Project Grant SKZ10023GR0028

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $225,000 to Michigan State University (MSU) to develop a user-centered platform for digital content integrity. The project aims to protect the integrity of digital content and maintain public trust in the face of rapidly advancing generative artificial intelligence (AI) that can create and manipulate digital content, posing significant risks....

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), provides $750,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant supports the development of machine learning, data mining, and network science models to aid fact-checkers in identifying and intervening on misinformation and disinformation. Subawards of $250,000 each will be provided to...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $5,283,448 Cooperative Agreement under its Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting-US (IWPR-US), a non-profit organization. The purpose of this 5-year award, effective September 30, 2024, is to empower independent journalists and outlets to deliver trustworthy news essential for building resilient, rights-respecting democracies. The activity will counter...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $499,866 cooperative agreement to Africa Check to support a more robust international network of fact-checking professionals. This award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 30, 2022, will fund Africa Check's delivery of services to expand and strengthen relationships between people through informing and influencing foreign publics by enhancing the global network of fact-checking professionals...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $3.5 million under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to champion a strong independent media sector in the region that is resistant to powerful interests seeking to manipulate, isolate, or control the press. The project grant, issued on October 1, 2022 and set to run through September 30, 2024, will support Internews Network in...

This $8,250,000 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to strengthen the resilience of civil society and independent media actors globally to digital repression. The prime awardee, Internews Network, will deliver technical assistance, training, communication support, and capacity-building programs to enhance media quality, counter disinformation, promote freedom...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (CFDA 47.075) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program supports a cross-national study to investigate how algorithms that shape information on social media platforms can promote mutual understanding, increase trust, and affect polarization. The project employs generative artificial intelligence, agent-based models, and online experiments to prototype alternative newsfeed algorithms and analyze their impact....

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $100,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to Birn to fight fake news and misinformation. The one-year project grant, awarded September 1, 2021, will provide hands-on training for aspiring journalists and improve public awareness regarding professional journalism. Specifically, Birn will establish a platform utilizing public data and fact-checking resources to deliver these services in...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network a $1.25 million cooperative agreement under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The two-year project will ensure independent journalism outlets and civil society organizations support public accountability in the United States through September 2024. Consistent with the program's goal of addressing human rights globally and...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $740,740 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to create healthier information ecosystems in Bolivia, El Salvador, and another Latin American and Caribbean country. The two-year project beginning September 7, 2022 will build societal resilience to disinformation among vulnerable communities through Internews and local...