OpportunityTitle: Best Practices in Exporting Expertise Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: he GEC may make awards through this solicitation to U.S. and foreign non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and commercial entities.  Individuals, state and local governments, foreign public entities, and public international organizations are not eligible to apply.  Before submitting, potential applicants should ensure that they are eligible to receive a grant or cooperative agreement and prepared to adhere to the terms of 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 600.     GEC welcomes applications irrespective of an applicant&#8217;s race, ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
Description: The GEC Russia directorate seeks to make one Prime Award to an organization with experience in counter Russian disinformation programming and the logistical and administrative capability to oversee and maintain a series of sub-awards to smaller organizations with specialized tools or expertise in countering Russian disinformation. This program would organize a hub for partners with diverse expertise to flexibly engage with participating civil society and government based on assessed local needs and requirements centrally coordinated by the Prime. &#8239;The Russia Directorate will focus this project on building capacity in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda through the training of governments and civil society on well-practiced counter-disinformation methods developed by experienced international partners. With the intention of building self-sustaining global networks and global resiliency, the program would connect organizations on the ground in vulnerable countries with experts from Central and Eastern European countries with experience countering disinformation to share tools, skills, and methods. Full posting and details available on SAMS Domestic.
GrantorContactText: GEC-Programs@state.gov