This grant is offered by the U.S. Embassy to conduct a journalist training program in Myanmar to sensitize media professionals on gender-based violence issues. The training aims to increase media coverage on this topic, ultimately improving awareness and understanding across the country. Journalists will enhance their reporting skills for various media platforms while ensuring a sensitive and widespread coverage on gender-based violence in Myanmar. Closing date: Aug 01, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 285592
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | MMR-16-NOFO-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Walking the Walk on Combating Gender-Based Violence in Myanmar: Journalist Training |
| 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: | Gender Issues, Journalism Training, Media |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.801 — Office of Global Women’s Issues |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility for this NOFO is limited to: U.S. and foreign educational and research institutions, and U.S. and foreign not-for-profits/NGOs/social enterprises with offices in Myanmar. The only for-profit organizations that can apply are media outlets. No government entities can receive funding through these awards. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Myanmar |
| Description: | The U.S. Embassy announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a training program for journalists to sensitize and raise awareness of media throughout the country regarding gender-based violence, and in turn, increase the amount of coverage on the topic to improve community awareness across Myanmar. In addition to improving basic journalist skills via media training, journalists from a variety of news outlets will learn how to report on this issue for print, broadcast, and digital media, ensuring a sensitive approach to the subject as well as broad reach throughout Myanmar. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jamie Ravetz
Email:RavetzJW@State.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Implementation Timeline Template.pdf
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Burma Final PD NOFO.pdf
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Project Narrative Template.pdf
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Budget Guidelines and Template.pdf
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> ME Plan Template.pdf
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Project Narrative Instructions.pdf
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> ME Plan Template Instructions.pdf
Folder 285592 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Budget Narrative Template.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Jamie Ravetz Email: RavetzJW@State.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.801 | MMR-16-NOFO-002 | Walking the Walk on Combating Gender-Based Violence in Myanmar: Journalist Training | PKG00225127 | Jun 30, 2016 | Aug 01, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
285592 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
285592 Budget-1.1.pdf
285592 Project-1.1.pdf
285592 SF424A-1.0.pdf
285592 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
285592 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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