PDS Internal forms.zip

This document is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the U.S. Embassy Belgrade's "Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)" grant program. The grant aims to provide Serbian news and information consumers with fact-based reporting on topics frequently targeted by foreign information manipulation campaigns, including U.S.-Serbia relations, Serbia's ties to European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, Serbia's economic integration, and Serbia's relations with Russia and China.

Eligible applicants include organizations that can produce media content, develop apps/websites, or conduct training and educational activities targeting journalists, analysts, and media commentators in Serbia. The program has a funding period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, and the Embassy anticipates making final funding decisions by August 30, 2024. Grant funding can cover international travel if essential to the project. This funding opportunity is part of the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) administered by the U.S. Department of State's U.S. Embassy Belgrade.