Closed · DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2024-0002 · CFDA 19.021 · Discretionary

Countering AI-Generated Disinformation

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

$50K-$80K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 1, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Countering AI-Generated Disinformation is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Iraq that offered $50,000 -- $80,000 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.

$50K-$80K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.021
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Countering AI-Generated Disinformation is closed (last close July 1, 2024). 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 1, 2024

Posted Jun 5 Closes Jul 1

Est. Total Funding

$80,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONThe U.S. Consulate General in Erbil of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to build capacity among social media influencers, journalists, and journalism students in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) and Kirkuk governorate. Please follow all instructions below.Priority Region: Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Priority will be given to projects which include audiences from outside the three major cities of Erbil, Duhok and Sulaimani. Program Objectives: The rise of AI-generated disinformation poses significant concerns to the ability of the public and media to fairly and accurately report on current events, given the ability of bots to spread information, and deepfakes to make it extraordinarily difficult to tell truth from fiction – putting democracy itself at risk. This program will train 15 social media influencers and 100 newly minted journalists (fewer than 5 years of service) or journalism students on how AI is used to produce and disseminate disinformation, how to recognize disinformation, and how to explain this in clear language to their audiences without scare tactics, in a way that empowers audiences rather than demoralizes them. Influencers should, as a result, create at least two pieces of unique content on disinformation for their audiences; journalists and journalism students should write and publish at least two stories on disinformation. Participants and Audiences:This program envisions two separate trainings: one focused on 15 significant social media influencers (minimum numbers of followers to be determined), and one for 100 journalism students or journalists with fewer than 5 years of service.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Countering AI-Generated Disinformation 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). Only 2 other U.S. Mission to Iraq listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 93).

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

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

Rebeen K Wali Resource Coordination Specialist

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