Deadline- Sept 13, 2012
Countries/Region- Afghanistan
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan invites proposals for an open compition. 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 objective of this proposal is to enhance provincial communication through a regional approach.
Award Period- 12 months
Award Amount– The award ceiling is set at $1,000,000 U.S. dollars.
Eligibility-
- All U.S., Afghan, and international organizations or companies with direct experience in media relations, strategic communication, and public affairs with a proven track record of success implementing projects in Afghanistan are eligible to apply. Non-Afghan organizations or companies will be required to partner with an Afghan organization or company.
- Applicants are not required to include funding from other donors. However, applications that include additional in-kind and/or cash contributions from non-U.S. Government sources will be more competitive, since cost-sharing demonstrates a strong commitment to the planned activities and will be considered to show greater cost effectiveness.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.SCAKAB-12-AW-021-SCA-08152012
