Media Training and Professional Journalism Development in Pakistan
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Media Training and Professional Journalism Development in Pakistan: The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America in Islamabad, Pakistan, is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). PAS Islamabad invites all eligible organizations (see Section C for Eligibility Requirements) to submit proposals for a Grant or Cooperative Agreement to support activities focused on providing media training and professional development to professionals in the media field through one of the activity areas specified in this NOFO.
PAS Islamabad invites proposals for projects that focus on one of the priority areas specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Affairs Section’s goals, priority program areas, target audiences, and geographic locations when developing their proposals.
Goals:
The goals of this funding opportunity are to:
1. Strengthen People-to-People ties between the United States and Pakistan to increase professional and personal interaction between American media experts and local trainers with Pakistani journalists.
2. Expand Media Engagement by providing training to journalists in new or traditional forms of media that also support professional standards in journalism; increasing participants’ knowledge and skills in producing and reporting quality news stories, exposing them to high professional standards, and empowering them to communicate news more effectively to the Pakistani public.
Priority Program Areas:
This NOFO aims to support the Department of State’s initiatives to promote and strengthen the field of journalism and the accuracy of reporting in Pakistan in the areas of:
1. Social media training and digital security
2. Working with police and government
3. Resilience in harsh reporting conditions
4. Covering the 2016 U.S. presidential election
PAS Islamabad invites proposals for projects that focus on one of the priority areas specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Affairs Section’s goals, priority program areas, target audiences, and geographic locations when developing their proposals.
Goals:
The goals of this funding opportunity are to:
1. Strengthen People-to-People ties between the United States and Pakistan to increase professional and personal interaction between American media experts and local trainers with Pakistani journalists.
2. Expand Media Engagement by providing training to journalists in new or traditional forms of media that also support professional standards in journalism; increasing participants’ knowledge and skills in producing and reporting quality news stories, exposing them to high professional standards, and empowering them to communicate news more effectively to the Pakistani public.
Priority Program Areas:
This NOFO aims to support the Department of State’s initiatives to promote and strengthen the field of journalism and the accuracy of reporting in Pakistan in the areas of:
1. Social media training and digital security
2. Working with police and government
3. Resilience in harsh reporting conditions
4. Covering the 2016 U.S. presidential election
| Federal Grant Title: | Media Training and Professional Journalism Development in Pakistan |
| Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to Pakistan |
| Grant Categories: | Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAISB-16-AW-007-04212016 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 321529 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 10, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $200,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $200,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $100,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| 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
- Submissions are encouraged from U.S. and Pakistani registered not-for-profit, for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions with media expertise and experience creating messaging campaigns. This experience should be documented in the organization’s proposal. A copy of the organization’s registration should be provided with the proposal application. U.S.-based organizations should submit a copy of their IRS determination letter. Pakistan-based organizations should submit a copy of their certificate of registration from the appropriate government organization.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Ellen Delage, Program Specialist, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
Inquiries
U.S. Mission to Pakistan 703-875-5117