Opportunity Information: Apply for PDS CHISINAU FY23 04
The Journalism and Media Training grant opportunity is a U.S. Department of State (U.S. Mission to Moldova) cooperative agreement designed to strengthen the skills and professional standards of Moldovan journalists and media professionals. The program is centered on delivering practical, hands-on training through MediaCor, including the American Pavilion hosted at the State University of Moldova. Rather than funding isolated workshops, the Embassy is looking for a lead implementer that can offer a coherent, countrywide training approach that is focused, strategic, and built to last.
A core expectation is coordination. Applicants are asked to present a clear plan for how they will map, align, and help organize the many journalism and media training activities already supported by other donors and partner organizations in Moldova. The goal is to bring these efforts under a more unified umbrella so that training providers are not duplicating the same activities, and so that the overall ecosystem moves in a more consistent direction. In practice, a strong proposal would explain how the project will communicate with existing programs, identify gaps, set shared priorities, and create mechanisms for collaboration that outlive the grant period.
The training content is expected to address key reporting and professional development needs. Priority topics include financial and banking reporting, coverage of legal, constitutional, legislative, and judicial issues, corruption investigations, and the role of media organizations in engaging communities to inform local debate and build consensus around local issues. Another major emphasis is on strengthening a culture of ethical journalism, including balanced, objective, and fact-based reporting. Taken together, these themes point to a program that supports both technical beats (like finance and law) and the broader norms that underpin credible public-interest journalism.
The opportunity also includes specific program components that go beyond classroom training. Proposals should include an element to manage and coordinate travel programs for Moldovan journalists, both within the region and to the United States, so participants can gain direct exposure to professional newsroom environments and practices. In addition, applicants should plan to bring U.S. speakers to Moldova to share expertise not only with working journalists and media professionals, but also with journalism students through university programs. Importantly, proposals are expected to identify Moldovan universities that have journalism, media, or communications programs and explain how U.S. speakers will be linked to actual curricula, rather than operating as stand-alone events.
A third required element is the creation and management of a database that keeps up-to-date contact information for individuals who have participated in journalism and media trainings. This is intended to improve coordination among partners, help track engagement over time, and make it easier to build alumni networks, follow-on programming, mentoring, and targeted outreach based on who has received which trainings.
Geographic reach is a positive factor. While the program is rooted in Chisinau through MediaCor, proposals gain an advantage if they include meaningful outreach to journalists outside the capital, especially in northern Moldova (notably Balti) and in southern regions. This reflects an interest in ensuring that training and professional networks do not remain concentrated only in central institutions.
Administratively, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PDS CHISINAU FY23 04) was posted on January 10, 2023, with an original closing date of March 2, 2023. The award ceiling is $500,000, with the Embassy expecting to make one award. The funding is authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and is listed under CFDA 19.900. The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that the U.S. government expects a higher level of involvement and collaboration during implementation than a standard grant.Apply for PDS CHISINAU FY23 04
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Moldova in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Journalism and Media Training" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 10, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 02, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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