Closed · DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2023-009 · CFDA 19.021 · Discretionary

Supporting Investigative Journalism in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

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

$35K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 6, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Supporting Investigative Journalism in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Iraq that offered $35,000 -- $50,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 92 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Iraq.

$35K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.021
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Supporting Investigative Journalism in the Ir… is closed (last close July 6, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Iraq still indexes 92 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 July 6, 2023

Posted May 10 Closes Jul 6

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Consulate General Erbil of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to support investigative and independent journalism in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Please follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Iraqi Kurdistan Region, with particular emphasis on Sheikhan and Halabja governorate, as well as Kirkuk governorate. Program Objectives: Few media outlets or freelance journalists in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region have the resources to conduct investigative journalism, the practice of which is important to bringing more transparency to governance, the economy, and society, indirectly improving good governance indicators, and creating opportunities for public and government discussion which may ultimately help resolve social, economic, or political issues in the region. The goal of this program is to increase the overall number of non-partisan investigative journalism articles or stories published in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, bolstering the ability of Iraqi Kurdish media to inform the public about issues of import that may not already be covered by mainstream media. The program would entail a jury of highly experienced Kurdish journalists providing financial awards to journalists or media outlets in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (and Kirkuk governorate) based on a clear and transparent application process, with specific, measurable criteria used to evaluate those applications. Such criteria might include (not an exhaustive list), for example, whether the application is realistic, able to be carried out in a non-partisan fashion, on an issue likely to be of interest to either the general public or specific, specialist audiences, or other factors to be determined in consultation with the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil. Participants and Audiences: Target audiences receiving sub-awards should have at least two years of full-time experience as working journalists. The minimum amount of sub-awards shall be two.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2023-009

Grants.gov marks Supporting Investigative Journalism in the Ir… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Iraq book (33 peers, 35% of 93).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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Agency Contact

Rebeen K Wali Grantor

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