Opportunity ID: 355505
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DOS-PDS-FY24-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Media Professionals Combating Mis/Disinformation, Promoting Media Literacy Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Public Diplomacy |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.040 — Public Diplomacy Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $35,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions • Individuals • Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions For-profit or commercial entities, including for-profit media organizations, are not eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Uganda |
| Description: |
The U.S. Embassy Kampala/ Bureau of African Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to implement a media literacy and countering mis- and dis-information targeting senior radio/investigative journalists. The project will have two elements: (1) Training of senior members of broadcast media (presenters, reporters, investigative journalists, and producers) on how to detect and counter misinformation and disinformation. (2) Research and analysis of information manipulation and propaganda across Uganda’s media landscape. The U.S. Mission in Uganda is concerned about the proliferation of information manipulation that negatively influences Ugandans’ perception of public health campaigns, domestic politics, the value of a democratic system, and other significant issues. The project aims to support one of the Public Diplomacy Section’s (PDS) central goals of improving the professional development of the Ugandan media corps. Please follow all instructions below. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mission Uganda Public Affairs Grants Management Team
Grantor Phone 256414306001 Email:KampalaGrants@state.gov |
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| Agency Contact Information: | Mission Uganda Public Affairs Grants Management Team Grantor Phone 256414306001 Email: KampalaGrants@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.040 | DOS-PDS-FY24-03 | Media Professionals Combating Mis/Dis-information, Promoting Media Literacy Project | PKG00287419 | Jul 19, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | View |
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