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STI400-21-XX-XXX-TBD: Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

Closed Closed May 25, 2021 Opportunity STI400-21-XX-XXX-TBD ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Democracy Commission Program R2 FY2022 (TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Tajikistan notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$10,000
• 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 organizations are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations • For-profit organizations • Civil society/non-governmental organizations

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Topic 1: Support for Independent Media Project Goal: To increase the capacity of independent bloggers and social media influencers to effectively produce content that can compete with misinformation, propaganda, and extremist content. Project Audience(s): The primary target audience for these projects should be men and women aged 15-35 living in Tajikistan, who have an interest in journalism, photography, videography, or social media, and who have time to devote to training and content creation. Project Objectives: Each project should achieve 1-3 of the following objectives: 1. Raise the quality and quantity of visual content created by amateur journalists and bloggers in order to expand their audience with attractive content; 2. Increase capacity of local journalists and bloggers through training on effective use of social media and providing small grants to those who show the most potential for long-term success; 3. Increase professionalism of social media influencers on topics of public interest and inspire them to post more on such subjects. Topic 2: Countering Violent Extremism Project Goal: To increase the amount of anti-extremist content in Tajikistan’s traditional and social media space through the recruitment of a cadre of moderate voices to produce and share such positive content during and after the project’s completion. Project Audience(s): The primary target audience for these projects should be young males living in Tajikistan and Russia, with limited education, working in manual labor or unskilled jobs, and who tend to be more conservative in their religious and social views. Project Objectives: Each project should achieve 1-4 of the following objectives: 1. Increase the number of people receiving messages of tolerance and non-violence from respected and popular figures in society through social and traditional media; 2. Increase the long-term capacity of moderate voices to continue spreading messages of tolerance and non-violence, designed to continue effectively after the project’s completion; 3. Increase the amount of visual content in the Tajiki language focused on combatting violent extremism that can be easily shared on social media platforms; 4. Increase awareness of the consequences of violent extremism through sharing real stories of victims and survivors.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.