Closed · K-NOFO-21-103 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

The Future of Journalism: How Immersive Technology and Artificial Intelligence Can Shape the News and Impact Audience Opinion

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

$80K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 30, 2021
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

The Future of Journalism: How Immersive Technology and Artificial Intelligence Can Shape the News and Impact Audience Opinion is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $80,000 -- $150,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$80K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

The Future of Journalism: How Immersive Techn… is closed (last close April 30, 2021). 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 April 30, 2021

Posted Mar 2 Closes Apr 30

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

The United States and India have a shared opportunity to combat the scourge of fake news and disinformation for a secure Indo-Pacific region by promoting a robust and responsible media environment. This includes promoting strong professionalism among journalists, improving digital literacy among the general public, and modernizing news outlets with immersive technologies to compete in the digital world. Taken together, these steps would strengthen quality discourse and weaken the environment that has propelled disinformation in India and around the globe. The importance of partnerships is vital in the fight against fake news and disinformation, and the U.S. and India are already working together to promote a secure Indo-Pacific. A more professional and technically savvy media presence in East and Northeast India, using the latest technologies, will allow journalists to effectively report on issues of key importance to both countries, furthering the U.S.-India partnership.Project Objectives:a) Train 70-80 journalists, media professionals, storytellers on AR and VR technology and build their skills in creating immersive content within a span of 12-18 months. b) Generate immersive AR and VR content on themes of shared U.S.-India interest such as the environment, human trafficking, gender issues, religious freedom, press freedom, and cross-border security. c) Counter mis/disinformation from malign influencers with accurate and immersive media products and through networks of professional digital journalists across the region.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

The Future of Journalism: How Immersive Techn… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to India book (241 peers, 73% of 330).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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 Applications Manager U.S. Consulate Kolkata

What to do next

The Future of Journalism: How Immersive Techn… 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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