OpportunityTitle: Supporting Partner Nations to Counter Foreign Disinformation and Propaganda
CategoryExplanation: A collective response to state-sponsored disinformation, propaganda, and digital authoritarianism is essential to protect the integrity of information ecosystems globally. The United States seeks to increase the capacity and strengthen the resilience of U.S. partner nations to proactively address these burgeoning threats by increasing their abilities to leverage empirical evidence in planning and decision-making and engage with other government experts, the private sector, academia, and think-tanks.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is limited to U.S. and foreign non-profit/nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and commercial entities. Applicants from high-income countries are eligible to be proposed implementers or sub-implementers.
Description: One (1) Cooperative Agreement for up to $1,250,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) in FY 2021 ESF will be awarded for work that will empower officials across all levels of government in foreign countries to build internal capacity necessary to recognize and counter state-sponsored disinformation and propaganda from the People&#8217;s Republic of China (PRC). The initial period of performance will be for twenty-four (24) months.
GrantorContactText: GEC-Programs@State.gov