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MEDIA-FY24-ARM-02: Investigative Journalism Training Program

Closed Closed December 18, 2023 Opportunity MEDIA-FY24-ARM-02 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

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)

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations in Armenia • Educational institutions in Armenia

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy, Yerevan, of the U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to implement an “Investigative Journalism Training Program” project in Armenia. The initiative will advance the Embassy’s goal of bolstering the ability of independent media in Armenia to effectively inform the public, counter misinformation, and advance shared democratic values by building a pipeline of professionally trained journalists capable of producing quality journalism. The training program will be based on U.S. journalism education best practices and state of the art multimedia production techniques. The submission of the SOI is the first step in a two-step process. Applicants must first submit a concise (1-3 pages) SOI designed to clearly communicate the project idea and objectives. This is not a full proposal. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants to submit project ideas for evaluation prior to requiring the development of a full proposal application. Upon a merit review of eligible SOIs, selected applicants will be invited to expand on their project idea(s) by submitting a full proposal application. Full proposals will go through a second merit review before final funding decision(s) are made. Background In recent years, the Armenian media landscape has witnessed an increase in the level of disinformation. Nevertheless, due to the growing number of methods of disinformation and misinformation, and limited support for the enhancement of traditional journalism education for Armenian aspiring and working journalists, there is a growing gap of disparity between journalism education and current needs of the media market. The need for this training initiative is also supported by the findings of a recent, comprehensive needs assessment of journalism education in Armenia, conducted by the Embassy among a wide range of stakeholders in media field. As revealed by the needs assessment, there is an urgent need to improve university-level journalism education in Armenia, particularly in investigative journalism, and the latest multimedia production techniques.

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