Closed · PAS-PRISTINA-FY21-05 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

Independent Media Programming: Kosovo Serbian Language Media

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

$300K-$350K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 31, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Independent Media Programming: Kosovo Serbian Language Media is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Kosovo that offered $300,000 -- $350,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 23 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Kosovo.

$300K-$350K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Independent Media Programming: Kosovo Serbian… is closed (last close May 31, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Kosovo still indexes 23 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 31, 2021

Posted Apr 6 Closes May 31

Est. Total Funding

$350,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The United States Embassy in Kosovo announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to increase the sustainability and reach of Kosovo Serbian language independent media through partnerships with local technology firms/startups. Priority Region: Kosovo Program Objectives: The objectives of this program are: · To develop sustainable practices and partnerships between independent Serbian language Kosovo media partners in order to provide alternative sources of information to Serbian language speakers in Kosovo and throughout the region. · To develop partnerships with local technology start-ups to help increase the reach of independent Serbian language Kosovo media partners and identify innovative ways to interact with youth audiences. · To increase media literacy of independent media partners to help them avoid amplifying misinformation/disinformation from malign actors. Successful proposals must have and include: · Partnerships with at least four (4) established Serbian language independent media partners in Kosovo or the region. · Partnership with at least one (1) Kosovo-based startup, technology NGO, or technology firm focused on developing innovative technology solutions with Serbian language independent media partners. · Exchange program elements where partners work for periods in each other’s newsrooms and joint investigative efforts. · Joint training programs to increase knowledge about attribution standards, fact-checking, ethics, media literacy, sources of mis/disinformation, and other topics. · Developing technological automated solutions to share and amplify partners’ content while ensuring standardized attribution language; technological solutions would also provide tracking mechanisms for partners to see when media content is shared which partners shared it. · A combination of innovative technological solutions paired with journalist SMEs, identify, measure, and track disinformation in Serbian language media to help media partners understand the original source of content before amplifying. · Innovative ways to use technology to interact with youth Serbian language audiences while providing alternative sources of news. Proposals should include appropriate funds for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of program successes and challenges, and a detailed description of how M&E will be carried out and program success will be determined, including a logic frame and a list of outputs and outcomes expected. Proposals should detail a robust media plan, and winning applicants should plan to share their online activities/posts with the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section (PAS). For more details please see "Related Document" tab.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PAS-PRISTINA-FY21-05

Grants.gov marks Independent Media Programming: Kosovo Serbian… 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: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Kosovo book (23 peers, 96% of 24).

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

Faton H Vatovci Grantor Phone 003833859593734

What to do next

Independent Media Programming: Kosovo Serbian… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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