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DOS-NBO-PDS-FY24-005: Bolstering East Africa’s Investigative Journalism Ecosystem

Closed Closed July 15, 2024 Opportunity DOS-NBO-PDS-FY24-005 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program (DFOP0019410). Status: Closes May 31, 2027 (205 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Kenya notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$986,500
• Award floor$986,500
• Total funding$986,500
• Expected awards3
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

• Not-for-profit organizations subject to section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. tax code, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO)• Public and private educational institutions• Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs awards averaged $509,098; this notice allows up to $986,500 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to support investigative journalism and practices that aim to build up Nairobi as a hub for public interest journalism. This program will focus on teaching investigative journalism techniques to professional and citizen journalists, civil society members, and others, with an emphasis on how to identify inauthentic behavior and the application of artificial intelligence in online publications. The program must include designing an investigative journalism curriculum, developing materials, virtual exchanges, training, and mentoring. The program should include a structured fellowship program which would host and support participants conducting investigative projects. Finally, the program should lead to the creation of an independent Center for Investigative Reporting in Kenya and an institutional sustainability strategy. Funds are authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act. Applicants may apply on GRANTS.gov and/or via e-mail to NairobiGrants@state.gov under the announcement title “Bolstering East Africa’s Investigative Journalism Ecosystem,” “DOS-NBO-PDS-FY24-005.”

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0019410, which is open now.

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