Deadline: 24 June 2019
The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for public and private non-profit organizations to submit proposals to carry out a program to support independent media in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia through training, mentoring and skills building in the United States.
The program aims to boost the capacity and sustainability of professional journalists primarily from outside of capitals and citizen-generated media in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia through a mix of skills building, education, mentoring, and networking activities in the United States for a maximum of four months and a minimum of two months, depending on variables impacting the participants or host entities. During the course of the exchange, the participants should gain exposure to content production best practices, effective media delivery methods, and audience analytic tools, particularly in the digital space. Program participants will have the opportunity to work at U.S.-based media outlets and improve their professional skills, specifically in ethics and investigative journalism. It will also provide opportunities for professionals from the region to work with U.S. counterparts to expand their skill set through mentoring that broadens perspectives and builds partnerships across the Atlantic.
The program will help to develop a financially sustainable media sector through organizational and financial management training, advertising sector development, audience research and/or circulation audit capacities, market research, business planning, capital infusion and loans, media industry information exchanges, sponsorships/partnerships and other methods to improve the economic viability of the sector.
Funding Information
- Ceiling of Award Range: $700,000
- Total available funding: $700,000
- Length of performance period: Fourteen months
- Anticipated Award Date: October 1, 2019
Eligible Applicants
- U.S and non-U.S. not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations.
- U.S. and non-U.S. public and private educational institutions.
- U.S. and non-U.S. for-profit organizations.
How to Apply
All application materials must be submitted electronically via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=316393