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 $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 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 $6,555 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in Belarus. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 with a completion date of April 30, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign audiences. This particular award will likely support efforts to expand and strengthen...
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's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $137,534.60 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Fundacja Szkola Z Klasa, a non-profit organization in Poland. The grant will support the "Youth Designing for Society" project from September 30, 2024 to May 31, 2027. The project aims to enhance democratic institutions, protect human rights, foster economic growth, and promote regional stability in Europe, Eurasia,...
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...
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 $493,825 Project Grant to empower women in Belarus to continue their active engagement in the peaceful democratic transition of the country. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through November 30, 2024. The funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). This program funds targeted democracy and human rights initiatives globally to...