What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinformation in the Digital Age", offered by U.S. Mission to India. It is associated with CFDA program 19.040. The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad (PAS Hyderabad) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinformation in the Digital Age.” U...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on July 27, 2018. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $45,000 -- $50,000. Total estimated funding: $50,000. Expected number of awards: 20.

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Closed · H-NOFO-18-101 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinformation in the Digital Age

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to India, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$45K-$50K
Award range: Closed
Status: July 27, 2018
Close date: 20
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinformation in the Digital Age is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $45,000 -- $50,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$45K-$50K
award range: Closed
application status: 20
expected awards: 19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinfor… is closed (last close July 27, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to India still indexes 329 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 July 27, 2018

Posted Apr 27 Closes Jul 27

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad (PAS Hyderabad) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinformation in the Digital Age.” Under this project, a grantee will organize and conduct four workshops focused on identifying and countering disinformation. Each workshop should be held for two days with four sessions each day, and designed for 15-20 journalists. The workshops should be conducted in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar. The grantee will create content and design the curriculum for the workshops. In consultation with PAS Hyderabad, the grantee will identify and secure the participation of one American and one local expert to assist with designing the workshop content and act as resource persons for the workshops. (Please refer to the full announcement available under related documents tab.)

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Arts

The printed eligibility set for Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinfor… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 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: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Arts · Education · Science and Technology / R&D (AR;ED;ST). 22 other U.S. Mission to India listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 330).

Code 12: Nonprofits with 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.

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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

Grant Applications Manager, U.S. Consulate, Hyderabad HYDGrantApplications@state.gov

What to do next

Workshops for Journalists to Counter Disinfor… 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
U.S. Mission to India lists 329 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.

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