Federal Awards for “Mis-, Dis-, or Malinformation” and other content moderation initiatives, 2010-2025

This database is a collection of over 850 awards issued by the U.S. federal government from 2010 to 2025 covering the topics of “mis-, dis-, or malinformation” and other forms of content moderation such as combating hate speech. Read more about this project and our methodology here.

An article further outlining this project can be found here. A collection of visualizations of this data is available here. A report by The Free Press also features our research.

This database is current as of April 15, 2025 and we seek to keep it up to date as much as possible. If you come across awards that should be listed here, or information that is incorrect, please let us know.

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Co-Designing for Trust: Reimagining Online Information Literacies with Underserved Communities
University of Washington
Center for an Informed Public
National Science Foundation
750000
October 1, 2021
April 30, 2023
United States of America

Federal award

Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills for Czech Students and Educators
Zvolsi.Info
Department of State
10000
September 30, 2024
March 5, 2025
Czech Republic

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Georgia Information Integrity Program
Zinc Network Limited
USAID
9318530
September 22, 2020
September 21, 2025
Georgia

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Promoting Democratic Values and Countering Disinformation
Zagreb City Libraries [Knjižnice Grada Zagreba]
Department of State
10680
January 1, 2023
December 31, 2023
Croatia

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Free Online Newspaper for Children to Fight Disinformation
Zadov Časoris
Department of State
3000
June 20, 2020
June 30, 2021
Slovenia

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Slovenian Translation of the Anti-Disinformation and Media Literacy Game 'Harmony Square'
Zadov Časoris
Department of State
1500
September 28, 2021
December 31, 2021
Slovenia

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"But What if It’s Not All True?" - Media Literacy in Western Balkan Schools
Zadov Časoris
Department of State
100000
August 18, 2023
February 28, 2025
Slovenia

Federal award

Understanding Misinformation and Disinformation
Youth Innovation Lab
Department of State
100000
September 30, 2024
March 5, 2025
Nepal

Federal award

Understanding and Combating Misinformation and Disinformation
Youth Innovation Lab
Department of State
6500
December 1, 2024
February 28, 2025
Nepal

Federal award

The Frames of Misinformation, Extremism, and Conspiracism
Youngstown State University
Department of Criminal Justice and Consumer Sciences
Department of Justice
449897
January 1, 2024
December 31, 2028
United States of America

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