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SRB10024FO-06: U.S. Embassy Belgrade - Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)

Closed Closed August 18, 2024 Opportunity SRB10024FO-06 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$75,000
• Award floor$20,000
• Total funding$200,000
• Expected awards10
• 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)

The following entities, from Serbia or from the United States, are eligible to apply: • Media outlets and production houses, including for-profit media companies• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Journalists’ professional associations• Departments of journalism at Serbian public universities To be eligible for consideration, every Serbia-based applicant organization must be registered in the territory of the Republic of Serbia with the Agencija za privredne registre (APR), or a relevant court. Individuals may not apply for this program.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $75,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This notice is subject to availability of funding. The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project under the umbrella of our Media Training & Development (MT&D) Program with a focus on countering foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). Please follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Serbia Program Objectives: This program aims to counter FIMI in Serbia by providing Serbian news and information consumers with objective, fact-based reporting on issues that are frequently the subject of FIMI campaigns, including but not limited to: · U.S.-Serbia relations, including economic and security cooperation · Serbia’s relationship with, and potential future membership in, European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, including the EU and NATO · Serbia’s economic integration with other countries of the Western Balkans region and with the European Union · Serbia-Russia relations, historically and in the present · Serbia-PRC relations · Serbia’s relations with its neighbors Grant activities may take any number of forms, including the production of print, broadcast or digital media content; app or website development; or other creative undertakings. It may also include reporting tours, cross-border exchanges, courses, seminars, speakers’ series, workshops, or other training and educational activities aimed at journalists, analysts, and/or media commentators. Note that all programs should have some eventual nexus with the Serbian media space and ultimately aim to inform Serbian news and information consumers. Any content produced should be in the Serbian language and intended for Serbian audiences. Program Themes: Proposals as welcome on all themes that are commonly the subject of FIMI campaigns in Serbia, including but not limited to: · U.S.-Serbia relations, including economic and security cooperation · Serbia’s relationship with, and potential future membership in, European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, including the EU and NATO · Serbia’s economic integration with other countries of the Western Balkans region and with the European Union · Serbia-Russia relations, historically and in the present · Serbia-PRC relations · Serbia’s relations with its neighbors.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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