Project Grant SPL90018GR0038

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $499,960 project grant to the Fundacja Bialoruski Dom to support independent media, the Belarusian diaspora, and local civil society initiatives for democratic and independent Belarus. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 under the General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA 19.700). Funds will support the delivery of products and services that strengthen independent media and civic...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $134,817 Project Grant to Informacyjne Biuro Bialorus W Fokusie to support the Warsaw Media Hub for Belarusian Media amidst After-Election Repressions against Journalists in Belarus. This funding supports the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia Regional Programs) federal grant program, which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $108,450 Project Grant to Europejskie Radio DLA Bialorusi SP. Z O.o. to support increasing access of Belarusian society to independent news via daily news programs from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. This award was made under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $199,350 Project Grant to Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej Polska-Bialorus through the General Department of State Assistance federal grant program. The grant will support independent media in improving and developing mechanisms for reaching Belarusian recipients of information via the internet from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As the sub-awardee, Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej Polska-Bialorus will deliver products...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $149,224 Project Grant to Europejskie Radio DLA Bialorusi SP. Z O.o. to support the program "Increasing Access of Belarusian Society to Independent Information through a Daily News Program Petarda" from July 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. The grant funding will support the delivery of independent news and information to Belarusian citizens through a daily radio program. This aligns with the stated purpose of the...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 Project Grant to Freedom House, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). Freedom House will deliver programs in Belarus from September 2022 through September 2024 to engage and empower youth to actively participate in civic life and support democratic change. The grant funds will support targeted democracy and human rights...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $599,999 Cooperative Agreement to Pact, Inc. to strengthen the capacity of exiled Belarusian civil society organizations and consolidate their network under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Belarus. Under this award, Pact will work...

Clostra Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor to improve the Newnode network in Belarus. Funded under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), Clostra will increase the availability of decentralized nodes in uncensored regions and boost node density from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The DRL program supports open political spaces and fundamental...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $499,998 Project Grant to the Fundacja Strefa Solidarnosci to extend the share of news and information in Belsat Television's programming aimed at combating disinformation. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2021 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, with a completion date of May 31, 2022. Funding...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Fundacja Prospect to provide informational and strategic support for a Belarusian democratic transition from August 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Department of State's General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA 19.700), which supports assistance activities that advance U.S. foreign policy interests. Fundacja Prospect, located in Poland, will utilize the...