Project Grant SLMAQM20GR2179

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...

This $2,000,000 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 improve investigative journalism capabilities in Paraguay. The award to Journalism Development Network Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in supporting investigative journalism initiatives globally, will fund activities to strengthen journalistic skills, promote transparency, and support investigative...

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 Albanian Center for Quality Journalism received a $120,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to promote independent ethical investigative journalism in Albania. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of December 31, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) CFDA #19.900. This federal program provides civil...

The Chunguza Media Project, funded through a $249,876 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs, aims to deliver investigative journalism products and services to increase accountability in Tanzania. The award is part of the State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs federal grant program (CFDA #19.989), which provides funding for projects and programs supporting Africa Bureau economic priorities that do not fall under dedicated...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $259,549 cooperative agreement to the Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation to strengthen Pakistani law enforcement and justice institutions. Under the agreement, the Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation will develop and deliver three virtual training courses to help institutionalize rule of law in Pakistan. The courses aim to develop and expand Pakistan's criminal justice systems by strengthening law...

This $249,994 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) will fund the International Center For Journalists Inc. (ICFJ) to implement a project titled "Strengthening Resilience and Innovation in Georgian Newsrooms." The project aims to support independent journalism, combat disinformation, and enhance media professional skills in the Georgian context. Key activities...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $740,625 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to enable journalists, media outlets, and civil society to build capacity across ethnic divides in communities along the Tajikistan-Kyrgyz Republic border from September 16, 2022 through March 31, 2024. This project grant funding will support Internews Network's efforts to...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded Next Level English a $180,000 project grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide English language training for professional journalists in Kazakhstan. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to support civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, through public diplomacy. Under...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $169,014 Project Grant to Legal Aid Forum through the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225) to strengthen the capacity of the Rwandan media to deliver high-quality investigative journalism from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023. The Africa Regional Democracy Fund supports advancing civil and political rights, freedom of expression, association, and access to information. Under this award, Legal Aid Forum will...