The Paraguayan Department of Public Policy offers a grant to enhance political parties’ capacity in engaging with voters on substantive policy issues during presidential elections. The grant supports cross-party dialogue, awareness campaigns on policy proposals led by women and youth, policy polling through cell phone/IT, and presidential debates with public policy experts. This initiative aims to improve programmatic engagement and strengthen policy processes in various contexts such as elections, executive functions, and congress. Closing date for applications is January 30, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 137113
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 526-2012-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Public Policy Agendas and Presidential Elections |
| Opportunity Category:: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | Applications limited for local Paraguayan organizations |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation:: | The program will focus in strengthening the capacity of local political parties to structure programmatic engagement with voters. |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jan 09, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 450,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $450,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $450,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Only local Paraguayan organizations are eligible to submit applications |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Paraguay USAID-Asuncion |
| Description:: | The fundamental objective of the Public Policy and Presidential Elections program is to strengthen the capacity of Paraguayan political parties to structure programmatic engagement with voters on the basis of substantive policy issues and to address different stages of the policy process (policy formulation, policy making, policy implementation) in different contexts (elections, executive, congress). The program will support cross-party dialogue through political leader networks; party awareness campaigns on policy proposals with women and youth as promoters; intensive use of cell phone/IT to do policy polling; and presidential debates with candidatesÂ’ public policy experts. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1