Operations of the Kabul Educational Advising Center (KEAC) locations in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-e Sharif
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Operations of the Kabul Educational Advising Center (KEAC) locations in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-e Sharif: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is soliciting proposals to manage and operate the Kabul Educational Advising Center (KEAC) with centers located in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, from/about October 1, 2015 to/about October 1, 2017. PAS intends to issue an award for a period of 24 months (base period) with an option for an additional 12 month period (option year one).
The recipient of this award will continue operations of the three educational advising center locations to provide advising and training to students who wish to pursue further study opportunities in the United States, and to provide career mentoring and job-searching skills for those students prior to and upon their return to Afghanistan. The center will be managed jointly by the recipient and the Embassy’s Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer. In addition to educational advising and test preparation courses, the recipient of this award will provide testing services and provide certified Education USA advisors to conduct advising activities.
The recipient of this award will continue operations of the three educational advising center locations to provide advising and training to students who wish to pursue further study opportunities in the United States, and to provide career mentoring and job-searching skills for those students prior to and upon their return to Afghanistan. The center will be managed jointly by the recipient and the Embassy’s Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer. In addition to educational advising and test preparation courses, the recipient of this award will provide testing services and provide certified Education USA advisors to conduct advising activities.
| Federal Grant Title: | Operations of the Kabul Educational Advising Center (KEAC) locations in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-e Sharif |
| Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to Afghanistan |
| Grant Categories: | Education |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-15-CA-007-SCA-04152015 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.501 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 16, 2015 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 16, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $800,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- 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 types of applicants except for 1) individuals and 2) government entities. Please refer to Section D for funding restrictions. Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Javier Pareja, Grants
Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Inquiries
U.S. Mission to Afghanistan 301-555-5555 - Similar Government Grants
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