Public Affairs Section Grant: Empowering Afghan Women Parliamentarians in Media and Communication

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is offering a grant to empower Afghan women Members of Parliament with training in media and communication skills. The program will focus on practical skills such as messaging, public presentation, and media relations tools. Instruction will be provided in Dari and Pashto, benefiting Afghan women MPs in effectively engaging with media and improving communication strategies. Deadline for proposal submission is March 14, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 220374

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	SCAKAB-13-GR-012-SCA-02132013
Funding Opportunity Title::	Media and Communication Skills for Women Parliamentarians
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
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 Number(s)::	19.501 — Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Feb 13, 2013
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 14, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 14, 2013
Archive Date::	Apr 13, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 100,000
Award Ceiling::	$100,000
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Eligibility is open to all U.S., Afghan, and international organizations or companies with direct experience in communications and media training, and a proven track record of success implementing media projects in Afghanistan. Afghan organizations must provide a current country registration license, competent programmatic ability, and be able to meet reporting requirements. U.S. organizations or companies are required to partner with an Afghan organization or company.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
Description::	The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan invites all eligible organizations to submit a proposal for a program to train Afghan women Members of Parliament (MPs) in communications and media relations skills, with a focus on practical skills in the areas of messaging, public presentation and media relations tools. This program will be open to all Afghan women MPs, and instruction should be in Dari and Pashto.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	19.501
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00164390
Opening Date:	Feb 13, 2013
Closing Date:	Mar 14, 2013
Agency Contact Information::	Pedro Palugyai, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
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