Closed · PAS-NEWZEALAND-2021-07 · CFDA 19.040 · Mandatory

Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation in New Zealand and the Pacific

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

$500-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 31, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation in New Zealand and the Pacific is a closed mandatory listing from U.S. Mission to New Zealand that offered $500 -- $100,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 40 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to New Zealand.

$500-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
19.040
CFDA program
40
other opportunities from U.S. Mission to New Zealand

Archived opportunity record

Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation… is closed (last close August 31, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to New Zealand still indexes 40 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 August 31, 2021

Posted Jul 26 Closes Aug 31

Est. Total Funding

$100,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy New Zealand Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce an open competition for organization interested in submitting proposals to combat misinformation and disinformation in New Zealand and the Pacific. As a Pacific nation, the United States has long been committed to working with partners in the region to ensure the dissemination of factual information that promotes human rights, the rule of law, free access to information, and freedom of the press. Working in concert with partners in government, civil society, associations and/or institutions, Mission New Zealand seeks to raise awareness of disinformation as a global challenge we all share, and to increase public support to counter malign influence. The Mission will look to support activities that increase awareness of, and offer solutions to combating disinformation, online hate & bullying, emotional manipulation & malign actors online etc. Activities and/or campaigns could include speaker programs, workshops, hackathons, conferences, exchanges, reporting and academic tours etc.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors

Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; +1 more). 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 Other (O). 7 other U.S. Mission to New Zealand listings share this eligibility-code string (17% of 41).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 21
Individuals

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

Tracey Zemanek Resource Management Specialist Phone 6444626122

What to do next

Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation… 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 New Zealand lists 40 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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