Closed · TIRMEDIATRAINING2FY24 · CFDA 19.900 · Earmark

Media Training Program (Investigative Stories Clearinghouse) FY2024

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

$350K-$350K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 16, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Media Training Program (Investigative Stories Clearinghouse) FY2024 is a closed earmark listing from U.S. Mission to Albania that offered $350,000 -- $350,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 26 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Albania.

$350K-$350K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Media Training Program is closed (last close February 16, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Albania still indexes 26 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 February 16, 2024

Posted Jan 17 Closes Feb 16

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Tirana of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit proposals for funding under the Media Training Program (Investigative Stories Clearinghouse). This project seeks to create a publishing platform for investigative news stories and an editorial board for journalists to pitch investigative stories they believe could either counter corruption or increase accountability. Priority Region: Albania Eligible Program Topics: § Increase the skills of Albanian journalism students and journalists to write independent, well-researched stories that contribute to greater transparency and accountability by public authorities; § Help provide platforms where Albanian journalism students and journalists can contribute to independent investigations free from political or economic influence; § Provide journalism training that follows U.S./Western professional standards and ethics; § Increase the watchdog role of Albanian media by improving their skillset.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · TIRMEDIATRAINING2FY24

Grants.gov marks Media Training Program 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Albania book (26 peers, 96% of 27).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

US Embassy, Tirana , Albanian

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What to do next

Media Training Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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