Closed · BUCHAREST-PAS-FY21-02 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Romania: Countering Disinformation

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
September 18, 2021
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Romania: Countering Disinformation is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Romania that offered Varies by applicant across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 9 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Romania.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Romania: Countering Disinformation is closed (last close September 18, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to Romania still indexes 9 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 September 18, 2021

Posted Aug 18 Closes Sep 18

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Public Affairs Section (PAS,) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the design and implementation of a full-spectrum program on Countering Disinformation and Promoting Media Literacy; the program will be strictly conducted with the express intent of also strengthening the bilateral relationship between the United States and Romania.PAS Bucharest hereby requests expert program proposals covering the two following areas:- Capacity building and skill acquisition amongst professional journalists, citizen journalists, journalism students and professors, media advisors, additional academics, and other interested parties all with a focus on increasing domestic resilience against disinformation and media distortion. Enthusing multiple generations of media professionals, citizens, and the next generation of media influencers/shapers with the message that they bear the obligation to promulgate the truth and protect their citizens and nation from those that would harm or manipulate it to ill-ends will provide the Romanian information environment with the cadres it needs to counter regional and further afield disinformation.- Promoting critical and objective analysis and honed media literacy in order to better help both media professionals and lay-media people to develop/refine their ability to distinguish between information and propaganda, analyze the spectrum of media for veracity, and interact with/foster social media responsibly. Areas of focus/engagement modalities will include sharing best practices through testcases and workshops, as well as simulations, digital practices, and intensive training programs. There will also be a tangible creation encompassing media analysis tools for ready sharing with the greater public. All training and engagement will be available in multilingual format as needed, and all will be focused on developing/improving critical analysis of information skills and developing/refining the ability to factcheck and source check.All activities are to be conducted in-person to the extent that counter-COVID-19 measures allow. Should in-person training not be possible, virtual instruction and meetings will be permissible.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

Romania: Countering Disinformation bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 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 Humanities (HU). Inside U.S. Mission to Romania's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

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

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

Ioana Damian Grantor Phone 0040212003702

What to do next

Romania: Countering 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 Romania lists 9 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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