Project Grant SLMAQM11GR516

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to the Institute For War And Peace Reporting -US to secure a sustainable future for Iraqi radio stations. Funded through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), the grant will support building the independence and resilience of Iraqi radio stations from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. This will better equip stations to advance...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement titled "Investigative Network Albania" to the Albanian Center for Quality Journalism, a non-profit media organization based in Tirana, Albania. The 18-month project aims to enhance investigative journalism in Albania through the following key activities: Establishing a platform for investigative journalism, Providing grants directly to journalists, Offering media support...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism / Qendra Shqiptare Per Gazetari Cilesore, a non-profit media center in Albania. The award, with a performance period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will support the Center's efforts to empower Albanian investigative journalism and nurture future journalists. The funding will be used to...

The Cooperative Agreement award of $5,283,448.00 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to empower independent journalists and outlets to deliver trustworthy news that counters corruption and propaganda in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The award, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will build the capacity of independent media and foster cross-border collaboration to...

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...

This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) is intended to enhance climate resilience and improve agricultural water management in Iraq. The grant recipient, the foreign-owned non-profit organization Action Contre La Faim (ACF), will use the funding to deliver critical humanitarian assistance and development services in...

This $6,200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), aims to increase the capacity and resilience of civil society and media in the Middle East and North Africa. The primary awardee, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR-US), will implement programs to support independent media, enhance journalistic capacity, and promote democratic values through training,...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provided $1,000,000 to DAI Global LLC doing business as DAI to support the strategic development plan of Iraq's Board of Supreme Audit from September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2014. Three subgrants were awarded under this grant: one to GW Consulting Inc. to provide accommodation, life support, mobile security, security reports, and additional services including procuring visas and liaison with...

The 2022 Fiscal Transparency Innovation Grant from the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs will provide $210,000 to train 50 Nigerien journalists through October 2023. Funded under the Economic Statecraft program (CFDA 19.322), the cooperative agreement aims to investigate and report on corruption including fiscal malfeasance and budget irregularities. By supporting adequate training for Nigerien journalists, the award seeks to place economics and market forces at the center of U.S....

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,202,500 Project Grant to the International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. (IREX) under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program (CFDA 19.021) to implement the Investing in the Liberated Universities of Nineveh program in Iraq. The grant will support IREX in delivering cultural, educational, and media programs and activities in Iraq from September 2021 through September 2023. As the program...