U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia: Seeking Applications for Media Literacy Program

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Deadline: 17 July 2017

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia is seeking applications for its Media Literacy Program. Media literacy is an umbrella expression that includes all technical, cognitive, social, civic and creative capacities that allow a citizen to access the media, to have a critical understanding of the media and to interact with it.

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The objective of the pilot project is to increase critical thinking towards the media among young Georgians and to test the feasibility and usefulness of such actions. Critical thinking includes, among other skills, the ability to distinguish information from propaganda, to deconstruct media communication and to interact with social media in a mindful way.

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia seeks to fund an effective, innovative, and sustainable project to improve media literacy skills among Georgian population.

Funding Information

Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $150,000

Funding Criteria

Creation of multilingual on-line material and interactive tools to improve the capacities of citizens to acquire a critical understanding of the media and to interact with it;
Awareness-raising and efficient dissemination of the material created by the project or other similar material/activities that can be adapted to the same purpose, in particular through networks that can act as multipliers;
Efficient dissemination of best practices, for instance through conferences, workshops, on-line platforms and/or training programs;
Social media campaigns aimed at helping citizens to interact with new media in amindful way;
Any other relevant innovative activities that can develop citizens’ ability to distinguish information from propaganda, to deconstruct media communication or any other capacity related to critical thinking towards the media;
Activities with local communities or networks to tailor and make accessible some of the above tools to minorities, low-skilled people or people at risk of being socially marginalized.

Eligibility Criteria

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) invites U.S. and Georgian non-profit/non-governmental organizations to submit proposals for an up-to- 24 months project to improve media literacy skills among young Georgians between the ages of 16 – 24 to include ethnic minorities and people at risk of being socially marginalized.

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How to Apply

Eligible Applicants can apply online via given website.

Eligible Countries: United States and Georgia

For more information, please visit Media Literacy Program.