Closed · PDS-UKRAINE-FY26-04 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Advancing Investigative Journalism in Ukraine through U.S. AI Innovation

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

$30K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 1, 2026
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

Advancing Investigative Journalism in Ukraine through U.S. AI Innovation is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Ukraine that offered $30,000 -- $100,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 97 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Ukraine.

$30K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on September 1, 2026. Watch CFDA 19.040 (USAID International Development Grants) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $30,000 -- $100,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 1, 2026

Posted Aug 1 Closes Sep 1

Est. Total Funding

$100,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Department of State's Embassy Kyiv announces an open competition for Ukrainian non-governmental media organizations and independent media outlets to implement a program that strengthens data-driven and AI-enabled journalism in Ukraine. It will build the capacity of journalists and newsrooms to produce high-quality reporting on economic development, reconstruction and investment through training in investigative reporting, data journalism, artificial intelligence, open-source research, cybersecurity, and responsible use of emerging technologies. The program will also aim to support regional and frontline media, where AI and modern digital tools can help offset wartime staffing shortages, strengthen investigative reporting, and improve coverage of local economic development and future recovery efforts. As a result, the program will expand audiences access to independent sources of information. Eligible recipients are Ukrainian registered non-profit media organizations and media outlets working in partnership other relevant stakeholders. By strengthening independent media, expanding the responsible use of U.S.-developed AI technologies and fostering a skilled journalism workforce, the program advances U.S. foreign policy priorities by improving resilience against foreign malign influence, promoting technological innovation, and supporting transparent, accountable journalism that reinforces democratic resilience and contributes to Ukraine's reconstruction, economic transformation, and a transparent, competitive investment environment.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PDS-UKRAINE-FY26-04

Grants.gov marks Advancing Investigative Journalism in Ukraine… 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 Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Ukraine book (60 peers, 61% of 98).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Mission Ukraine Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team

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What to do next

Advancing Investigative Journalism in Ukraine… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. Mission to Ukraine lists 97 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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