# U.S. Embassy Jakarta Media Small Grants Competition

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-jakarta-fy26-10-u-s-embassy-jakarta-media-small-grants-competition/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363370

> U.S. Mission to Indonesia offered grants of up to $20,000 (at least $5,000) to individuals. It expected to make one award worth $20,000 in total. Applications closed on August 31, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-JAKARTA-FY26-10 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Indonesia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 31, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $20,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $20,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Individuals

Eligible ApplicantsThe following organizations are eligible to apply:• Individuals, or teams of individuals, who are past and current participants of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs who work as journalists or work directly within the field of journalism• Applicants must be Indonesian nationals

## What the grant funds

1. Project Background, Goals, and Objectives With over 270 million people and one of the world’s largest social media user bases, Indonesia’s citizens consume media content from a wide array of traditional and digital sources. Journalists and media professionals capable of reporting accurately and comprehensively on critical issues – including democratic governance, economic development, emerging technologies, and more – as well as those with an understanding of the critical role the free press plays in strengthening democratic governance and information integrity advances America’s foreign policy priorities of protecting freedom of speech, digital freedom, and strengthening regional security. For purposes of this solicitation, activities that involve identifying false or misleading information should focus on objectively verifiable factual claims, coordinated information manipulation, or manipulated digital media (including deepfakes and coordinated inauthentic behavior). Applicant should not classify policy disagreements, political viewpoints, or criticism of governments as misinformation or disinformation solely because they differ from official positions. The U.S. Embassy Jakarta seeks to support capacity-building programs for Indonesians with a focus on journalism, with priority consideration for projects in Sumatra, West Java, Kalimantan, and Papua. Proposed projects should focus on one or more of the following themes: • Press freedom • Digital freedom • Data-driven journalism • Facts-based journalism / countering propaganda • Investigative journalism (including promoting transparency and accountability in government) • AI in journalism Project Audience(s): • Journalists in the priority regions of Sumatra, West Java, Kalimantan, and Papua; • University students who are majoring in journalism, mass communications, political governance; or similar topics; • Community organizations focused on press freedom, digital freedom, promoting transparency and accountability, and the role of emerging technology in these areas. Project Goal: Advance America’s foreign policy priorities of protecting freedom of speech, digital freedom, and strengthening regional security in the Indo-Pacific region by: • Further transmit skills and knowledge delivered to past and current participants of U.S. government-sponsored exchange focused on press freedom, digital freedom, data-driven and fact-based investigative journalism.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-JAKARTA-FY26-10 still open?

No. It closed on August 31, 2026.

### Who can apply for U.S. Embassy Jakarta Media Small Grants Competition?

U.S. Mission to Indonesia accepted applications from individuals. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for U.S. Embassy Jakarta Media Small Grants Competition?

Closed August 31, 2026. 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 $20,000 each. About $20,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.