The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Eesti Idapartnerluse Keskus SA to enhance societal resilience through strengthening local media and developing media literacy in Western Ukraine. The grant period runs from July 2, 2021 through December 31, 2022 under the General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA 19.700). Funds will support Eesti Idapartnerluse Keskus SA in delivering services to strengthen local media organizations and...
The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $199,888 cooperative agreement to Middlebury College under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. The award will support efforts to improve partner capacity to conduct land and maritime operations by providing actionable insight into the activity of maritime networks in the region of Ukraine through February 2023. The EXBS Program aims to enhance export control systems and related...
This $795,359 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901), will support the development of online learning resources to address weaknesses in strategic trade controls and border security standards for EXBS partners in Ukraine. The two-year project, awarded September 30, 2021 and set to be completed by August 31, 2023, will provide technical assistance...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $208,500 Project Grant to Intreprinderea CU Capital Strain Reforma Art, Societate CU Raspundere Limitata of Moldova to support independent media production strengthening from June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2023. The grant funding will support the sub-awardee's delivery of products and services aligned with the stated purpose of the federal grant program, AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central...
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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), was intended to build a pipeline of journalists capable of producing quality reporting in Armenia and contribute to regional peace and integration into the global journalism network. The $111,900 award, granted to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), a private non-profit educational institution in Tbilisi,...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the International Centre for Defence and Security Studies located in Estonia. The grant funds the project "Strengthening Societal Resilience through Building Regional Expertise and Analytical Capacity in Civil Security Issues in Ukraine" from July 2, 2021 through October 31, 2022. The General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA 19.700) supports this effort to build expertise and...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,053 Project Grant to the Liga Rozvytku Zhurnalistyky, Go to combat disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) with a completion date of November 30, 2022. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs provide $150K in civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $285,000 Project Grant to support independent media as a key element of democracy consolidation in Moldova. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2021 with a completion date of July 31, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Security Fund Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900). The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy building public...
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...