The Department of State’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) is offering this grant through an open competition to strengthen reporting capabilities in the Philippines. This grant is for the purpose of empowering organizations, journalists, journalism students, and civil society to identify, expose, and report on specific critical issues. These issues include predatory lending practices, environmental degradation, and irresponsible development. The program will focus on concerns directly associated with previously completed, ongoing, or planned infrastructure projects across the Philippines, aiming to foster greater transparency and accountability in the region.
Opportunity ID: 349087
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SFOP0009937 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Infrastructure for Life: Strengthening Reporting Capacity in the Philippines |
| 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: | This award seeks to establish a program in the Philippines to strengthen investigative journalism skills and build capacity to identify, expose and report on malign investment schemes and their corresponding implications. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.040 — Public Diplomacy Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 03, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 03, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The GEC may make awards through this solicitation to U.S. and foreign non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and commercial entities. Individuals, state and local governments, foreign public entities, and public international organizations are not eligible to apply. Before submitting, potential applicants should ensure that they are eligible to receive a grant or cooperative agreement and prepared to adhere to the terms of 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 600. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Global Public Affairs |
| Description: | The Global Engagement Center (GEC) at the Department of State announces Infrastructure for Life: Strengthening Reporting Capacity in the Philippines, an open competition for organizations to submit application to carry out a program to strengthen the capacity of journalists, journalism students, and civil society to identify, expose and report on predatory lending practices, environmental degradations, and irresponsible development associated with a number of previously completed, ongoing or planned infrastructure projects in the Philippines. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to Opportunity in SAMS Domestic |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
GEC-Programs@state.gov
Email:- |
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