The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Iorg LTD. $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to carry out a year-long research project countering Chinese disinformation and propaganda. The project will involve scientific research, international engagement through research publication and participation in forums and networking events. The work will be performed in Taiwan from December 2021 through December 2022. The Public...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in China from September 25, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). This program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals by informing and influencing foreign audiences and strengthening relationships between the U.S. and other nations. The funding will...
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...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provided $130,000 to research the extent and nature of People's Republic of China (PRC) influence and collaboration in academic institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. The grant period ran from September 30, 2021 to July 31, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $499,858 cooperative agreement to Acamedia, Z. U. of Çekya to support research and outreach activities from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. The award will investigate, analyze, and publicize the Chinese Communist Party's foreign-directed propaganda, disinformation, and related interference activities. This aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) goal of informing and influencing foreign publics to...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) is providing $200,000 to Doublethink Lab, a non-profit organization, to implement a comprehensive research project analyzing foreign information manipulation (FIM) activities in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and to strengthen local capacity to counter these threats. The award, with a performance period from Sep 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2026,...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $643,841 cooperative agreement to Iorg LTD under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to consolidate and advance research on Mandarin-language disinformation and propaganda operating on YouTube from September 30, 2022 through March 30, 2024. The award will support efforts to identify signatures of pro-PRC actors disseminating disinformation on the platform and situate such disinformation efforts within the broader...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $110,000 Project Grant to the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in the People's Republic of China. The grant, funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, will support the AmCham project titled "Building Bridges Through Shared Interests US China Value and Cultural Exchange Events." The project aims to facilitate cultural, educational, and professional exchanges...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $350,000 cooperative agreement to The RAND Corporation under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to conduct research and analysis on efforts by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to undermine international standards and U.S. interests related to critical resources and supply chains in sectors such as power, natural resources, and extractives. The project period is from September 30, 2021 through...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $128,819 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for a project ending June 2023. The project seeks to address misinformation in the Cook Islands, Niue, and Samoa through public relations activities, development of a multilingual website and social media resources, and education campaigns. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals...