Research Funding Opportunities: August 23, 2024
International
First Opportunity
- Sponsor: Department of State U.S. Embassy Gaborone
- Funding Opportunity Title: Understanding the Influence of Social and Digital Media Content in Botswana
- Key words: Botswana, social media, misinformation
- Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356005
- Agency Deadline: 09/12/24
- Funding available: 1 award of $50,000 with total available funding of $50,000
- Period of performance: 9 months beginning 10/15/24
- Program background: U.S. Embassy Gaborone of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit proposals to produce data-driven analyses of the digital and social media landscape of Botswana and provide insights into the influences behind trending narratives, the prevalence of misinformation, foreign-origin and inauthentic content, while incorporating elements of dynamic social media analysis throughout the grant period.
- Program Objectives:
- Produce a methodologically sound and data-driven analysis of the digital and social media landscape of Botswana to include identifying influential content sources and platforms and topical sentiment analysis on domestic and international affairs topics.
- Identify the prevalence of misinformation, disinformation, predatory scams, and external influence within the digital and social media space.
- Utilize data and sentiment analysis techniques that capture content produced in both English and Setswana language.
- Provision of quarterly or dynamic updates on findings through the course of the project.
- Produce a capstone report at the conclusion of the grant outlining findings, insights, and methodology and host briefings to relevant stakeholders
Second Opportunity
- NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
- Sponsor: Department of State U.S. Embassy Yaounde, Cameroon
- Funding Opportunity Title: Capacity Building Program for Leadership of Media associations
- Key words: Cameroon, media, journalism, free press
- Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355890
- Internal deadline: ASAP- submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1948238
- Agency Deadline: 09/08/24
- Funding available: minimum of $49,000 to maximum of $50,000 per award with total available funding of $50,000
- Period of performance: 6-12 months from the date of award
- Program background: The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for U.S. based NGOs, or non-profit organization to submit applications to implement the participation of 4 to 5 Cameroonians in a 10-day-in person capacity building international leadership program. The U.S. Embassy Yaounde Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is seeking proposals to design and implement a ten-day program for four to five leaders of trade unions of journalists or media associations. The program should combine field trips and meeting with relevant experts from the government, civil society, academia and the media.
- Program Objectives:
- Design a program in the United States for current/rising Cameroonian leaders of media associations or trade union of journalists to engage with American media associations and trade union of journalists.
- Participants acquire knowledge and skills on the operations and functioning of US media associations and trade unions of journalists.
- Acquire skills, tools on lobbying activities, funding, crowd-funding etc.
- Promote networking between Cameroon association of journalists and association of journalists or NGOs promoting free press and press freedom in the United States.
- Initiate possible collaboration, partnership and networking between U.S. media associations/trade unions and Cameroons journalists’ associations.
Posted: August 23, 2024
Category: Research Funding Opportunities
Tagged as: Botswana, cameroon, Free Press, Journalism, media, Misinformation, Social Media