Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS KAZ AST AEECA 24 002
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is offering a small-grants program aimed at expanding the availability of high-quality Kazakh-language content online. The opportunity is framed as support for Kazakhstan's national language and cultural development while also encouraging a more competitive, professional, and free media environment. The underlying idea is that as the number of Kazakh speakers grows, so does demand for trustworthy, engaging digital content in Kazakh, and targeted grants can help creators and organizations meet that demand in ways that strengthen media integrity and resilience.
The main goal of the grant is to increase access for Kazakh-speaking audiences to reliable, high-quality information by directly supporting Kazakh-language online content creators. The program is intentionally broad about what "content" can look like, welcoming proposals that develop or produce media in many formats such as animation, documentaries, apps, reporting projects, podcasts, and video series. Proposals are expected to show a clear connection to improving Kazakh-language media and to reflect strong standards around accuracy, integrity, and responsible production, especially in online spaces where misinformation can spread quickly.
Applicants are encouraged to align their projects with one or more core objectives. The first objective focuses on building a supportive ecosystem for content creators by strengthening skills and professional practices, including fact-checking methods, critical thinking and analysis, audience engagement approaches, and visual storytelling techniques. The second objective emphasizes technological advancement by helping creators incorporate emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, into their workflows in ways that improve production quality, efficiency, reach, or innovation. The third objective prioritizes integrity and accuracy, specifically supporting the creation of content that counters disinformation and misinformation and addresses issues like historical manipulation, with the intent of raising overall standards and trust in Kazakh-language media.
The target audiences include Kazakh-language content creators and social media creators, as well as technology professionals working on innovation in the media space. The scope also leaves room for academic or cultural institutions and organizations that promote Kazakh language, history, and culture, particularly when they are positioned to produce or enable online content. In other words, the grants are not limited to traditional journalism alone; they can support capacity-building, new tools, creative formats, and culturally grounded educational or informational media, as long as the work clearly benefits Kazakh-speaking audiences and strengthens the broader information environment.
Eligibility includes Kazakhstan-based not-for-profit organizations that promote Kazakh language and culture through online media, NGOs including media-focused organizations, for-profit organizations or small businesses developing innovative technologies or platforms that support Kazakh-language content creation and distribution, and individual creators such as independent journalists, writers, and educators producing Kazakh-language content for online publication. A key restriction is that only Kazakhstan-based organizations are eligible to apply under this announcement, which effectively centers local capacity and locally grounded projects.
In practical grant terms, this is a discretionary U.S. government grant (CFDA 19.900) with an award ceiling of $50,000. The program anticipated making about five awards. The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan under funding opportunity number DOS KAZ AST AEECA 24 002, with an original closing date of May 20, 2024, and a posting/creation date of March 20, 2024.Apply for DOS KAZ AST AEECA 24 002
- The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Media-related small grants to bolster Kazakh language online content" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant program?
This is a small-grants program from the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan designed to expand the availability of high-quality Kazakh-language content online. It is framed as support for Kazakhstan's national language and cultural development while also encouraging a more competitive, professional, and free media environment.
What is the main goal of the program?
The main goal is to increase access for Kazakh-speaking audiences to reliable, high-quality information by directly supporting Kazakh-language online content creators and related projects that strengthen the information environment.
Why is the program focused on Kazakh-language online content?
The opportunity is based on the idea that as the number of Kazakh speakers grows, demand also increases for trustworthy, engaging digital content in Kazakh. Targeted grants are intended to help creators and organizations meet that demand while strengthening media integrity and resilience.
Who is offering this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is issued by the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is DOS KAZ AST AEECA 24 002.
What is the CFDA number for this grant?
The opportunity is listed as a discretionary U.S. government grant under CFDA 19.900.
How much funding is available per award?
The award ceiling is $50,000.
How many awards are expected to be made?
The program anticipated making about five awards.
What types of projects or content formats are eligible?
The program is intentionally broad about what "content" can be. It welcomes proposals that develop or produce Kazakh-language media in formats such as animation, documentaries, apps, reporting projects, podcasts, and video series.
Is the program limited to journalism or news reporting?
No. The scope is not limited to traditional journalism. Projects can include capacity-building, new tools, creative formats, and culturally grounded educational or informational media, as long as they clearly benefit Kazakh-speaking audiences and strengthen the broader information environment.
What standards are expected for supported content?
Proposals are expected to show a clear connection to improving Kazakh-language media and to reflect strong standards around accuracy, integrity, and responsible production, particularly in online environments where misinformation can spread quickly.
What are the program's core objectives?
Applicants are encouraged to align projects with one or more of these objectives: (1) strengthening the ecosystem for content creators by building skills and professional practices, (2) advancing technology and innovation (including the use of emerging technologies like AI), and (3) prioritizing integrity and accuracy by supporting content that counters misinformation and disinformation, including historical manipulation.
What does the program mean by strengthening the creator ecosystem?
This objective focuses on improving skills and professional practices for creators, including fact-checking methods, critical thinking and analysis, audience engagement approaches, and visual storytelling techniques.
Does the grant support the use of AI or other emerging technologies?
Yes. One objective specifically emphasizes technological advancement, including helping creators incorporate emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence into their workflows in ways that improve production quality, efficiency, reach, or innovation.
Does the program support projects that counter misinformation and disinformation?
Yes. One objective prioritizes integrity and accuracy by supporting the creation of content that counters disinformation and misinformation and addresses issues such as historical manipulation, with the intent of raising overall standards and trust in Kazakh-language media.
Who are the target audiences for this grant?
The target audiences include Kazakh-language content creators, social media creators, and technology professionals working on innovation in the media space. The scope also includes academic or cultural institutions and organizations that promote Kazakh language, history, and culture when they are positioned to produce or enable online content.
What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes Kazakhstan-based not-for-profit organizations that promote Kazakh language and culture through online media; NGOs, including media-focused organizations; and for-profit organizations or small businesses developing innovative technologies or platforms that support Kazakh-language content creation and distribution.
Are individual applicants eligible?
Yes. Individual creators such as independent journalists, writers, and educators producing Kazakh-language content for online publication are included in the eligibility description.
Are only Kazakhstan-based applicants eligible?
Yes. A key restriction is that only Kazakhstan-based organizations are eligible to apply under this announcement, centering local capacity and locally grounded projects.
What kinds of outcomes is the program trying to achieve?
The program aims to increase the availability of reliable, high-quality Kazakh-language information online, support stronger professional standards and responsible production, encourage innovation (including new technologies), and strengthen integrity and resilience in the Kazakh-language media environment.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posting/creation date is March 20, 2024.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was May 20, 2024.
Is this a competitive or discretionary grant?
This is described as a discretionary U.S. government grant.
What should a strong proposal clearly demonstrate?
Based on the opportunity description, a strong proposal should clearly connect the project to improving Kazakh-language online media, serve Kazakh-speaking audiences with reliable and engaging content, and demonstrate strong standards for accuracy, integrity, and responsible production. Projects are also encouraged to align with one or more of the listed objectives (skills/professionalization, technology/AI innovation, and countering misinformation/disinformation).
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