Project Grant SMJ19024GR0080

This $133,438 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under CFDA 19.900 (AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) aims to combat corruption in the Western Balkans by empowering young leaders to promote active citizenship and democratic participation. The non-profit organization APR (Akademija za politicki razvoj) in Zagreb, Croatia will implement the 18-month project, which runs from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The project will...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems) provides $133,846.48 to Centar ZA Monitoring I Istrazivanje, a non-profit organization in Montenegro. The purpose of this project is to contribute to the establishment of more efficient and effective anti-corruption mechanisms in Montenegro. The project will run from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026. The funding will support...

This $112,829.18 federal Project Grant 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) aims to improve public sector transparency and accountability in Croatia. Key activities include enhancing access to information, raising awareness on the rule of law, and strengthening whistleblower protections through research, advocacy, and policy proposals. The award supports civil society and democracy building...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization based in Montenegro. This grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, funds the organization's efforts to counter disinformation, strengthen civil society and media resilience, and reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization based in Podgorica, Montenegro, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, is intended to reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in Montenegro. The organization will use the funding to build capacity...

The US Agency for International Development Macedonia awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement to the International Foundation For Electoral Systems to strengthen oversight mechanisms and improve transparency in governance in North Macedonia. Funded through the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001), the award period is from December 19, 2022 to December 18, 2023. Key activities to be implemented under the award include collecting data on corruption, informing...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore to reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in Montenegro. This funding supports the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Economic Support Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) federal grant program, which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provides $169,995 to Publicatia Periodica Ziarul De Garda S.r.l. to support investigative reporting in Moldova from June 1, 2022 through September 8, 2023. The reporting will monitor anti-corruption efforts and track the performance of Moldova's anti-corruption system. This award is funded through the Agency for European, Eurasian and Central Asian Cooperation's Economic Support Fund Program for...

This $122,828 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), aims to address insufficient focus on rule of law, good governance, and anti-corruption at the local level in Croatia. The award will support civil society and democracy building initiatives through activities such as educational exchanges, media development, capacity building for civil society organizations, professional...

This $125,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), aims to establish an incubator program that identifies and supports individuals or organizations in Serbia aspiring to create new digital media with a local focus. The program will provide training and mentorship to the participants, and then select one individual or organization from the participant group to...