MCC Threshold Program Media Strengthening Project

The summary for the MCC Threshold Program Media Strengthening Project grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Rwanda USAID Kigali, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

MCC Threshold Program Media Strengthening Project: 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).