Project Grant SGG80024GR0142

This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to strengthen democratic processes in Albania by transforming media consumption into an active and critical process for university students and Albanian citizens. The award seeks to enhance their capacities in facing information manipulation. The project will be implemented by the Albanian Media Institute, a non-profit...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), provides $422,303.00 to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to expand virtual hearing rooms with appropriate technical training, promote citizen behavior change, and expand community outreach interventions in Angola. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The project aims to advance civil and political rights,...

This Project Grant award of $225,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979), focuses on enhancing media literacy, countering extremist narratives, and fostering social cohesion through a strategic blend of community-based engagement, digital creativity, and the active participation of religious and cultural leaders. The award, which has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025, will be executed...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 project grant to Ne Hallgassunk Nonprofit Kft. to strengthen conscious media consumption among Hungarian youth from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which addresses human rights abuses and supports open political spaces globally. Specifically, Ne Hallgassunk Nonprofit Kft. will...

This Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), seeks to strengthen fiscal transparency in Burundi. The $100,000 award, made on October 2, 2023, will fund efforts to promote citizen participation in financial debates, conduct sensitization campaigns, strengthen audit institutions, and develop and disseminate key budgetary documents. The project aims to advance democratic processes and promote strong...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the Democracy Works Foundation to build the capacity of Angolan civil society to champion democratic governance and contribute to credible local government elections from September 2022 through September 2024. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), the Foundation will provide training and technical...

This $498,124 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) supports a project titled "IMPLEMENTING EAD: A DEEP AND SYSTEMIC INQUIRY-BASED AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION" delivered by the non-profit organization Icivics. The project aims to develop innovative, interactive learning tools and curricula that inspire democratic participation and civic...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provides $500,000.00 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 local audiences. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to October 31, 2026. ICFJ, a non-profit organization...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $140,000 project grant to New Narratives, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to address fundamental challenges facing independent journalism in Liberia. The grant-funded project will provide Liberian journalists with financial resources, training in basic journalism skills and knowledge, and support for operating in a threatening environment through capacity building efforts ending July 31,...

This Project Grant award, valued at $174,681.04, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to engage vernacular journalists of five Indian languages. The goal of this award is to enhance the ability of these journalists to identify and counter disinformation in their respective newsrooms. The grant recipient, Pacific Forum International, is a non-profit foreign policy research institute...