Project Grant SRB10020GR0075

This Project Grant award of $149,966.02 from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs will support bringing a startup delegation from Montenegro to the United States to showcase technical and startup talents and establish connections with U.S.-based investors. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) with CFDA #19.900, the non-governmental organization Digitalden...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) provides $125,000 in funding to Media I Reform Centar NIS, a non-profit organization in Serbia. The grant aims to identify individuals or organizations aspiring to create new digital media with a local focus, provide a program of training and mentorship to them, and select one participant for further support. The award will fund an incubator...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $233,000 cooperative agreement to Media I Reform Centar NIS of Serbia under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to support small media grants through the Center's Small Media Grants Program from June 15, 2022 to June 15, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy initiatives in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, funded through the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), provides $108,761.20 to cover the University Partnership Program between Syracuse University and the University of Belgrade Faculty of Organizational Science, and the "Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Accelerator & Research Advancement (EPARA) Program." The award supports a collaboration focused on entrepreneurship...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $243,406.59 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Nevladino Udruzenje 'Digitalden', a non-profit organization in Montenegro. The funding supports activities to continue developing business ties between Montenegro and the United States by strengthening connections between startups from Montenegro and the Western Balkans with innovation ecosystems in the U.S. This includes bringing startup...

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...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $149,410 cooperative agreement to Atlantski Savet to increase local and cross-border collaboration and social cohesion among smaller and larger media organizations in North Macedonia and Serbia. The award aims to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) by informing and expanding relationships between people in the targeted countries. Specifically, Atlantski Savet...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $145,000 Cooperative Agreement to Nezavisno Udruzenje Novinara Srbije (NUNS), a Serbian non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA #19.900). The purpose of the award is to support NUNS' "Small Media Grants Program" which provides funding to independent media outlets, investigative journalists, and democracy-building initiatives in Serbia. Specific activities funded include the annual...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $388,124 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to unite five Kosovo Serbian language media partners for independent news creation and sharing. The grant period runs from September 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The funding will support the partners to develop innovative technology solutions to increase the reach of their independently produced news content and jointly counter misinformation. The...

The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $145,190 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a foreign for-profit organization, to implement a one-year project that will keep five Kosovo Serbian language media partners engaged in the joint fight against misinformation, as well as create and share accurate, unbiased, and independent news. This grant, awarded on October 16, 2023, supports civil society and democracy building public...