Investigative Journalists NGO

Investigative Journalists NGO is a foreign-owned non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov to receive federal awards. It appears to specialize in promoting journalism and media training, particularly in Armenia. Through federal grant awards, Investigative Journalists NGO provides training and professional assistance for journalists and students, with a focus on collaborative and quality journalism.

Investigative Journalists NGO has received two prime cooperative agreement awards from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. The first award, valued at $852,076, aimed to promote collaborative and quality journalism in Armenia through training and professional assistance for journalists and students. This award runs from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2024. The second award, worth $300,000, was for establishing the "Hetq Media Factory" to strengthen investigative journalism and social responsibility theory, as well as teach professional journalism in Armenia. This award lasted from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2021. Additionally, Investigative Journalists NGO has received a sub-award from Transparency International Anticorruption Center, which was the prime grantee for the "Engaged Citizenry for Responsible Governance" project. This project aimed to increase civic engagement and oversight of reforms aimed at improving transparency and accountability of government actions and policies.