podcast episodes, the development of a website-hosted digital archive of Uyghur cultural content, and an audio installation for a museum setting. The...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $1.28 million to Rights Action Lab, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The project aims to increase the ability of Tibetans and other vulnerable communities to communicate, access information freely, and defend against targeted online attacks. It will provide tools to...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $161,200 project grant to The Concordia Network under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support efforts to raise awareness about challenges facing Muslim minority groups in China, Myanmar, and Hungary from October 2021 through March 2022. Specifically, the funding will be used to increase pressure on officials within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretariat and permanent...

This $125,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124) on October 1, 2023. The grant will support the Center for Uyghur Studies' efforts to build relationships with NGOs, academics, and journalists committed to promoting the Uyghur cause in Indonesia. This is a key step towards establishing a sustainable Uyghur advocacy presence at key Islamic institutions in the region. The...

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 European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $218,520 Project Grant to Puruli Kultur Sanat Dernegi on September 10, 2021 to support equal access to cinema through October 29, 2021. Funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance foreign policy goals and enhance relationships with foreign publics, the grantee will make audiovisual content accessible for visually and hearing impaired audiences in Turkey through online and physical screenings with...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $1,572,616 Project Grant to support the purchase of digital equipment for public interest content production targeting domestic minority audiences in Latvia. The grant supports the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence foreign publics through expanding relationships between people. Funding will support the purchase of digital equipment from...

The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) received a $499,919 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Office of the Secretary of State under the Public Diplomacy Programs grant program (CFDA 19.040). The award will support a two-pronged project to build global understanding of Chinese propaganda and disinformation efforts and promote transparency and informed decision-making in Armenia through January 2023. CEPA will deliver analyses of Chinese government messaging and...