# AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bulgaria

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-sofia-fy22-03-aeeca-detect-and-check-disinformation-in-bulgaria/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/341155

> U.S. Mission to Bulgaria offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $50,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $150,000 in total. Applications closed on August 1, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-SOFIA-FY22-03 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Bulgaria |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 1, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $150,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.900 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to foster the development of independent media in Bulgaria through training for journalists and journalism students. The program will strengthen journalistic resilience to Russian disinformation and manipulation in Bulgaria. The grantee would conduct training and seminars for journalists and journalism students from around Bulgaria (with a special focus on those who are generally underserved by such programs, but also including influential regional journalists from outside the capital) on detection of and protection against Russian disinformation in the spheres of traditional and online media. The objective of these trainings is to help journalists identify and fact-check the flood of disinformation coming from Russian sources. Participants and Audiences: Journalists and journalism students from around Bulgaria (with a special focus on those who are generally underserved by such programs, but also including influential regional journalists from outside the capital).

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-SOFIA-FY22-03 still open?

No. It closed on August 1, 2022.

### Who can apply for AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bulgaria?

U.S. Mission to Bulgaria accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities.

### What is the deadline for AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bulgaria?

Closed August 1, 2022. 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 $150,000 each. About $150,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won AEECA/ESF PD Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc., Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. The program made 2,295 awards worth $192 million in that time.