ClosedOpportunity SFOP0004178

Information Access Fund

Bureau of Global Public Affairs · Department of State

At a glance

Information Access Fund is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Global Public Affairs (Department of State). The application deadline was April 11, 2018. Individual awards are listed as $200K – $500K, with $5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.040 (Public Diplomacy Programs).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Apr 5, 2018
Close date: Apr 11, 2018
Award floor: $200,000
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $5,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

19.040Public Diplomacy ProgramsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 19.040

Historical data · not a prediction

FY18

$129M

FY19

$34.5M est.

FY20

$130M

FY21

$129M

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.040. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Public Affairs
mosermc@state.gov
703-516-1988

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Information Access Fund”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Information Access Fund”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $200k – $500k and total estimated program funding is $5,000,000.

How do I apply for “Information Access Fund”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0004178), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 19.040