U.S. Embassy Funding Opportunity to support Media Tour to Ukraine

The U.S. Embassy in Chisinau invites non-governmental organizations from Moldova and Ukraine to apply for a grant to organize a press tour for Moldovan journalists to Ukraine.  The grantee will organize and conduct a five- to seven-day tour to Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine for a group of five Moldovan journalists, to allow them to learn about the Ukrainian experience in fighting against Russian malign influence and military and hybrid threats, especially in Crimea and the Donbass region; and to better prepare the journalists to identify and report on foreign malign influence efforts in Moldova. The press tour will take place during the period May-September 2020.  The press tour should include meetings with government officials, NGOs, media, diplomats, experts and others and allow the Moldovan journalists to see for themselves the effects of Russian interference in Ukraine.

The U.S. Embassy will consider awarding a grant up to $15,000.  Any requests outside of these limits will not be considered. 

Eligibility is limited to not-for-profit media organizations (Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO’s), Civil Society Organizations officially registered in Moldova or Ukraine.

A complete application must contain the following mandatory elements:

• Application Format in MS Word format (available for download)
• Detailed Budget inMS Excel format (available for download)
• Monitoring and Evaluation Plan(Free form)
• Full Text Notice of Funding Opportunity (available for download)

If you have any questions about the grant application process, please contact:

Valeriu Turea

Media & Grants Assistant

+373 22 85-17-09

e-mail: tureavv@state.gov

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=324440