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PAS-CMR-FY22-05: Countering Disinformation International Leadership Exchange Program

Closed Closed August 28, 2022 Opportunity PAS-CMR-FY22-05 ☆ 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 Cameroon notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$80,000
• Total funding$100,000
• Expected awards1
• 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)

• Registered non-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society organizations based in the United States.• International NGOs, U.S. NGOs based in the United States. • Public and private educational institutions in the United States. • Public international organizations and governmental institutions in the United States. The Embassy will only consider proposals from organizations based in the United States. Priority is given to applicants with proven experience in organizing exchange programs for the State Department. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

See full announcement in Related Documents. The Embassy of the United States in Yaounde announces an open competition for U.S. based NGOs or non-profit organizations to submit applications to implement the participation of 10 Cameroonians in a 10-day in-person Countering Disinformation International Leadership Exchange Program. Interested U.S. based NGOs or non-profit organizations should submit proposals to pasgrantsyaounde@state.gov by August 28, 2022, at 5 p.m., Yaounde time. The rapid spread of sophisticated “fake news” and large-scale disinformation campaigns are major challenges for many countries in Africa, including Cameroon, with the development of digital platforms. This project for current/rising professionals addresses current trends and technologies to detect and combat disinformation and deceptive news. It will highlight the importance of investigative journalism, fact-checking, and myth-busting in countering misleading information and demonstrate the serious impact of disinformation campaigns on domestic publics. Participants will examine strategies designed to encourage greater public awareness of the phenomenon of disinformation. They will explore the role of government agencies, NGOs, academia, and traditional and social media in the fight against the proliferation of deceptive media and the dissemination of disinformation. Participants will also examine strategies that support responsible and ethical reporting in an increasingly complex information environment. Program Objectives: · Bring current/rising Cameroonian leaders to the United States to engage with their American counterparts on key policy issues concerning the topic of countering disinformation. · Increase understanding on U.S. efforts to counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation through seminars, workshops, site-visits, and other activities. · Promote critical and objective analysis to distinguish between information and propaganda. Grantee Responsibilities: · Design and implement a 10-day Countering Disinformation Exchange Program for a maximum of 10 Cameroonian delegates selected by the Embassy. · Organize all logistics including travel arrangements and airfares (internationally and domestically in the United States) for the Cameroonian delegates. · Conduct needs assessment, pre- and post-evaluation to measure the impact of the program on participants. · Provide French interpretation throughout the program as needed.

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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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