New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Information Access Fund

Funding Opportunity ID:	301074
Opportunity Number:	SFOP0004178
Opportunity Title:	Information Access Fund
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Information and Statistics
Category Explanation:
CFDA Number(s):	19.040
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Code:	DOS-PA
Agency Name:	Department of State Public Affairs
Posted Date:	Feb 26, 2018
Close Date:	Apr 11, 2018
Last Updated Date:	Feb 26, 2018
Award Ceiling:	$500,000
Award Floor:	$200,000
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	0
Description:	The Global Engagement Center (GEC), an interagency entity within the U.S. Department of State, invites organizations that can implement programming to counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining United States national security interests to submit applications by April 11, 2018. All submissions or applications will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria outlined below. GEC expects to make multiple awards with a floor of $200,000 and a ceiling of $500,000 for each, constituting a planned total award volume of approximately $5,000,000. GEC reserves the right to award more or less funding or no funding at all as it deems in the best interest of the government. U.S.-based and foreign non-profit and non-governmental organizations (NGO), public international organizations (PIO), media outlets, for-profit entities, and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply by submitting an application as described in this announcement.
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