Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka (MEND) Activity
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Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka (MEND) Activity: The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Mission in Sri Lanka is seeking applications from qualified U.S. and non-U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for funding of an activity entitled “Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka” (MEND). The overall goal of the activity is to improve citizen access to balanced, reliable, and objective news in Sri Lanka. This project will support Sri Lanka's efforts to solidify recent advances in media freedom and democratic governance. Under this activity, the successful applicant will be responsible for working with media, journalists and editors, media-related commissions and agencies, and relevant organizations that support media, access to information, and media freedom.
| Federal Grant Title: | Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka (MEND) Activity |
| Federal Agency Name: | Sri Lanka USAID Colombo (USAID-SRI) |
| Grant Categories: | Community Development |
| Type of Opportunity: | Other |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-383-17-000004 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 98.001 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | April 28th, 2017 |
| Original Application Deadline: | April 28th, 2017 |
| Posted Date: | March 10th, 2017 |
| Creation Date: | March 10th, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | May 28th, 2017 |
| Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $6,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | March 10th, 2017 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- U.S. and non-US non-governmental organizations may participate under this RFA. USAID welcomes applications from organizations that have not previously received financial assistance from USAID. Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new Federal awards. Applicants must have established financial management, monitoring and evaluation processes, internal control systems, and policies and procedures that comply with established U.S. Government standards, laws, and regulations. The successful applicant(s) will be subject to a responsibility determination assessment by the Agreement Officer (AO). The Recipient must be a responsible entity. The AO may determine a pre-award survey is required, which involves conducting an examination that will determine whether the prospective recipient has the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills – or ability to obtain them – in order to achieve the objectives of the program and comply with the terms and conditions of the award.
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