The Ministry of Communication and Media in Afghanistan is offering a grant to enhance the government’s strategic communications efforts. This grant aims to improve public perception by strengthening communication structures, ensuring timely messaging, and engaging with the media and civil society. Applicants are invited to propose strategies to review and enhance the government’s message dissemination, analyze citizen feedback, and create media-friendly content. The deadline for submissions is May 20, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 282751
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-16-GR-007-SCA-04052016 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Afghanistan’s National Strategic Communications |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
Category Explanation: | Public Diplomacy |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Assistance Listings: | 19.501 — Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 2 |
Posted Date: | Apr 04, 2016 |
Last Updated Date: | May 02, 2016 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 20, 2016 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 20, 2016 |
Archive Date: | Jun 19, 2016 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,200,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $1,200,000 |
Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Afghanistan |
Description: | The Afghan Government seeks to better communicate its work, programs, and achievements by proactively engaging and informing the press and public, and would like to build its capacity to communicate information in a timely, responsive, and transparent manner. It is working to reform its existing structures by organizing a Palace-led whole-of-government approach to improving effectiveness, efficiency, coordination, and cohesiveness in its strategic communications. Shortcomings in national communications have contributed to public misperceptions. Other areas to improve include inter-ministerial communication, more prompt and responsive messaging, and creating feedback mechanisms. The Afghan Government also wishes to more effectively engage Afghanistan’s free media and civil society through sustained dialogue, information sharing, and feedback. Through this open competition, applicants will submit proposals to work with and advise the Afghan Government, building on improvements that the Afghan Government has already put in motion, to implement the following objectives: review the government’s message formulation and dissemination structures, analyze citizens’ feedback, and assist with producing content suitable for use by the media. |
Link to Additional Information: | – |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jason Brenden, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Email:KabulPASProposals@state.gov |
Version History
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Questions and Answers document added to related documents tab. | May 02, 2016 | |
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DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-16-GR-007-SCA-04052016 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Afghanistan’s National Strategic Communications |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
Category Explanation: | Public Diplomacy |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Assistance Listings: | 19.501 — Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 2 |
Posted Date: | Apr 04, 2016 |
Last Updated Date: | May 02, 2016 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 20, 2016 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 20, 2016 |
Archive Date: | Jun 19, 2016 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,200,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $1,200,000 |
Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Afghanistan |
Description: | The Afghan Government seeks to better communicate its work, programs, and achievements by proactively engaging and informing the press and public, and would like to build its capacity to communicate information in a timely, responsive, and transparent manner. It is working to reform its existing structures by organizing a Palace-led whole-of-government approach to improving effectiveness, efficiency, coordination, and cohesiveness in its strategic communications. Shortcomings in national communications have contributed to public misperceptions. Other areas to improve include inter-ministerial communication, more prompt and responsive messaging, and creating feedback mechanisms. The Afghan Government also wishes to more effectively engage Afghanistan’s free media and civil society through sustained dialogue, information sharing, and feedback. Through this open competition, applicants will submit proposals to work with and advise the Afghan Government, building on improvements that the Afghan Government has already put in motion, to implement the following objectives: review the government’s message formulation and dissemination structures, analyze citizens’ feedback, and assist with producing content suitable for use by the media. |
Link to Additional Information: | – |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jason Brenden, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Email:KabulPASProposals@state.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-16-GR-007-SCA-04052016 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Afghanistan’s National Strategic Communications |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
Category Explanation: | Public Diplomacy |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Assistance Listings: | 19.501 — Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | May 02, 2016 |
Last Updated Date: | – |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 20, 2016 |
Archive Date: | Jun 19, 2016 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,200,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $1,200,000 |
Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | 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. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Afghanistan |
Description: | The Afghan Government seeks to better communicate its work, programs, and achievements by proactively engaging and informing the press and public, and would like to build its capacity to communicate information in a timely, responsive, and transparent manner. It is working to reform its existing structures by organizing a Palace-led whole-of-government approach to improving effectiveness, efficiency, coordination, and cohesiveness in its strategic communications. Shortcomings in national communications have contributed to public misperceptions. Other areas to improve include inter-ministerial communication, more prompt and responsive messaging, and creating feedback mechanisms. The Afghan Government also wishes to more effectively engage Afghanistan’s free media and civil society through sustained dialogue, information sharing, and feedback. Through this open competition, applicants will submit proposals to work with and advise the Afghan Government, building on improvements that the Afghan Government has already put in motion, to implement the following objectives: review the government’s message formulation and dissemination structures, analyze citizens’ feedback, and assist with producing content suitable for use by the media. |
Link to Additional Information: | – |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jason Brenden, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Email:KabulPASProposals@state.gov |
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Packages
Agency Contact Information: | Jason Brenden, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan Email: KabulPASProposals@state.gov |
Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
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19.501 | SCAKAB-16-GR-007 | Afghanistan’s StratCom | PKG00222317 | Apr 04, 2016 | May 20, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
282751 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
282751 Budget-1.1.pdf
282751 Project-1.1.pdf
282751 SF424A-1.0.pdf
282751 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
282751 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf