MCC Threshold Program Media Strengthening Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	MCC Threshold Program Media Strengthening Project
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	Rwanda USAID Kigali
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Media Strengthening
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USAID-RWANDA-696-09-003-RFA
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 19, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jan 16, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 29, 2009 3:00 p.m. (Kigali Time)
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 29, 2009 3:00 p.m. (Kigali Time)
	Archive Date:	Feb 28, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: This RFA seeks proposals from US, Rwandan and/or other non-US NGOs and firms from around the world.
Grant Description: This is a two-year project to strengthen Rwanda's media sector. The project will focus on: - building the capacity and skills of media owners, managers, editors, professional media associations, and individual journalists to increase the sustainability and professionalism of private media outlets; and - establishing two independent community radio stations. This media strengthening project is a part of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program, which was developed to address Rwanda's MCC Ruling Justly indicators, specifically Political Rights, Civil Liberties, and Voice and Accountability. The Rwanda Threshold Program has additional activities which this media strengthening project will actively link with and support. These include the following: improve the impartiality, efficiency, and independence of the judiciary; facilitate the implementation of Rwanda's legislative reform agenda; enhance the effective engagement between government and civil society, particularly in the areas of policy formulation and development planning; and improve the internal investigations functions of the Rwandan National Police. Rwanda's Threshold Program will be implemented by USAID/Rwanda in partnership with the Government of Rwanda (GOR).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Aster Kebede Grantor Phone +250-596-800

Sr. Acquisition & Assistance Specialist [askebede@usaid.gov]
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