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Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
SCAPPD-13-SPK-330-SCA-121512
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Dec 15, 2012
Creation Date:
Mar 27, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 01, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 01, 2013
Archive Date:
Aug 31, 2013
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:
Proposals are sought that address the program goals of the Public Affairs Section:
1. Expand Media Engagement: By providing journalists, professional associations, or press clubs with training in new or traditional media forms that also support objective media and professional standards in journalism.
2. Strengthen People-to-People Ties: Increase mutual trust and understanding through art and cultural exchanges, and other programs that connect Americans and Pakistanis in meaningful ways.
3. Increase Community Engagement: Build local capacity and generate narratives to confront ideological support for terrorism.
4. Build and Strengthen Local Partners: Develop capacity of local partners through long-term, self-sustaining relationships that will support ties between U.S. and Pakistani peer institutions and U.S. goals.
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$500,000
Award Floor:
$25,000
CFDA Number(s):
19.501
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Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
The U.S. Embassy Islamabad Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. and Pakistani registered not-for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions with at least two years of programming experience.
Agency Name
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
Description
The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Islamabad is soliciting proposals for grants from not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions that focus on one of the priority areas specified below. 1. Expand Media Engagement: By providing journalists, professional associations, or press clubs with training in new or traditional media forms that also support objective media and professional standards in journalism. 2. Strengthen People-to-People Ties: Increase mutual trust and understanding through art and cultural exchanges, and other programs that connect Americans and Pakistanis in meaningful ways. 3. Increase Community Engagement: Build local capacity and generate narratives to confront ideological support for terrorism. 4. Build and Strengthen Local Partners: To develop capacity of local partners through long-term, self-sustaining relationships that will support ties between U.S. and Pakistani peer institutions and U.S. goals. Funding is available for projects that address the priority areas below and focus on Public Affair’s key audiences, including: Pakistan civil society organizations, entrepreneurs/innovators, journalists, women, and youth (14-25 years old). Grant proposals should aim to create or extend the community of reform-minded individuals and groups, and should address one or more of the five Public Affairs priority areas: 1. Strengthening Civil Society: through the promotion of local cultural heritage, traditional and modern art forms, and other forms of creative expression; support for civil society organizations, educational institutions; or the emerging leaders in these fields through linkages with U.S. counterparts.2. Supporting Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship: through projects that promote human/workers’ rights, women’s empowerment, corporate social responsibility, access to finance, and support for entrepreneurs. Particular emphasis should be placed on strengthening chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and core private sector industries through interactions or linkages with U.S. counterparts.3. Fostering Regional Stability: through projects that support academic, art and cultural, civil society, and other exchanges and projects by strengthening ties between the United States, Pakistan, and regional neighbors; thus assisting in the development of friendly, sympathetic and peaceful relations.4. Countering Extremism by Encouraging Accurate Messaging: through projects that develop and support credible local broadcast content; counter falsehoods, messaging, and propaganda; present accurate information on U.S.-Pakistan cooperation; provide educational and recreational opportunities for Pakistani youth.5. Supporting Public Sector Institutions: through projects that strive to improve communications capacity and professionalism for civil servants, and local and national public sector institutions; capacity building and training, and English language programs specific to civil service professions.
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