Training Courses for Afghan Journalists at the Centre for Excellence in Journalism

The summary for the Training Courses for Afghan Journalists at the Centre for Excellence in Journalism 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 US Mission to Afghanistan, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Training Courses for Afghan Journalists at the Centre for Excellence in Journalism: This Notice of Funding Opportunity solicits organizations to submit proposals for sending at least 70 (10 per trip) Afghan journalists to at least 7 media trainings at the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) in Karachi, Pakistan from August 2017 through July 2018. At least thirty percent of participants must be female and an interpreter/coordinator must accompany on each trip. Examples of CEJ's 2016 course titles that could be beneficial for Afghan journalists, if repeated in 2017, included: TV News Reporting, Writing and Production; Investigative Reporting; Social Media Training; Print and Digital News; Newsroom Management; Business and Economic Reporting; Basics of Reporting and Writing; Reporting for Television News; Photojournalism; TV Production; and Backpack Multimedia. PAS intends to issue an award for a period of 12 months (base period) with options for two additional 12 month periods (option years one and two).

Federal Grant Title:	Training Courses for Afghan Journalists at the Centre for Excellence in Journalism
Federal Agency Name:	US Mission to Afghanistan (DOS-AFG)
Grant Categories:	Other
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SCAKAB-17-AW-008-SCA-04252017
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	19.501
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 26th, 2017
Original Application Deadline:	June 26th, 2017
Posted Date:	April 25th, 2017
Creation Date:	April 25th, 2017
Archive Date:	July 26th, 2017
Total Program Funding:	$150,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$150,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$130,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	April 25th, 2017

Category Explanation: Public Diplomacy
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) Afghan government entities. Please refer to Section D for funding restrictions. Organizations may sub-award/contract with other entities, but only one entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-awarding/contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
Grant Announcement Contact: Debra Tracey, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

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