The U.S. Embassy in Moscow offers a grant for organizations to conduct the FY19 Journalism Summer School program, a three-week hands-on journalism training for young Russian journalists. The program, held at the American Center in Moscow, includes sessions by U.S. journalism educators on ethics, fact-checking, and other western journalism principles. It also facilitates meetings with journalists from western and Russian news outlets. The grant supports travel logistics for participants and involves substantial Embassy involvement. Funding of up to $150,000 is available. Applications close on August 31, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 317599
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DOSRUS-19-CA-011 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Journalism Summer School |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.900 — AEECA/ESF PD Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 31, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 31, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The following organizations are eligible to apply: – U.S. Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations – U.S. Public and private educational institutions |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Russia |
| Description: |
A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section in Moscow (PAS Moscow) announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out FY19 Journalism Summer School program. The program will be held at the American Center in Moscow in June or July 2020 and will provide a three-week intensive hands on journalism summer school for young Russian journalists age 20-30 with sessions presented by U.S. journalism educators on a wide variety of topics, including ethics, developing sources, fact-checking, and other tenets of western journalism that are often lacking in the Russian media. This summer school will also include meetings with journalists from western and Russian news outlets and an overview of the resources available to Russian journalists as they develop their reporting. The grant recipient will work closely with Public Affairs and Cultural Affairs at Mission Russia to select and identify participants and craft a program. The grantee through this grant will support the travel and logistics for winning individuals (if outside of Moscow) to participate in summer school. Please carefully follow all instructions below.
A.1. Additional Information: The U.S. Embassy in Moscow expects to award a cooperative agreement of up to $150,000 for the administration of the out FY19 Journalism Summer School program.
As this will be a cooperative agreement, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will have substantial involvement in this effort including participant selection, approval of the program structure and content. For more information on the USG’s role please see Section B.
Applicants may submit only one proposal under this competition. If multiple proposals are received from the same applicant, all submissions will be declared ineligible and receive no further consideration in the review process.
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| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
US Embassy Moscow
Grants Russia Team +7 (495) 728 50 00 Email:grantsrussia@state.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 317599 Full Announcement-Journalism Summer School NOFO -> Budget Template with instruction sheet (2).pdf
Folder 317599 Full Announcement-Journalism Summer School NOFO -> Journalism Summer School NOFO – Final_v2.pdf
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