U.S. Mission to India: Countering Disinformation for Telugu TV Reporters

Deadline: 04-May-21

The U.S. Mission to India is seeking applications for its ‘Countering Disinformation for Telugu TV Reporters’ funding opportunity that seeks to create a network of Telugu television reporters across media houses in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh who are trained in fact-checking and combating disinformation.

This project aims to build a network of Telugu journalists with strong fact checking skills to decrease mis- and disinformation throughout Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The objective of this project is to organize a year-long series of training workshops and activities for 30 Telugu-speaking television reporters to build their capacity in consulting multiple sources, using fact checking resources, and combating disinformation.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Project Funding: USD $50,000
Estimated Award Ceiling (Maximum):USD $50,000
Estimated Award Floor (Minimum): USD $25,000
Length of Project Period: 12 months

Project Audience(s)

30 Telugu-speaking television reporters from five to six television networks.
Reporters should work primarily in the field and be relatively junior within their organizations.
Participants should not have received fact checking training in the past.
The secondary audience is the Telugu-speaking public that relies on local television stations as their main sources of news.

Eligibility Criteria

The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Civil society/non-governmental organizations
- Think tanks
- Public and private educational institutions
- Individuals
- Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
Cost sharing or matching is not required for this funding opportunity.
Pre-award costs are not an allowable expense for this funding opportunity.
This award does not allow:
- Projects relating to partisan political activity;
- Charitable or development activities;
- Construction projects;
- Projects that support specific religious activities;
- Fund-raising campaigns;
- Lobbying for specific legislation or programs
- Scientific research or surveys;
- Commercial projects;
- Projects intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization;
- Projects that duplicate existing projects; or
- Illegal activities.