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ТИП КОНКУРСА: 

Grant Opportunity

ПОДРОБНОЕ ОПИСАНИЕ: 

CIPE’s Europe and Eurasia department has launched an open call for nonprofit organizations and IT companies in Armenia for local disinformation-related projects. Areas of interest for local projects and sub grant support include:

- Developing innovative tool (software based on artificial intelligence and machine learning) to help in the fight against disinformation/secure info space integrity in the country.
- Building the capacity of business associations in Armenia to lead initiatives that counter disinformation.
- Contributing to and influencing broader policy conversations on combatting disinformation.
- Bringing local business communities into conversations focused on disinformation.
- Facilitating network-building between the private sector and other organizations addressing disinformation.

The type of work under these subgrants may include, but not be limited to: creating a software to contribute to the info space integrity of the country, business association capacity trainings; entrepreneurship trainings; initiating public-private dialogues or roundtables; research covering the views of the private sector on the disinformation in the country; leader interviews; corporate social responsibility initiatives or trainings; developing policy papers, etc.

ТРЕБОВАНИЯ: 

Proposal Guidelines:
- All proposals should focus on one of the following themes: (1) Building the capacity of business associations to lead initiatives that counter disinformation; (2) contributing to policy conversations on combatting disinformation; (3) bringing local business communities into conversations focused on disinformation; (4) facilitating network-building between the private sector and other organizations addressing disinformation. Please specify in the proposal which theme the proposal is covering.
- The deadline for submission is August 31, 2023. Only organizations that meet the given deadline will be eligible.
- Grant amounts will be up to $5,000. The actual grant amount will be based on a detailed budget and explanation of activities in the proposal.
- Proposed projects should aim for a start date of October 1, 2023 and will be three to four months in duration. CIPE encourages grantees to gather evidence and record data throughout the program.
- All proposals must include the following elements:
a) Organizational background
b) Problem statement
c) Project goal and objectives
d) Description of activities
e) Project timeline
f) Expected results
g) Detailed budget (please submit separate Excel file)
- Grant recipients will be required to submit a mid-program progress report due one month after the launch of the project, and a final report and an evaluation report due one month after the completion of the project. There will be no extensions allowed. Final grant payment will be based on all reports submitted on time. CIPE will provide reporting templates for all three reports.

Sections to be included in the proposal

Organizational Background: Introduce your organization; include its mission and vision. What are your goals as an organization? What change do you hope to achieve through your organization?

Problem Statement: What is the problem you are trying to solve? Craft a problem statement that makes it clear that there is a real problem that needs to be solved.

Project Goal and objectives: A goal gives a general statement of your project's purpose. Objectives are more concrete and specific in how the goal will be achieved.

Description of Activities: What are the specific activities that will happen during the project? How are the activities linked to and support the intended goal? Thinking about your activities, what are most appropriate, and which will be most effective for this specific initiative?

Contingency Plans: Because of the uncertainties caused by COVID-19, include contingency plans for activities that may not be possible depending on future pandemic restrictions, including travel or in-person events.

Project Timeline: Please include a list of monthly activities; it will help CIPE understand project timelines.

Project Results: What are the real-world impacts of your planned project? What will be changed by your project? Breaking them out into short, medium, and long-term results makes it easier for CIPE to understand why it is important to support your work.

Budget: What justifies the financial and time commitments necessary to execute your project plan? Provide an evidence-based and detailed budget of up to $5,000. Please provide information on: salaries (by month and the position title), travel (for who, to where, how will they travel, how often, and why are they traveling), contractual services (for what service and who are you contracting?), and any other direct costs to the project (i.e. media outreach, policy help, events, trainings, meetings, PPDs, etc.).

ПРОЦЕДУРА ПОДАЧИ ЗАЯВОК: 

Please send the Project Proposal to: *********@****.*** and *********@****.*** no later than 12:00pm, August 31, 2023.

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ОТКРЫТ ДЛЯ/ КРИТЕРИИ ОТБОРА: 

Who may apply:
- IT and Tech companies;
- Advertising companies;
- Marketing firms;
- Research organizations;
- Non-for-profit organizations and foundations with the experience in leading projects on disinformation;
- Business membership organizations and/or associations;
- Chambers of commerce and industry.