Project Grant SRB10020GR0079

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $117,000 cooperative agreement to Nezavisno Udruzenje Novinara Srbije (Nuns) to support the Small Media Grants Program. The award period runs from June 15, 2022 through June 15, 2023. Under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program, which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, Nuns will administer small grants to support...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Serbia) has awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research & Exchange Board (IREX) to help ensure Serbia's continued digital transformation protects and champions citizens' fundamental democratic rights. The award falls under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program, which supports international development, humanitarian assistance, and U.S. foreign policy...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), provides $100,000.00 to empower a cohort of up to 8 "Bold Network" candidates in Serbia. The award aims to help these candidates achieve greater social impact through their community-based initiatives in the fields of civic activism or economic development. The award was made on February 1, 2025 and is...

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 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 Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $249,380 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to implement a project keeping five Kosovo Serbian language media partners, one Bosnian partner, and one Roma partner in a joint fight against misinformation. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs in Europe, Eurasia, and Central...

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...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization based in Montenegro. This grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, funds the organization's efforts to counter disinformation, strengthen civil society and media resilience, and reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in...

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 Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $100,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to Birn to fight fake news and misinformation. The one-year project grant, awarded September 1, 2021, will provide hands-on training for aspiring journalists and improve public awareness regarding professional journalism. Specifically, Birn will establish a platform utilizing public data and fact-checking resources to deliver these services in...