Project Grant SINLEC22GR0342

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...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism, a non-profit organization based in Tirana, Albania. The grant, funded through the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), aims to enhance Albanian investigative journalism over an 18-month period from October 2024 to February 2025. The key products and services to be delivered under this Cooperative Agreement include...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $133,846.48 Project Grant to Centar ZA Monitoring I Istrazivanje, a non-profit organization in Montenegro, to contribute to the establishment of more efficient and effective anti-corruption mechanisms. This grant is funded through the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703), which aims to institutionalize the rule of law by developing and expanding criminal justice systems, strengthening law...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF PD Programs) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism, a non-profit media organization in Tirana, Albania. The grant will fund the "Investigative Journalism Laboratory 9 and 31-Minutes Season 7" initiative, which trains young journalists in ethical investigative journalism and multimedia skills. The project includes a television series called "31...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $491,850 Project Grant to the Moldova-based non-profit organization Centrul Pentru Jurnalism Independent under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to strengthen independent media in Moldova. This funding, which runs from August 2023 through February 2025, will enable Centrul Pentru Jurnalism Independent to: 1) strengthen the sustainability and institutional monitoring capacity of Moldovan media; 2) produce high-quality...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization based in Montenegro. This grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, funds the organization's efforts to counter disinformation, strengthen civil society and media resilience, and reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization based in Podgorica, Montenegro. The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025, is intended to reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in Montenegro. Atlantski Savez...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism, a non-profit media organization in Tirana, Albania. The grant aims to improve English language skills for 20 Albanian journalists and immerse 12 of them in American media practices, so they can better understand the ethics, values and the latest techniques in the media field. The goal...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703), seeks to shed light on systemic issues undermining governance and the judiciary in Montenegro. The $224,610.65 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports the awardee, Organizacija KOD, to conduct investigation, research, analysis, and advocacy to pressure institutions to enforce the law and sanction violations. The...

The federal Project Grant award of $125,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), supports the project "Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders Through Truthful Information" implemented by Publicatia Periodica Ziarul De Garda S.r.l., a woman-owned media organization based in Moldova. The grant, awarded on July 31, 2024, with a completion date of December 30, 2025, provides funding for the...