Netherlands: Funding for New Counter-Disinformation Game

Deadline: 19-Aug-21

The U.S. Embassy The Hague Public Affairs Section has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications to:

• produce an English- and Dutch-language pilot version of a counter-disinformation game,
• produce a French version of the game,
• produce one additional translation into a European, Asian, and/or African language, to be determined at a later date,
• host the game on the company’s own servers, and
• develop and implement data collection and analysis methodologies to demonstrate the project’s achievement of expected results, and
• promote games to target audiences.

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Programming that highlights American innovation and entrepreneurship, security of critical and emerging technologies, and partnership between the United States and the Netherlands in fields related to technology, cybersecurity, and entrepreneurship.
• The Environment & Climate – Proposals that showcase U.S. public and/or private sector efforts to address climate change, or amplify joint environmental efforts between the U.S. and the Netherlands.
• Countering Malign Influence – Activities related to monitoring, exposing, and countering foreign state and non-state disinformation efforts, including illegal, unfair, and coercive economic practices. Activities may also include those that advance positive narratives about the United States delivered by credible voices.
• Military & Security Partnership – Programs that increase public understanding of and support for the shared military and security priorities of the U.S. and the Netherlands.
• Transatlantic Values – Initiatives that promote an accurate and positive image of the United States and the transatlantic partnership, highlighting shared history and values, including diversity and inclusion, human rights, and democracy.

• Bringing an American expert speaker or performer to the Netherlands;
• Programs that engage key audiences in experiential learning activities;
• Conferences, workshops, or discussions on issues of mutual interest;
• Exhibitions of works by Americans or on American themes;
• Youth engagement, leadership, cultural, and education programs;
• Programs promoting STEM studies (Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics) particularly those that target under-served communities;
• Radio, television, and social media programming or campaigns.

• The U.S. Embassy The Hague encourages applications from all sectors: committed and organized civil-society organizations, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions.
• The U.S. Embassy The Hague encourages applicants to provide cost-sharing from additional sources in support of this project. The U.S. Embassy also encourages projects that use highly skilled volunteers as an element of cost-sharing. Applications should explain clearly other likely sources of funding and how the volunteers will be used.

For more information, visit https://nl.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/148/9-FINAL-NOFO-Game-Developement-Grant.pdf