Closed · AL-20-002 · CFDA 19.900 · Other

Investigative Stories Platform

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

$340K-$350K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 4, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Investigative Stories Platform is a closed other listing from U.S. Mission to Albania that offered $340,000 -- $350,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 26 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Albania.

$340K-$350K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Investigative Stories Platform is closed (last close June 4, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Albania still indexes 26 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 June 4, 2020

Posted Apr 28 Closes Jun 4

Est. Total Funding

$350,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Public Affairs Office of the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, pending on availability of funds, announces a notification of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support the implementation of the project “Investigative Stories Platform.” We are seeking proposals from Albanian or U.S. organizations that will establish an editorial board and a platform for the publication of investigative stories that increase transparency and accountability and expose corruption. The board would receive, review, and approve proposals of stories to receive funding for a stipend for the journalist and an approved budget for expenses to be able to conduct the investigation. Proposals would be reviewed on a monthly basis. Proposals to the board could be from individual journalists or groups of journalists as well as media organizations for the production of multi-media stories. Productions should include infographics, audio and/or video elements, and should not be limited to the capital Tirana. Journalists would be able to publish on the platform with or without a byline. In the middle of the application period, the Public Affairs Office plans to hold an information session with interested organizations/individuals to respond to questions about the project. It will be announced on the Embassy’s Facebook page. Public Affairs Office of the US Embassy in Tirana intends to award one grant for up to $350,000. The period of performance is eighteen months, with an anticipated start date of October 2020. Link to the NOFO at U.S. Embassy Tirana website. Application forms can be downloaded from this link.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AL-20-002

Grants.gov marks Investigative Stories Platform with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Albania book (26 peers, 96% of 27).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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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Agency Contact

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Tirana Selection Committee via PASTirana@state.gov

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What to do next

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