Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2023 Media Professionalization Assistance Program

The U.S. Embassy Podgorica’s Public Affairs Section is pleased to announce a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2023 Media Professionalization Assistance Program.

The Embassy seeks to support projects of media or civil society/non-governmental organizations that facilitate the development of media freedom and journalistic professional standards in Montenegro.

Project proposals should address the following priority areas:

  1. Support for the practice of high-quality, professional journalism;
  2. Support for media literacy and critical thinking;
  3. Support for investigative journalism through projects that support Montenegro’s continued Euro-Atlantic integration (rule of law, environmental protection, strengthening of democratic institutions, human and minority rights, gender equality, etc.)

All application materials must be submitted by email to PodgoricaGrants@state.gov by 17:00 local time on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

You may access the full text of this Notice of Funding Opportunity along with required forms and guidelines here.