Deadline: 19 May 2014
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is inviting private voluntary organizations based in the United States (US POVs) or indigenous, local non-governmental organizations (LNGOs), public international organizations (PIO) and international organizations (IO), US and non-US for-profit organizations, US and non-US colleges and universities to submit grant applications to implement Access to Information program. The three-year program is regional focusing on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan combining country-specific as well as regional activities. The projects are expected to increase citizen access to civically-relevant information to improve government outcomes.
Objectives:
- Increased regional cooperation to improve the competitiveness of non-state media outlets through content generation and sharing
- Increased resilience of independent media to survive the impending, treaty-mandated shift to digital broadcasting in 2015 across Central Asia
- Professional Standards for Diverse and Sustainable Media Voices – Increased Professionalism, National Networking, and Diversity of Media Voices.
- Improved Legislative and Policy and Environment
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicants can be private voluntary organizations based in the United States (US PVOs) or indigenous, local non-governmental organizations (LNGOs), public international organizations (PIO) and international organizations (IO), US and non-US for-profit organizations, US and non-US colleges and universities.
- US PVOs must be registered (or in the process of being registered) with USAID to be eligible to apply.
- Local NGOs must be registered under the laws of the cooperating country or under the laws
- of a country in the region of the proposed activity with its principal place of business in the cooperating country or region. They must be managed by a governing body, the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the
- cooperating country or region; and must attach official documentation of their formal legal status as an NGO in the host country or in a country in the region. The local NGOs are not required to register with USAID.
- Applicants shall provide detailed information about the four (4) Key Personnel positions associated with this Program: Chief of Party (COP), Deputy Chief of Party and two (2) Country Program Directors. Please visit the link provided below to find details on capacity of these key personnel.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number RFA-176-14-000007.
