# Infrastructure for Life: Strengthening Reporting Capacity in the Philippines

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0009937-infrastructure-for-life-strengthening-reporting-capacity-in/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349087

> Bureau of Global Public Affairs offered grants of up to $500,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on August 18, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0009937 |
| Agency | Bureau of Global Public Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 18, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The GEC may make awards through this solicitation to U.S. and foreign non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and commercial entities. Individuals, state and local governments, foreign public entities, and public international organizations are not eligible to apply. Before submitting, potential applicants should ensure that they are eligible to receive a grant or cooperative agreement and prepared to adhere to the terms of 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 600.

## What the grant funds

The Global Engagement Center (GEC) at the Department of State announces Infrastructure for Life: Strengthening Reporting Capacity in the Philippines, an open competition for organizations to submit application to carry out a program to strengthen the capacity of journalists, journalism students, and civil society to identify, expose and report on predatory lending practices, environmental degradations, and irresponsible development associated with a number of previously completed, ongoing or planned infrastructure projects in the Philippines.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0009937 still open?

No. It closed on August 18, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Infrastructure for Life: Strengthening Reporting Capacity in the Philippines?

Bureau of Global Public Affairs accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Infrastructure for Life: Strengthening Reporting Capacity in the Philippines?

Closed August 18, 2023. 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 $500,000 each. About $500,000 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.