Closed · C-NOFO-20-103 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Investigative Journalism to Counter Disinformation: A Regional Language Media Initiative

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

$65K-$65K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 22, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Investigative Journalism to Counter Disinformation: A Regional Language Media Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $65,000 -- $65,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$65K-$65K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Investigative Journalism to Counter Disinform… is closed (last close May 22, 2020). 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 May 22, 2020

Posted Mar 23 Closes May 22

Est. Total Funding

$65,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Consulate General, Public Affairs Section in Chennai is soliciting proposals for a grant/cooperative agreement that meets the specifications stated in Section II from legally recognized non-profit, non-governmental organizations that meet U.S. and Indian technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs.This funding opportunity seeks to develop the skills of regional language journalists in investigative journalism in order to mitigate the spread of disinformation and misinformation. The project will reinforce previously imparted skills helping media professionals verify photos, videos, and data and will encourage regional language journalists to explore investigative reporting as a counter to disinformation. The project will also introduce the recently published Countering Disinformation Handbook to a wider audience. Project Objectives: 1. Train (45) regional, non-English language journalists across South India in investigative journalism and countering disinformation through an initiative with subject matter expertise offered by a visiting U.S. speaker and other U.S. counterparts participating virtually by digital video conferences.2. Each trained non-English language journalist participant produces at least (1) investigative article focusing on disinformation or misinformation, in one of the South Indian languages of Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada, within (3) months of completing the training.3. Using skills acquired during the investigative journalism training, each participant submits at least (1) example of a fact-checked item (text, video, audio, or photograph) for inclusion as a model within curriculum and for his/her media outlet to help raise awareness about disinformation and misinformation.Contribute to curriculum on investigative journalism that can be shared with South Indian journalism departments(Please refer to the full announcement available in related documents tab)

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Education

The printed eligibility set for Investigative Journalism to Counter Disinform… 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 code maps to Education (ED). 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

Grants Application Manager, U.S. Consulate, Chennai

What to do next

Investigative Journalism to Counter Disinform… 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

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