International

First Opportunity

• NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application. No internal submissions have been received, so it is now open to the first application submitted.
• Sponsor: Department of State, U.S. EMBASSY Algiers PAS Annual Program Statement
• Funding Opportunity Title: Annual Program Statement
• Key words: Algiers, media, disinformation, democracy
• Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353609
• Internal deadline: ASAP – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1938550
• Agency Deadline: 06/01/2024
• Funding available: minimum of $10,000 to maximum of $100,000 per award with $300,000 total funding available
• Period of performance: 12 months or less
• Program background: PAS Algiers invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Algeria through cultural and exchange 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: Countering mis- and dis-information: proposals that increase understanding of mis- and dis-information and strengthen media, citizenry, and civil society capacity to promote democratic processes and active civil engagement of the Algerian people and serve as a link to government resources and services for the people.

Second Opportunity

• NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
• Sponsor: Department of State, Africa Regional Services, Bureau of African Affairs, Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
• Funding Opportunity Title: Media Smart: Spotting Truth in a Fake News World for Non-Journalists
• Key words: Africa, media, disinformation, media literacy, AI
• Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354147
• Internal deadline: 05/29/2024 – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1940206
• Agency Deadline: 06/15/2024
• Funding available: $250,000 per award with $250,000 total funding available
• Period of performance: 12 months or less
• Program background: Africa Regional Services announces a call for institutional partners and individuals with extensive experience and capacity in training and outreach among youth, African NGOs and African educative organizations in the field of information fluency to submit proposals for online and in-person training of African youth on media literacy.
• Program Objectives: Projects should be designed to achieve the following:
  • Objective 1: Enhance the media literacy skills of African youth through engaging workshops focused on combating misinformation and disinformation.
  • Objective 2: Empower participants to apply the knowledge gained from the training sessions by creating and sharing stories that demonstrate their newfound skills in critical media analysis and responsible reporting, thereby fostering a culture of digital citizenship and encouraging them to fulfill their responsibilities as informed and ethical communicators in the digital age.
•  NOTE:
  • Priority Regions: Sub-Saharan African countries including but not limited to Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry, Chad, Cameroon, Togo, Benin.
  • The project will be conducted in French and English, virtually over six months.  It will consist of online presentations and dialogues between American experts and African audience, discussing theories and case studies, and sharing best practices, strategies, and resources.  Budget permitting the project will design an in-person colloquium with selected participants.

Third Opportunity

• NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
• Sponsor: Department of State, Africa Regional Services, Bureau of African Affairs, Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
• Funding Opportunity Title: Understanding and Countering Disinformation for African Journalists
• Key words: Africa, media, disinformation, journalism, AI
• Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354150
• Internal deadline: 05/29/2024 – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1940199
• Agency Deadline: 06/15/2024
• Funding available: $250,000 per award with $250,000 total funding available
• Period of performance: 12 months or less
• Program background: Africa Regional Services, Bureau of African Affairs’ Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (AF/PDPA) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition to submit applications to organize a training on Understanding and Countering Disinformation for African Journalists.
• Program Objectives: Projects should be designed to achieve the following:
  • Objective 1: Increase the professional capacity of African journalists through training workshops on countering misinformation/disinformation.
  • Objective 2: Participants to develop and publish stories showcasing the application of skills acquired in the training sessions.
•  NOTE:
  • Priority Regions: Sub-Saharan African countries including but not limited to Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry, Chad, Cameroon, Togo, Benin.
  • The project will be conducted in French and English, virtually over six months.  It will consist of online presentations and dialogues between American experts and African audience, discussing theories and case studies, and sharing best practices, strategies, and resources.  Budget permitting the project will design an in-person colloquium with selected participants.

Fourth Opportunity

• NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
• Sponsor: Department of State, Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU) Public Diplomacy Section (PDS)
• Funding Opportunity Title: VAU PDS Annual Program Statement
• Key words: Venezuela, media, democracy, university exchanges
• Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354247
• Internal deadline: 06/03/2024 – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1940284
• Agency Deadline: 06/30/2024
• Funding available: minimum of $10,000 to maximum of $100,000 per award with $100,000 total funding available
• Period of performance: 12 months or less
• Program background: VAU Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) invites proposals for that support democratic initiatives, higher education cooperation and an active citizenry in Venezuela, highlighting shared values, bilateral cooperation, and support for diversity, equality, accessibility, and inclusion.
• Program Objectives: Projects should be designed to achieve the following:
  • Strengthening independent media through capacity-building programs and other professional engagement;
  • Promoting democratic values and citizen participation through education and outreach, particularly for marginalized groups, including youth, women, LGBTQI+, persons with disabilities, indigenous, and Afro-Venezuelans
  • Building university partnerships and other higher-education exchanges that focus on curricula development, research capacity building, and tech transfer/intellectual property policies.

Fifth Opportunity

• NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
• Sponsor: Department of State, U.S. EMBASSY IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS,  PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTION
• Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program
• Key words: Madagascar and Comoros, media, democracy, disinformation, sports
• Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354210
• Internal deadline: 06/03/2024 – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1940293
• Agency Deadline: 07/01/2024
• Funding available: minimum of $2,000 to maximum of $5,000 per award with $20,000 total funding available
• Period of performance: 18 months or less
• Program background: The Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program supports projects proposed by U.S., Malagasy, and/or Comorian educational, cultural, and other non-profit organizations or individuals that promote U.S. values, strengthen understanding between U.S. and Malagasy and/or Comorian people and institutions, and/or support U.S. Embassy goals of promoting human rights, transparency and good governance, economic and social prosperity, environmental stewardship, and sustainable development of natural resources. All programs must include a U.S. cultural element or a connection with U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions that will encourage increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
• Program Objectives: Projects should be designed to achieve the following:
  • Promoting human rights, civic engagement, and democracy;
  • Advancing a free and responsible press and combatting disinformation including election disinformation;
  • Promoting U.S.-Madagascar/Comoros exchange in sports, music, and art.

Sixth Opportunity

• NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
• Sponsor: Department of State, U.S. EMBASSY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
• Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy to the United Kingdom PAS Annual Program Statement
• Key words: United Kingdom, global challenges, democracy, climate change
• Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351874
• Internal deadline: 06/06/2024 – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1939930
• Agency Deadline: 08/13/2024
• Funding available: minimum of $10,000 to maximum of $100,000 per award with $800,000 total funding available
• Period of performance: 12 months or less
• Program background: The U.S. Embassy to the United Kingdom’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce the launch of its annual Public Diplomacy grants program. Proposals that strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and the United Kingdom are invited. Programs can include U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives.
• Program Objectives: Projects should be designed to address the following priority areas:
  • Democracy and Shared Values
  • Global Challenges
  • Climate Change, Science, and Technology

Seventh Opportunity

• NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
• Sponsor: Department of State, U.S. EMBASSY SOFIA, PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTION
• Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Sofia PDS Annual Program Statement
• Key words: Bulgaria, media, democracy, climate change, media literacy, disinformation
• Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350972
• Internal deadline: 06/17/2024 – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1940276
• Agency Deadline: 08/02/2024
• Funding available: minimum of $500 to maximum of $25,000 per award with $300,000 total funding available
• Period of performance: 12 months or less
• Program background: PDS Sofia invites proposals for programs that bolster the people-to-people ties between the United States and Bulgaria through cultural and exchange 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 and promote shared values.
• Program Objectives: Projects should be designed to address the following priority areas:
  • Strengthen the development of robust independent media and civil society organizations to bolster civic participation and improve societal trust in democratic institutions.
  • Increase media and digital literacy and improve Bulgarian society’s resilience to disinformation.
  • Advance the inclusion and integration of historically underserved and vulnerable communities, including women, Roma and other minority groups, LGBTQI+ individuals, Ukrainian refugees, other migrants, and disadvantaged youth.
  • Promote dialogue and civic participation in programs that confront climate change and that advance environmental sustainability and energy diversification.

Posted: May 24, 2024
Category: Research Funding Opportunities
Tagged as: Africa, AI, Algiers, bulgaria, Climate change, Democracy, Disinformation, global challenges, Journalism, Madagascar and Comoros, media, media literacy, sports, United Kingdom, university exchanges, Venezuela