Closed · PAS-SOFIA-FY22-03 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bulgaria

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

$50K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 1, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bulgaria is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Bulgaria that offered $50,000 -- $150,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 7 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Bulgaria.

$50K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bul… is closed (last close August 1, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Bulgaria still indexes 7 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 1, 2022

Posted Jun 17 Closes Aug 1

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to foster the development of independent media in Bulgaria through training for journalists and journalism students. The program will strengthen journalistic resilience to Russian disinformation and manipulation in Bulgaria. The grantee would conduct training and seminars for journalists and journalism students from around Bulgaria (with a special focus on those who are generally underserved by such programs, but also including influential regional journalists from outside the capital) on detection of and protection against Russian disinformation in the spheres of traditional and online media. The objective of these trainings is to help journalists identify and fact-check the flood of disinformation coming from Russian sources. Participants and Audiences: Journalists and journalism students from around Bulgaria (with a special focus on those who are generally underserved by such programs, but also including influential regional journalists from outside the capital).

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bul… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 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). 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). 1 other U.S. Mission to Bulgaria listings share this eligibility-code string (13% of 8).

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

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