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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331905