The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1,499,939 cooperative agreement to Techsoup Global doing business as TECH Soup to establish several disinformation response networks in Romania from September 2022 through September 2024. The networks will increase the resilience and response capacities of cross-sector frontline workers to address and counter general and specific anti-Ukrainian disinformation threats. This award supports the Department of State's Public...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to support developing local production capacity to deliver independent news and fight propaganda in Moldova. The grant funding supports the project from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Economic Support Fund Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900). The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $249,819 Project Grant to Acamedia, Z. U. of Çekya under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support countering disinformation through researching problematic PRC influence from September 27, 2021 through October 31, 2022. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs, which aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and strengthening relationships with foreign publics, the grantee will conduct...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Digital Communication Network Global (Dcn Global) under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support Dcn Global to create a multilevel network of actors and activities from October 12, 2021 through March 31, 2023. This network will support on demand cost per day campaigns to raise awareness, increase impact, and provide special trainings to counter...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Publicatia Periodica Ziarul De Garda S.r.l, a woman-owned media organization based in Moldova, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The purpose of this 17-month award is to support the project "Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders Through Truthful Information," which focuses on delivering independent news content across multiple platforms including print,...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to support independent news production and counter propaganda efforts in Moldova. The grant funding will support the project "PRO TV Capacity Development" under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Security Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) between May 25, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs, identified by CFDA #19.900, provide...
The Institute for Security and Technology received a $149,955.30 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the Institute will empower citizen...
<p>The Department of State Bureau of International Organization Affairs awarded a $464,858 Project Grant to Dev.tv / Development Television Agency / Association A But Non-Lucratif to empower young change-makers advancing sustainability or human rights. The grant, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will help these young leaders achieve concrete results through visibility, networking, training, and fundraising support. The project will be completed by December 31, 2023.</p>
This $106,626 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) is designed to help high school students from the Roma Ashkali, Egyptian, Bosnian, and Turkish communities in Kosovo learn how to protect themselves from misinformation spread through various media and internet platforms. The grant, which will be administered by the for-profit organization Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, will support activities focused on media literacy and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of State under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, provides $300,000 in funding to deepen counter-disinformation capacity through enhanced technical skills and collaboration among government officials, NGOs, and journalists, particularly in countries that have endorsed the Framework to Counter Foreign Malign Influence. The performance period for this award is from Sep 2, 2024 to Feb 27, 2025, and the...