Closed · 7200AA22RFA00016 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary
Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Investigative Reporting (STAIR) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Agency for International Development, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $20M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 18, 2022
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Investigative Reporting (STAIR) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Agency for International Development that offered Up to $20,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $20M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 98.001
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Investigative Reporting (STAIR) Program - is cataloged under number 7200AA22RFA00016 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 98.001, posted by Agency for International Development. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 8, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $20,000,000. It expects to issue 1 award. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on May 18, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $20,000,000
Close Date
May 18, 2022
Posted
April 8, 2022
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The USAID/Europe & Eurasia (EE) Bureau seeks to partner with relevant stakeholders to strengthen the investigative journalism sector in the Europe & Eurasia region. The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Investigative Reporting (STAIR) program will advance key USAID/EE priorities, as noted in the Department of State and USAID’s Joint Regional Strategy for Europe and Eurasia (https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/JRS_EUR-EE_UNCLASS_508_CMC.pdf), the Interim National Security Strategy (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSC-1v2.pdf), and the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/United-States-Strategy-on-Countering-Corruption.pdf). These include addressing malign influence; revitalizing support for democracy, human rights, and inclusive development; and fighting corruption as an entry point for malign influence, a barrier to U.S. investment, and a corrosive societal force.Under this award and subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide up to $20 million for the total estimated award amount for five years. The program will seek to support the role of investigative journalism in promoting greater government accountability and transparency in Europe and Eurasia, including building resilience against authoritarian influence, and to improve the sustainability of the investigative journalism sector. Building on USAID’s support to investigative reporting in the region since 2007, STAIR will operate in Europe and Eurasia, including, but not limited to, the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine (the final set of countries in which STAIR will work will be confirmed when the award is made).STAIR has the following objectives:Objective 1: Collaborative Journalism. Support collaborative investigative journalism networks, including the next generation of investigative reporters and editors, to expose crime, corruption, and corrosive capital across Europe & Eurasia;Objective 2: Capacity. Foster investigative outlets’ organizational and financial viability; andObjective 3: Security. Develop and advance proactive, holistic approaches to safety and security support for investigative journalists.Please see the "Related Documents" tab of this posting for the full RFA. Questions are due by April 18, 2022 at 10 am EDT. Please see the RFA for additional information.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Samantha L Pierre Senior Agreement Officer
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