Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS UG PEPFARPAS FY19
The Health-Based Journalism Training grant is a one-year funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to Uganda (Public Affairs Section), designed to strengthen professional standards in Uganda's media by improving how journalists cover public health. The program targets media training organizations that can plan, deliver, and manage practical training for mid-level print and broadcast journalists, with the overall goal of helping Ugandan media report health stories more accurately, responsibly, and in ways that are useful to everyday audiences. While the training is broadly about health reporting, it places strong emphasis on HIV/AIDS and also includes major topics like malaria, tuberculosis, and other priority health issues identified in consultation with the U.S. Mission.
The project is expected to train more than 100 journalists and editors from across Uganda. Training content focuses on building investigative and reporting skills specific to health and HIV, including how to develop evidence-based stories that inform the public and help people understand and claim their right to health. Participants are also expected to gain a clearer understanding of Uganda's healthcare system and policies, including what rights and protections exist within those structures and how to explain them accurately to audiences. A major theme is improving the quality and impact of health journalism, encouraging innovative storytelling that can shape public understanding and behavior around HIV/AIDS and other health challenges.
A substantial part of the curriculum addresses reporting during complex and fast-moving health situations. This includes guidance on covering disease outbreaks and the economics and business side of healthcare, with explicit attention to maintaining HIV prevention and treatment services during disruptions such as an outbreak like COVID-19. Journalists are also expected to learn how to evaluate and report on healthcare quality, performance, and accountability, so stories go beyond announcements and statistics and instead examine whether services work, who can access them, and what gaps remain.
The opportunity also highlights equity and human impact. Training should help journalists understand and report on health disparities, including disparities affecting key populations living with HIV, and on the practical challenges of linking highly affected communities to HIV care and support services. It also includes coverage of consumer and lifestyle health reporting as well as attention to global health policy trends, reflecting the idea that local health outcomes are often shaped by broader systems, funding priorities, and policy decisions.
In addition to reporting skills, the program emphasizes craft and ethics elements that affect public understanding, such as the importance of effective and accurate headlines in health and HIV reporting. Another specific requirement is building capacity to report on the health impacts of gender-based violence (GBV) and how GBV intersects with HIV risk and the broader HIV epidemic in Uganda, signaling that the grant expects reporting that recognizes social drivers of health outcomes, not only medical facts.
Beyond training workshops, the implementer is expected to administer small grants for selected journalists to produce in-depth investigative health stories, particularly those connected to HIV and related issues. This feature is meant to translate training into publishable or broadcast-ready work and to encourage deeper, accountability-focused reporting.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: DOS UG PEPFARPAS FY19; CFDA: 19.029) offered by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Uganda. The program anticipated a single award, with a maximum award amount of $50,000. The original posting listed an April 28, 2020 creation date and a May 28, 2020 closing date, and applicants were directed to the U.S. Embassy Kampala website for additional instructions and requirements. Eligible applicants are described broadly as "Others," with clarification referenced in the opportunity's eligibility notes, implying the competition is aimed at qualified media training organizations able to demonstrate capacity to deliver nationwide training and manage sub-grants for journalism projects.Apply for DOS UG PEPFARPAS FY19
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Uganda in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health-Based Journalism Training" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.029.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 28, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 28, 2020. (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 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Health-Based Journalism Training Grant (U.S. Mission to Uganda) - FAQs
What is the Health-Based Journalism Training grant?
It is a one-year discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to Uganda (Public Affairs Section) focused on strengthening professional standards in Uganda's media by improving how journalists report on public health, with a strong emphasis on HIV/AIDS.
Who is offering this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to Uganda (Public Affairs Section).
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program is designed to improve the accuracy, responsibility, and everyday usefulness of health reporting in Uganda, helping journalists produce evidence-based stories that inform the public and support understanding of the right to health.
How long is the grant period?
The grant is described as a one-year funding opportunity.
How much funding is available?
The maximum award amount listed for the opportunity is $50,000.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity anticipates a single award.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DOS UG PEPFARPAS FY19.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 19.029.
Who is the program intended to benefit?
The program targets mid-level print and broadcast journalists and editors in Uganda, with the expectation that improved skills will translate into higher-quality public health coverage for everyday audiences.
How many journalists and editors is the project expected to train?
The project is expected to train more than 100 journalists and editors from across Uganda.
What kinds of organizations should apply?
The program targets media training organizations that can plan, deliver, and manage practical training nationwide and administer small grants for journalists producing in-depth investigative health stories.
What does the opportunity say about applicant eligibility?
Eligible applicants are described broadly as "Others," with clarification referenced in the opportunity's eligibility notes. The description implies the competition is aimed at qualified media training organizations with the capacity to deliver nationwide training and manage sub-grants.
What health topics are expected to be covered in the training?
While the training is broadly focused on health reporting, it places strong emphasis on HIV/AIDS and also includes malaria, tuberculosis, and other priority health issues identified in consultation with the U.S. Mission.
What skills is the training expected to build?
The training focuses on investigative and reporting skills specific to health and HIV, including developing evidence-based stories that inform the public, improving story quality and impact, and encouraging innovative storytelling approaches.
What is meant by "evidence-based" health reporting in this program?
Based on the opportunity description, evidence-based reporting means producing health stories grounded in accurate information that can help audiences understand public health issues, the healthcare system, and their rights and protections within that system.
Does the program include training on Uganda's healthcare system and policies?
Yes. Participants are expected to gain a clearer understanding of Uganda's healthcare system and policies, including rights and protections within those structures and how to explain them accurately to audiences.
Will the training address reporting during outbreaks or fast-changing health situations?
Yes. A substantial part of the curriculum addresses reporting during complex and fast-moving health situations, including disease outbreaks.
Does the curriculum include the economics or business side of healthcare?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes coverage of the economics and business side of healthcare as part of reporting during complex health situations.
How does the program address continuity of HIV services during disruptions?
The description calls for explicit attention to maintaining HIV prevention and treatment services during disruptions such as an outbreak like COVID-19, reflecting the need for reporting that considers service continuity during crises.
Will the training cover healthcare quality, performance, and accountability reporting?
Yes. Journalists are expected to learn how to evaluate and report on healthcare quality, performance, and accountability so coverage goes beyond announcements and statistics to examine whether services work, who can access them, and what gaps remain.
Does the program address equity and health disparities?
Yes. The training is intended to help journalists understand and report on health disparities, including disparities affecting key populations living with HIV.
Will the program cover challenges in connecting communities to HIV care and support?
Yes. The curriculum includes attention to practical challenges of linking highly affected communities to HIV care and support services.
Does the training include consumer or lifestyle health reporting?
Yes. The opportunity states that it includes consumer and lifestyle health reporting as part of the broader health journalism focus.
Will journalists learn about global health policy trends?
Yes. The opportunity references attention to global health policy trends, reflecting that local health outcomes are shaped by broader systems, funding priorities, and policy decisions.
Are ethics and writing craft elements part of the training?
Yes. In addition to reporting skills, the program emphasizes craft and ethics elements that affect public understanding, including the importance of effective and accurate headlines in health and HIV reporting.
Is gender-based violence (GBV) included as a required topic?
Yes. The grant specifically requires building capacity to report on the health impacts of gender-based violence and how GBV intersects with HIV risk and the broader HIV epidemic in Uganda.
Are small grants for journalists included in the project design?
Yes. Beyond training workshops, the implementer is expected to administer small grants for selected journalists to produce in-depth investigative health stories, particularly those connected to HIV and related issues.
What is the purpose of the small grants component?
The small grants are meant to translate training into publishable or broadcast-ready investigative work and to encourage deeper, accountability-focused reporting on health and HIV-related issues.
Where can applicants find additional instructions and requirements?
Applicants were directed to the U.S. Embassy Kampala website for additional instructions and requirements.
What were the original posting and closing dates listed for the opportunity?
The original posting listed an April 28, 2020 creation date and a May 28, 2020 closing date.
What type of grant is this?
It is described as a discretionary grant opportunity.
What geographic scope is expected for the training?
The project is expected to train journalists and editors from across Uganda, implying a nationwide scope rather than a single city or region.
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