The U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs public diplomacy section (OPA-PD) announces an open competition for a grant through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to build media literacy among Palestinian youth and is designed to partner with an organization to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals and the OPA-PD mission.
With this funding, OPA-PD will support innovative approaches to cultivate critical information consumers who are equipped with the background and strategies necessary to navigate today’s highly differentiated media environment. Eligible projects should address the following:
media production and issues of credibility
media messages and their intended effects
issues of representation in media production
Mission
To advance a comprehensive and lasting peace through a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the development of a vibrant, representative, and responsive Palestinian civil society, private sector, and governing institutions through substantive engagement with American people, institutions, ideas and ideals in order to improve U.S.-Palestinian relations and create greater opportunities for mutually beneficial partnership and cooperation.
Program Objectives
Media Literacy Training
The program seeks to equip project participants with the background and strategies necessary to navigate an increasingly complex information environment. After participating in the project, participants will be able to critically reflect and assess:
credibility and intentions of a medium’s originator
themes, codes, and rhetorical strategies in messages and media as well as their effects
contentious issues of representation inherent in mass and social media
the responsibility of their behavior in the media environment as producers or disseminators of messages
Generate Insights and Measure Success
OPA expects the project to produce actionable insights on the demographics and attitudinal profiles of participants as well as data about the project’s effectiveness.
Funding Information
Total available funding: $200,000
Award amount: $200,000
Length of performance period: up to twelve (12) months
Number of awards anticipated: one (1)
Participants and Audiences
Target audiences include Palestinian youth (ages 16-24) in East Jerusalem and the West Bank including but not limited to: high school students, journalism and communications students, journalists, social media practitioners, online content producers, influencers, and media specialists.
Priority Region
East Jerusalem and the West Bank
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of applicants are eligible to apply:
U.S. or non-U.S. not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society, non-governmental organizations, not for profit media organizations, and/or not for profit public and private educational institutions.
In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).
