Afghanistan Is Getting Better Website and Story Corps
The summary for the Afghanistan Is Getting Better Website and Story Corps grant is detailed below.
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Afghanistan Is Getting Better Website and Story Corps: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan invites all eligible organizations to submit a proposal for a cooperative agreement with the U.S. embassy to create and design a stand-alone website or dedicated channel on YouTube.com that allows individuals from within Afghanistan and across the globe to upload short (no more than three-minute long) personally recorded videos describing why and how the individual is contributing to the betterment of Afghanistan and/or the ways in which the Afghanistan of today has provided opportunities that didn't exist before, and offering messages of hope for the country's future. In addition to ensuring that others can upload videos to the site, the recipient will also be responsible for recording and uploading an initial set of videos.
Federal Grant Title: | Afghanistan Is Getting Better Website and Story Corps |
Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs |
Grant Categories: | Other |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-13-CA-011-SCA-02212013 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.501 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
Current Application Deadline: | Mar 25, 2013 |
Original Application Deadline: | Mar 25, 2013 |
Posted Date: | Feb 21, 2013 |
Creation Date: | Feb 21, 2013 |
Archive Date: | Apr 24, 2013 |
Total Program Funding: | $250,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $250,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $100,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Public Diplomacy
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligibility is open to all U.S., Afghan, and international organizations or companies with direct experience in website design, video recording and editing, and media or public relations campaigns, and a proven track record of success implementing projects in Afghanistan. Afghan organizations must demonstrate current country registration license, competent programmatic ability and be able to meet reporting requirements. U.S. organizations or companies are required to partner with an Afghan organization or company.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Pedro Palugyai, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
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