Project Grant SPM07024GR0032

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 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....

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 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 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...

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 Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Institute For War And Peace Reporting -US to increase the abilities of professional Mexican journalists to recognize and counter disinformation and produce evidence-based content from September 27, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,255.55 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), a private non-profit educational institution in Tbilisi, Georgia. The grant funding supports a 24-month initiative to teach Azerbaijani students core journalism values and principles of media management. Key activities include training on media management, journalism principles,...

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...