U.S. Embassy Jakarta Media Small Grants Competition — U.S. Mission to Indonesia funding opportunity
U.S. Mission to Indonesia · Federal agency

U.S. Embassy Jakarta Media Small Grants Competition

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1. Project ObjectivesWith over 270 million people and one of the world’s largest social media user bases, Indonesia’s citizens consume media content from a wide array of traditional and digital sources. Journalists and m...

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Award $5k–$20k Deadline in 27 days Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Jul 29, 2026
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $5,000 – $20,000, total pool ~$20,000.
  • Next deadline: August 31, 2026.
  • Issued by: U.S. Mission to Indonesia.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $5k–$20k. Total program pool: $20,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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About the funder

U.S. Mission to Indonesia is a federal-level funder.

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Award amount
$5k–$20k
Deadline
in 27 days
Aug 31, 2026
Total pool
$20k

About this opportunity

1. Project ObjectivesWith over 270 million people and one of the world’s largest social media user bases, Indonesia’s citizens consume media content from a wide array of traditional and digital sources. Journalists and media professionals capable of reporting accurately and comprehensively on critical issues – including democratic governance, economic development, emerging technologies, and more – as well as those with an understanding of the critical role the free press plays in strengthening democratic governance and information integrity advances America’s foreign policy priorities of protecting freedom of speech, digital freedom, and strengthening regional security.For purposes of this solicitation, activities that involve identifying false or misleading information should focus on objectively verifiable factual claims, coordinated information manipulation, or manipulated digital media (including deepfakes and coordinated inauthentic behavior). Applicant should not classify policy disagreements, political viewpoints, or criticismof governments as misinformation or disinformation solely because they differ from official positions.The Embassy Jakarta seeks to support capacity-building programs for Indonesians with a focus on journalism, with priority consideration for projects in Sumatra, West Papua. Proposed projects should focus on one or more of the following themes:• Press freedom• Digital freedom• Data-driven journalism• Facts-based journalism / countering propaganda• Investigative journalism (including promoting transparency and accountability in government)• AI in journalismProject Audience(s):• Journalists in the priority regions of Sumatra, West Papua;• University students who are majoring in journalism, mass communications, political governance; or similar topics;• Community organizations focused on press freedom, digital freedom, promoting transparency and accountability, and the role of emerging technology in these areas.Project Goal: Advance America’s foreign policy priorities of protecting freedom of speech, digital freedom, and strengthening regional security in the Indo-Pacific region by:• Further transmit skills and knowledge delivered to past and current participants of government-sponsored exchange focused on press freedom, digital freedom, data-driven and fact-based investigative journalism.• Strengthen Indonesia’s national and subnational networks of Indonesian journalists, media organizations, student groups, and community organizations interested in advancing press freedom, digital freedom, data-driven and fact-based investigative journalism, and raising public awareness on these subjects.Project Objectives: The project objectives are the specific and measurable results PDS aims to achieve through this project. They describe necessary and pre-requisite changes required to move closer to achieving the project goal.• Objective 1 – Engage a minimum of 200 Indonesian journalists, student journalists, and community organization members across Indonesian provinces in at least one of the following areas: press freedom, digital freedom, data-driven journalism, investigative journalism, or AI in journalism through structured training or capacity-building activities. At least 70 percent of participants will demonstrate the ability to apply at least one new skill or methodology.

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U.S. Mission to Indonesia
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  • California
  • Colorado
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  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
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  • Maryland
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  • Minnesota
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  • South Carolina
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  • Tennessee
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  • District of Columbia

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Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID363370
PostedJul 29, 2026

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