Project Grant SLE20020GR0018

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $289,000 Project Grant under the Special Projects program (CFDA 11.553) to the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this grant is for USTTI to develop and execute a mentoring and training program to enhance the skills and knowledge of the next generation of women digital leaders in Africa. Key activities to be performed by...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $987,654 to Media Diversity under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The project aims to empower civil society organizations in North Africa and the Middle East to counter intolerance and discrimination targeting Jewish communities and other religious minorities through the use of...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $987,654 project grant to BBC Media Action under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The goal of the project is to combat discrimination and intolerance on the basis of religion by confronting online hate speech and promoting positive narratives of social inclusion in media designed and created by adolescent girls and young women in Myanmar. The...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $70,514 to Minu Asociacion Civil to implement the Youth Against the Infodemic program in Argentina. The program will be carried out in partnership with five beneficiary non-governmental organizations (BNCS) - ICANA, IICANA, ISICANA, ARICANA and ATICANA - from July 1, 2022 to February 15, 2023. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) effort to inform and influence...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $516,302 to Norfolk State University to establish a research framework for fostering digital capital and online safety among adolescents. The project aims to: Identify challenges and gaps for meaningful digital engagement among children Examine the relationship between children's digital capital, digital engagement, and perceptions of social solidarity Explore effective...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Magenta FZE, doing business as Magenta Consulting, to deliver services supporting the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). Under this two-year award beginning October 1, 2022 and ending May 31, 2024, Magenta Consulting will provide services allowing women and adolescent girls in Iraq to freely express themselves online...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $120,800 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support increasing women's involvement in digital journalism in Russia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant will fund efforts by Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to highlight issues such as women's rights, diversity, gender rights and minority rights through strengthening women's roles as independent actors in digital reporting....

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $749,000 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) to create and evaluate a toolkit for youth-led civic engagement. The project aims to develop technologies that build community engagement, support social connections, and improve youth mental health and community wellbeing. The toolkit will include data and software tools to enable...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $145,000 Project Grant under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program to Digital Communication Network Global (DCN Global), a non-profit organization and community development corporation. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2023, will support a program to empower Ukrainian refugees through digital technologies and digital storytelling. The program, to...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, operating under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program, awarded $400,849 to Creative Associates International Inc. to support women and youth participation in the constitutional drafting process in Libya. The grant aimed to promote inclusive governance and civic participation by supporting Libyan civil society organizations working to engage women and young people in the...