What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Innovation and Media Fund Activity in Serbia", offered by Serbia USAID-Belgrade. It is associated with CFDA program 98.001. USAID/Serbia aims to support the establishment of an investment vehicle (the Fund) that will focus on financing innovative products and services in the media, information, and communications sectors i...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on December 30, 2022. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $4,000,000 -- $8,000,000. Total estimated funding: $8,000,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · 72016923RFA00001 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Innovation and Media Fund Activity in Serbia

Federal grant opportunity posted by Serbia USAID-Belgrade, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$4M-$8M
Award range: Closed
Status: December 30, 2022
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Innovation and Media Fund Activity in Serbia is a closed discretionary listing from Serbia USAID-Belgrade that offered $4,000,000 -- $8,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 19 other opportunities from Serbia USAID-Belgrade.

$4M-$8M
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Innovation and Media Fund Activity in Serbia is closed (last close December 30, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Serbia USAID-Belgrade still indexes 19 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 December 30, 2022

Posted Nov 3 Closes Dec 30

Est. Total Funding

$8,000,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

USAID/Serbia aims to support the establishment of an investment vehicle (the Fund) that will focus on financing innovative products and services in the media, information, and communications sectors in the West Balkans region. To do so, USAID will issue Grant or Cooperative Agreement (in further text the grant) to support a Fund that will make investments in products and services that directly or indirectly increase citizens’ ability to access information or increase critical thinking skills with a focus on, but not exclusively, to support: small and medium-sized enterprises; new and existing companies that provide media, information and communications services; industry stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, that develop supporting technological infrastructure and architecture, or increase innovation in the media, information and communications space for consumers and businesses; and personal and organizational ability to safely and securely utilize digital technologies and platforms.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72016923RFA00001

Grants.gov marks Innovation and Media Fund Activity in Serbia with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Regional Development (RD). 4 other Serbia USAID-Belgrade listings share this eligibility-code string (20% of 20).

Code 99: Unrestricted / see official listing

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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Agency Contact

Branislav Bulatovic A&A Specialist Phone 381652370860

What to do next

Innovation and Media Fund Activity in Serbia is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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