Regional Media Information Centers
The summary for the Regional Media Information Centers 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 Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Regional Media Information Centers: PAS Kabul invites all eligible organizations to submit a proposal to establish a structure for several regional Media Information Centers to be based in the governors' offices of Herat, Balkh, Nangarhar provinces, with on-going support of Kandahar's established center. Together, these centers will coordinate the dissemination of news and information for surrounding provinces in a regional approach. The strategic objective of these four centers is to build trust in their government among Afghan citizens, building people-to-people ties while helping to counter extremist messaging. This will be achieved by strengthening provincial capacity to engage in proactive, effective, and truthful media outreach. The proposal should provide for staffing, training, operations, and the renovation of a news conference facility and provision of media and other equipment required (where necessary) to assist provinces in disseminating accurate and timely information -- especially on success stories that extend the Afghanistan narrative beyond security issues.
| Federal Grant Title: | Regional Media Information Centers |
| Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs |
| Grant Categories: | Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-12-AW-021-SCA-08152012 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.501 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| Current Application Deadline: | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 15, 2012 |
| Creation Date: | Aug 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Building Afghan communication capacity is a strategic priority of the U.S. Embassy. Disseminating timely, accurate, and forthright information from the Afghan government to all its citizens is vital to safeguard and support the country’s democracy. The objective of this proposal is to enhance provincial communication through a regional approach. The proposal should provide for staffing, training, operations, and the renovation of a news conference facility and provision of media and other equipment required to assist provinces in disseminating accurate and timely information.
- 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 of Afghanistan's media environment and a proven track record of success implementing projects in Afghanistan.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Pedro Palugyai, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Inquiries [[email protected]] - Similar Government Grants
- • Annual Program Statement
- • Strengthening U.S.-Pakistan University Partnerships
- • Strengthening Sindh-Balochistan Radio Media
- • Capacity Building for Effective Online Campaigns on Preventing Violent Extremism
- • Advancing Equity Through Grants Skills-Building
- • Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Grant
- • Embassy Kabul PAS Annual Program Statement
- • Establishment of a University Partnership in Journalism with Herat University, Afghanistan
- More Grants from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
- • Fostering Human Rights-Centered Internet Governance
- • Preventing and Responding to Child, Early, and Forced Marriage
- • Supporting Adolescent Girls' Economic Advancement (or Security) in India
- • U.S.-Pakistan Women's Council Initiative Advancing Women's Economic Leadership
- • Built Water Storage in South Asia