Journalism and Media Training

Description

1) Objective

The U.S. Embassy invites interested organizations to submit applications for projects to provide comprehensive, focused, practical training to journalists and media professionals, through MediaCor, including the American Pavilion, at the State University of Moldova. Competitive proposals should lay out a clear vision for how the proposed program will coordinate across the many journalism and media professional training efforts already funded by donors and partner organizations and how they can be brought under one comprehensive umbrella to reduce duplication, and to provide more strategic, sustainable training. A third component will be to create and manage a database to ensure that the program and its partners have the most up-to-date contact information for all those who have participated in journalism and media training.

Program Objectives:  To strengthen the knowledge and professional skills of Moldovan journalists and media professionals. Major areas of focus include training to journalists and media professionals on the following areas:

· Financial and banking reporting
· Legal, constitutional, legislative, and judicial coverage
· Corruption investigations
· Media organizations’ Community involvement to inform and build consensus on local issues
· Development of a culture of ethical, balanced, objective, fact-based reporting.

2) Eligibility

The following (US and non-US) organizations are eligible to apply: Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations; Public and private educational institutions; For-profit organizations (with the condition that the services remain non-profit).

3) Location

Actions must take place in Moldova.

4) Budget

Grants are ranging up to $500,000. They want to fund one grant.

5) Application

The application deadline is 2 March 2023.