Libtech, The State Department released its annual solicitation for Statements of Interest on Internet Freedom programs.
Excerpts Approximately $23 million total in Internet freedom funds are available > from the FY 2012 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related > Programs Appropriations Act. Additional country and regional resources may > be available to support Internet freedom efforts. To support direct and > indirect costs required for implementation, DRL and NEA anticipate making > awards in amounts of $500,000 - $5,000,000 for Internet freedom programs. Statements of interest should address one or more of the following > potential program activities: Supporting the free flow of information and digital activists: > > - Technology Expanding Open and Uncensored Access to Information and > Communications ... > - Secure Communication Technology ... > - Digital Safety Training ... > - Emergency support .. > > Ongoing evaluation and research to enhance global Internet freedom policy > and diplomacy: > > - Policy and Advocacy ... > - Research and Evaluation ... > - Research Focused on Expanding the Free Flow of Information ... > > DRL and NEA invite organizations to submit statements of interest > outlining program concepts and capacity to manage projects that will foster > freedom of expression and the free flow of information on the Internet and > other connection technologies in East Asia, including China; the Near East, > including Iran and Syria; Southeast Asia, including Burma; the South > Caucasus; Eurasia, including Russia; Central Asia; Latin America, including > Cuba and Venezuela; and Africa. Programming may support activities in > Farsi, Chinese, Russian, Burmese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, and > other languages. Concepts may be global in nature, regional or > country-specific. Source: http://bit.ly/IKmheP Cordially, Collin -- *Collin David Anderson* averysmallbird.com | @cda | Washington, D.C.
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