Project Grant STI40022GR0005

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 of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), was provided to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) to implement a "Youth Journalism Development Program" focused on multimedia literacy skills and civic development for ethnic minority youth in Georgia. The project aimed to build media capacity, support independent journalism, and develop...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $740,625 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to enable journalists, media outlets, and civil society to build capacity across ethnic divides in communities along the Tajikistan-Kyrgyz Republic border from September 16, 2022 through March 31, 2024. This project grant funding will support Internews Network's efforts to...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $115,900 Project Grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs to teach Azerbaijani journalism students core journalism and media management principles. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the grant period runs from September 30, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The grant will support delivering training to...

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 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...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,255.55 project grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, a private university and non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900). The purpose of the grant is to teach Azerbaijani students core journalism values and the principles of media management. The funding will support training programs for Azerbaijani and Armenian students focused on journalism, social media, and multimedia...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provided $200,000 in funding to train 160 L2D-IA graduates as "Youth Master Trainers" (YMTs) to teach digital literacy, critical thinking, and online safety. The YMTs were expected to conduct 320 training sessions, with 100 YMTs becoming social media influencers to expand the program's reach. However, the award was terminated...

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...