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DOS-LONDON-PD-2021-CA3008: Diverse Perspectives Student Journalists Reporting Tour

Closed Closed June 15, 2021 Opportunity DOS-LONDON-PD-2021-CA3008 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$60,000
• Award floor$40,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

The following organizations are eligible to apply: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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $60,000 per award.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

U.S. Embassy London invites eligible organizations to submit proposals to develop and implement a 10-day reporting tour to the United States for up to five (5) program participants representing a UK-based journalism training organization. Subject to availability of funds, the Embassy expects to select one program implementer for a grant award from USD $40,000.00 and up to USD $60,000.00. PROGRAM OBJECTIVE The objective of this program is to expose a diverse group of student/trainee journalists to American issues and themes including climate change, post-COVID economic recovery, disinformation, U.S. journalism and press freedom, diversity in the United States, and American governmental systems. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION We seek a reporting tour that explores the policy priorities of the Biden Administration and provides participants with practical journalism skills. The reporting tour will shape participants’ understanding of American foreign policy, America’s role in the world, and contemporary issues in the United States. This program will take place over British university holidays in April 2022. The successful applying organization will be responsible for developing promotional and application materials and handling all program logistics, including collection of candidates’ applications, international and domestic travel, lodgings, and ground transportation costs, as well as a full agenda of engagements with relevant U.S. organizations. Participants should travel to cities representing the geographic and cultural diversity of the United States. Cities may include Washington, DC; New York City, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; and/or other suitable locations. Participants would meet with federal, state, and local officials, government agencies, civil society groups, and U.S.-based journalists. If participants will require visas, the budget should allow for any associated fees as well as the mandatory $180 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) fee per participant, if applicable. Potential grantees should already be registered, or be prepared to register, as a Designated Sponsor Organization in order to facilitate a U.S. government-funded exchange program, if applicable. For more information on this process, please see https://j1visa.state.gov/sponsors/. Please plan for dietary restrictions, such as awareness of halal or vegetarian requirements, and for reasonable accommodation for participants with disabilities.

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Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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