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PAS-UKRAINE-2022-12: Civil Society Program to Counter Disinformation in Ukraine

Closed Closed August 19, 2022 Opportunity PAS-UKRAINE-2022-12 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Total funding$2.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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)

U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations subject to section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. tax code; foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO).

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Kyiv announces an Open Competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support combatting disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. A.1 Background The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announces a call for institutional partners with extensive experience and capacity in training and outreach among Ukrainian non-governmental and media organizations in the field of countering disinformation to submit proposals for sustaining the efforts of such Ukrainian organizations by conducting and funding a small grants competition. The grants competition would provide funds to successful applicants to combat disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Subject to availability of funds, the Embassy will award a grant as described below to an organization. The successful applicant must have previous experience managing the award amount in Section A or greater and must demonstrate capacity to manage a nation-wide grants competition in countering disinformation. The criteria for the competition should ensure that proposals be tailored toward Ukrainian audiences, and all project activities supported through these funds should take place in Ukraine. Proposed projects should demonstrate sustainability after their completion and include monitoring and evaluation plans. The length of the project may be up to two years. Individual projects may be funded at a range between $40,000 and $150,000. A.2 Goals Projects should Empower citizen activists engaged in the broad effort to combat malign narratives and disinformation. Analyze information identified via data analytical tools and open-source digital research and disseminate that analysis to the public, media/journalists, government bodies, international partners, and other relevant groups. Conduct outreach to specific Ukrainian audiences in an effort to reduce their vulnerability to disinformation, misinformation, and malign narratives. Projects should be designed to achieve the following: Objective 1: Support the work of established activists, media, volunteers, and civil society organizations to assertively combat disinformation.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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