Closed · SFOP0004178 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Information Access Fund

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Global Public Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$200K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 11, 2018
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Information Access Fund is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Global Public Affairs that offered $200,000 -- $500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 55 other opportunities from Bureau of Global Public Affairs.

$200K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
19.040
CFDA program
55
other opportunities from Bureau of Global Public Affairs

Archived opportunity record

Information Access Fund is closed (last close April 11, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of Global Public Affairs still indexes 55 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 11, 2018

Posted Apr 5 Closes Apr 11

Est. Total Funding

$5,000,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Global Engagement Center (GEC), an interagency entity within the U.S. Department of State, invites organizations that can implement programming to counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining United States national security interests to submit applications by April 11, 2018. All submissions or applications will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria outlined below. GEC expects to make multiple awards with a floor of $200,000 and a ceiling of $500,000 for each, constituting a planned total award volume of approximately $5,000,000. GEC reserves the right to award more or less funding or no funding at all as it deems in the best interest of the government. U.S.-based and foreign non-profit and non-governmental organizations (NGO), public international organizations (PIO), media outlets, for-profit entities, and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply by submitting an application as described in this announcement.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Income Security and Social Services

The printed eligibility set for Information Access Fund is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (IS). Inside Bureau of Global Public Affairs's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Marie Moser mosermc@state.gov

What to do next

Information Access Fund is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Bureau of Global Public Affairs lists 55 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants