Closed · PAS-PRISTINA-FY21-04 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

Independent Media Programming: Cyber Security and Resilience

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

$25K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 31, 2021
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Independent Media Programming: Cyber Security and Resilience is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Kosovo that offered $25,000 -- $50,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 23 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Kosovo.

$25K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Independent Media Programming: Cyber Security… 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

$50,000

Expected Awards

2

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 improve the security and resilience of Kosovo’s independent media online infrastructure through partnerships with ethical “white hat” hackers. Please follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Kosovo Program Objectives: The objectives of this program are: · To strengthen cyber defenses of independent Kosovo media outlet online presences/portals, thereby enhancing media freedom. · To develop the capacity of Kosovo “white hat” ethical hackers and ethical hacker organizations not only to identify weaknesses and help media partners fortify against them, but also improve communication skills needed to educate media partners and the public about the potential for malign actors to gain access to critical infrastructure and information. Successful proposals must have and include: · A network of ethical hackers able to test media partners’ online infrastructure · At least 5-10 partnerships with influential media outlets willing to participate in this pilot program. · Innovative projects to educate media partners on how to identify, respond to, and fortify their online infrastructure. · Innovative communication strategies and campaigns to increase awareness around these issues with other independent media and other Kosovo audiences. 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-FY21-04

Grants.gov marks Independent Media Programming: Cyber Security… 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)

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Agency Contact

Faton H Vatovci Grantor Phone 003833859593734

What to do next

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