Project Grant SRB10019GR0121

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 $100,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), is intended to support local, investigative journalism initiatives in targeted rural and historically marginalized areas of Czechia. The purpose of the award is to promote transparency, accountability, and combat disinformation. However, the award has been terminated as it no longer aligns with agency...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $5,283,448.00, was granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The purpose of this 5-year activity, which began on September 30, 2024, is to empower independent journalists and outlets in the region to deliver trustworthy news essential to building resilient, rights-respecting democracies. The activity aims to counter...

This Project Grant award of $200,000.00 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 the English language skills of 20 Albanian journalists and immerse 12 of them in American media practices. The goal is to help these journalists better understand the ethics, values, and latest techniques in the media field, resulting in better-trained and more globally aware journalists. The award was...

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...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), was intended to build a pipeline of journalists capable of producing quality reporting in Armenia and contribute to regional peace and integration into the global journalism network. The $111,900 award, granted to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), a private non-profit educational institution in Tbilisi,...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) is intended to contribute to the development of journalism in Slovenia, including supporting student and junior reporters, and assisting with the internationalization of higher professional standards in Slovenian media. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2023 to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered to do business with the U.S. government. Through this...

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 federal Cooperative Agreement award, SAL60024CA0055, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The $350,000 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, aimed to enhance Albanian investigative journalism through a multi-faceted initiative called "Investigative Network Albania." The project delivered a journalism platform, grants for journalists,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $8,250,000.00 and effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award aims to strengthen the resilience of civil society and independent media actors globally to digital repression. The primary awardee, Internews Network, will deliver a range of technical assistance, training,...