Climate Change Work Shop for Journalists | H NOFO 22 101

Opportunity Information: Apply for H NOFO 22 101

The Climate Change Work Shop for Journalists grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: H NOFO 22 101) is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India. It is designed to strengthen climate change journalism by improving participants' understanding of climate issues, building their confidence to report on climate-related topics, and ultimately raising the overall quality and depth of climate change coverage. A central goal of the project is practical skill-building: by the end of the workshops, participating journalists should be capable of producing long-form climate change articles rather than only short, surface-level stories.

The funded project is expected to deliver targeted training through a series of in-person or organized workshops for regional-language journalists in India. Specifically, the grantee must conduct three workshops for Telugu journalists and two workshops for Odia journalists, for a total expected participation of about 30 journalists (20 Telugu-speaking and 10 Odia-speaking participants). The workshops are meant to equip attendees with the knowledge, reporting approaches, and storytelling tools needed to cover climate change accurately and with nuance, including the ability to connect climate science and policy to real local impacts and human stories.

The opportunity also includes clear post-training performance expectations. Within six months after the workshops conclude, participants are expected to produce a combined total of 50 climate-related articles, emphasizing long-form work that demonstrates deeper reporting, stronger sourcing, and more substantial analysis than typical day-to-day coverage. In practice, this means the grantee needs to structure the program so it does more than deliver lectures; it should ensure participants leave with the capability and support to publish, such as improved topic selection, story framing, data interpretation, interviewing techniques, and editorial planning appropriate for long-form journalism.

Funding is offered as a grant, with an award ceiling of $50,000, and the program anticipated making up to 10 awards. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where applicable under that category). The funding activity categories associated with the announcement span a wide range of public-interest areas, including environment, energy, education, disaster prevention and relief, natural resources, science and technology, and research and development, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of climate change and the role of journalism in public awareness and accountability.

The announcement was created on April 14, 2022, with an original closing date of June 12, 2022. The core deliverables are straightforward but outcome-focused: run five workshops across the two language groups, train approximately 30 journalists, and enable the production of 50 climate change articles within six months after the training ends. For full implementation details, application requirements, and any specific guidance on workshop design, monitoring, and reporting, applicants are directed to consult the complete announcement in the related documents tab referenced in the notice.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to India in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, energy, environment, health, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Change Work Shop for Journalists" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 14, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 12, 2022. (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 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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