Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CDRF) is now seeking applications for its small-grants competition for women and members of underrepresented groups in the East Asia Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, and South and Central Asia regions, and for displaced Ukrainian nationals with civil society, academic, journalistic, nonproliferation, and NGO experience.
CRDF Global, on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR), will oversee a small-grants competition.
Grants will be designated to conduct activities that raise awareness of and counter the Russian Federation’s use of disinformation to discredit international nonproliferation norms. Grant activities include research and/or trainings that identify Russian disinformation campaigns, such as the websites, social media networks/accounts, hosting services, and advertising agencies that enable Russia purveyors of disinformation use to operate and generate revenue and disseminate disinformation.
Research activities should have a public dissemination component for publishing in grant recipients’ local language. Training activities should be designed to engage relevant public and private sector audiences on Russian disinformation campaigns and counter disinformation tools and techniques.
Scope
Grant recipients will:
- Conduct research, create publications, and publicly disseminate journal articles and abstracts that raise awareness of and counter the Russian Federation’s use of disinformation to discredit international nonproliferation norms. Additionally, research will identify Russian disinformation campaigns, such as the websites, social media networks/accounts, hosting services, and advertising agencies that enable Russia purveyors of disinformation use to operate and generate revenue and disseminate disinformation.
- Enroll in relevant training courses, i.e., nonproliferation-relevant events and write an article on this engagement to be posted on CRDF Global’s website.
- Conduct training activities designed to engage relevant public and private sector audiences on Russian disinformation campaigns and counter disinformation tools and techniques.
Funding Information
Grants are a one-time, five-months award of up to $10,000. Application documents include a completed application, planned budget, and CVs of all researchers on the team.
Eligibility Criteria
- Institutional and/or managerial approval is required for applications to be considered for this competition (template to be provided upon request).
- Eligible grants recipients can be Ukrainian nationals with experience in civil society, academia, journalism, nonproliferation, and NGOs who have been displaced and are located outside of Ukraine due to the current conflict.
- Eligible grant recipients can be women and members of underrepresented groups in the East Asia Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, and South and Central Asia regions.
For more information, visit CDRF.