Research Funding Opportunities: January 24, 2025

International

Sponsor: Department of State
Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Managua Public Diplomacy Annual Program Statement
Key words: Nicaragua, disinformation, media literacy
Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358115
Deadline: The submission deadline for priority review in 2025 will be May 15, 2025
Funding available: Typically, award amounts vary between $20,000 USD and $80,000 USD.
Period of performance: up to 12 months
Program background: The U.S. Department of State provides funding for well-conceived projects that support U.S. Embassy Managua’s strategic priorities in Nicaragua. All proposed projects should include a clear U.S. element that will promote increased understanding of the United States among the Nicaraguan public. They may include U.S. expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Program Objective: Promoting Information Integrity- Projects that counter information manipulation by malign actors, strengthen Nicaragua’s independent media sector, increase the public’s access to credible information, and/or improve media and digital literacy for the Nicaraguan people.

Sponsor: Department of State
Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Mission Iraq Public Diplomacy Section’s Annual Program Statement
Key words: Iraq, disinformation, media professionalism
Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358042
Deadline: The submission deadlines for priority review in 2025 will be March 30 2025, June 30, 2025, and August 30, 2025.
Funding available: Typically, award amounts vary between $25,000 USD and $500,000 USD.
Period of performance: 3 to 24 months
Program background: Successful projects will strengthen cultural, educational, or people-to-people ties between the United States and Iraq through programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Program Objectives:
- Enhancing Professionalism in the Media
- Combatting Disinformation

Sponsor: UF Strategic Research Development
Funding Opportunity Title: Research Equipment Seed Fund (RESF)
Key words: equipment, external funding opportunities
Link to RFP: https://research.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/RESF-RFP-2025-.pdf
Deadline: The submission 02/28/2025
Funding available: up to $200,000 over two years
Period of performance: up to 24 months
Program background: The RESF is guided by the philosophy that through strategic investments by the University and its Colleges in critical pieces of equipment, the University can significantly improve overall research output and the number of external awards UF receives.
Program Objectives: The Research Equipment Seed Fund (RESF) award funds the acquisition or development of equipment to make UF Principal Investigators (PIs) and their research projects more competitive for future extramural support and to address gaps in the UF Research ecosystem.