# Southern Africa Regional Investigative Journalism Activity – South Africa Addendum to the Justice Rights and Security APS

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/72067424aps00001-southern-africa-regional-investigative-journalism-activity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350970

> South Africa USAID-Pretoria offered grants of up to $8.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on January 12, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 72067424APS00001 |
| Agency | South Africa USAID-Pretoria |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 12, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $8.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 98.001 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility for this funding opportunity is restricted to local entities in selected countries in the SADC region, excluding Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

## What the grant funds

Through this Addendum to the Justice, Rights, and Security Annual Program Statement(JRS-APS) #7200AA22APS00007 (APS Full Announcement), USAID/SA is making a special call for the submission of Concept Notes focused on Southern Africa Regional Investigative Journalism Activity. The purpose of the Southern Africa Regional Investigative Journalism Activity is to strengthen the capacity and collaboration among Southern African investigative journalists, editors and their newsrooms to produce investigative reports of local, regional, and global importance on crime and corruption, including its transnational dimensions. The Activity will cultivate a new and diverse cadre of investigative journalists in the region with expanded skills for reporting, editing and reaching audiences, and help them use technology to collaborate across borders, access information, work with data, and produce innovative ways of telling the stories they unearth to the communities most affected.

## Questions people ask

### Is 72067424APS00001 still open?

No. It closed on January 12, 2024.

### Who can apply for Southern Africa Regional Investigative Journalism Activity – South Africa Addendum to the Justice Rights and Security APS?

South Africa USAID-Pretoria accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Southern Africa Regional Investigative Journalism Activity – South Africa Addendum to the Justice Rights and Security APS?

Closed January 12, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $8.0 million each.

### Who has won USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Family Health International, Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The program made 4,233 awards worth $37 billion in that time.