# Countering AI-Generated Disinformation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dos-baghdad-pd-2024-0002-countering-ai-generated-disinformation/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354703

> U.S. Mission to Iraq offered grants of up to $80,000 (at least $50,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $80,000 in total. Applications closed on July 1, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2024-0002 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Iraq |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 1, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $80,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $80,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.021 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Consulate General in Erbil of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to build capacity among social media influencers, journalists, and journalism students in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) and Kirkuk governorate. Please follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Priority will be given to projects which include audiences from outside the three major cities of Erbil, Duhok and Sulaimani. Program Objectives: The rise of AI-generated disinformation poses significant concerns to the ability of the public and media to fairly and accurately report on current events, given the ability of bots to spread information, and deepfakes to make it extraordinarily difficult to tell truth from fiction – putting democracy itself at risk. This program will train 15 social media influencers and 100 newly minted journalists (fewer than 5 years of service) or journalism students on how AI is used to produce and disseminate disinformation, how to recognize disinformation, and how to explain this in clear language to their audiences without scare tactics, in a way that empowers audiences rather than demoralizes them. Influencers should, as a result, create at least two pieces of unique content on disinformation for their audiences; journalists and journalism students should write and publish at least two stories on disinformation. Participants and Audiences: This program envisions two separate trainings: one focused on 15 significant social media influencers (minimum numbers of followers to be determined), and one for 100 journalism students or journalists with fewer than 5 years of service.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2024-0002 still open?

No. It closed on July 1, 2024.

### Who can apply for Countering AI-Generated Disinformation?

U.S. Mission to Iraq accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities.

### What is the deadline for Countering AI-Generated Disinformation?

Closed July 1, 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 $80,000 each. About $80,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc., World Learning Inc., International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. The program made 588 awards worth $55.5 million in that time.