Project Grant SJA80024GR0014

This $261,880 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports research and analysis to lay out options for an Indo-Pacific Center of Excellence for Information Resilience. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2024 to the University of Tokyo's Research Promotion Department, located in Tokyo, Japan, and has a targeted completion date of June 30, 2025. The University of Tokyo is a prestigious Japanese institution with a strong track...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Iorg LTD. $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to carry out a year-long research project countering Chinese disinformation and propaganda. The project will involve scientific research, international engagement through research publication and participation in forums and networking events. The work will be performed in Taiwan from December 2021 through December 2022. The Public...

The Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) awarded a $200,000 project grant to Doublethink Lab, a non-profit organization based in Taiwan. The grant is to implement a comprehensive research project analyzing foreign information manipulation (FIM) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and strengthen local capacity to counter these threats. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. This grant award supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and...

This $750,000 National Science Foundation project grant under the Integrative Activities program aims to develop a disinformation training range to improve user awareness and resilience. Awarded October 1, 2021 for a one-year period, the grant supports The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to lead the effort in partnership with the University of Illinois, Northeastern University, Clemson University, and Lehigh University. The partners will create an online platform...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provides $1,137,500.00 to support and enhance U.S. participation in the 2025 Osaka, Japan Expo. The funding will be used to expose a global audience to American culture through the selection and recruitment of live, in-person residency model cultural performers and guest speakers, representing the diversity of the United States. The award date is August 21, 2024, with a final completion...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Institute For War And Peace Reporting -US to increase the abilities of professional Mexican journalists to recognize and counter disinformation and produce evidence-based content from September 27, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs provides $250,000 in funding to Temple University to build expertise in strategic issues among youth from the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, and provide them with a platform to meet and engage regularly on global issues. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, is part of the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040),...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $244,798 Cooperative Agreement to the International Center For Journalists Inc. (ICFJ) to conduct a 12-month program on "Media Smart: Spotting Truth in a Fake News World" for non-journalists in Africa. The program aims to empower African youth to develop storytelling skills that combat disinformation. As a non-profit organization specializing in media development and journalism training, ICFJ...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $228,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support travel for U.S. researchers to attend the Regional PIURN Conference in July 2023 in New Zealand. Hosted by the University of the South Pacific and Cook Islands Research Center, the conference aims to inform and influence foreign publics through cultural exchange and expanding relationships between researchers. The funding will allow U.S. participants...

This 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 relevant framework. The $300,000 award was provided to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., to deliver these services. However, the...