This USAID grant, the Azerbaijan New Media Project, is for addressing the shrinking information space in Azerbaijan. It aims to bolster independent media and freedom of expression through three key areas: increasing citizen digital access to diverse information, providing legal defense for media practitioners, and supporting the development of professionally produced content. The program will leverage connections with communities already supported by other USAID initiatives, including civil society, rule of law, and economic development. Its core purpose is to enhance the supply, demand, and overall access to vital news and information for Azerbaijani citizens, achieved by empowering both online and local communities via new information centers offering Wi-Fi, technical assistance, and digital literacy training.
Opportunity ID: 55936
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-112-10-000002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Azerbaijan New Media Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 19, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 19, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $3,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Georgia USAID-Tbilisi |
| Description: | The Azerbaijan New Media Project will address the shrinking information space by focusing on three distinct but inter-related aspects of independent media and freedom of expression development. These include: increased citizen digital access to and use of diverse information content, legal defense of media practitioners and support for professionally produced content development. The program will capitalize on links to those communities currently targeted for support by other USAID programming, including community and civil society development, parliamentary process, rule of law, small and medium business enterprise development, education and health programs. The Azerbaijan New Media Project will increase supply, demand and access to news and information important to Azerbaijani citizens by strengthening both virtual on-line communities as well as actual communities in Azerbaijan through the creation of community information centers that will provide Internet Wi-Fi connectivity, technical support, and training in the use of such new technology and media.
Address questions to TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Riffat Sulaiman
Senior A&A Specialist Phone 202-216-6272 X4122 Email:TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| RFA is modified with Questions from prospective applicants and USAID’s answers. | Jul 28, 2010 | |
| Address questions to TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov | Jul 28, 2010 | |
| Jul 20, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-112-10-000002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Azerbaijan New Media Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 19, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 19, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $3,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Georgia USAID-Tbilisi |
| Description: | The Azerbaijan New Media Project will address the shrinking information space by focusing on three distinct but inter-related aspects of independent media and freedom of expression development. These include: increased citizen digital access to and use of diverse information content, legal defense of media practitioners and support for professionally produced content development. The program will capitalize on links to those communities currently targeted for support by other USAID programming, including community and civil society development, parliamentary process, rule of law, small and medium business enterprise development, education and health programs. The Azerbaijan New Media Project will increase supply, demand and access to news and information important to Azerbaijani citizens by strengthening both virtual on-line communities as well as actual communities in Azerbaijan through the creation of community information centers that will provide Internet Wi-Fi connectivity, technical support, and training in the use of such new technology and media.
Address questions to TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Riffat Sulaiman
Senior A&A Specialist Phone 202-216-6272 X4122 Email:TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-112-10-000002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Azerbaijan New Media Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 19, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $3,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Georgia USAID-Tbilisi |
| Description: | The Azerbaijan New Media Project will address the shrinking information space by focusing on three distinct but inter-related aspects of independent media and freedom of expression development. These include: increased citizen digital access to and use of diverse information content, legal defense of media practitioners and support for professionally produced content development. The program will capitalize on links to those communities currently targeted for support by other USAID programming, including community and civil society development, parliamentary process, rule of law, small and medium business enterprise development, education and health programs. The Azerbaijan New Media Project will increase supply, demand and access to news and information important to Azerbaijani citizens by strengthening both virtual on-line communities as well as actual communities in Azerbaijan through the creation of community information centers that will provide Internet Wi-Fi connectivity, technical support, and training in the use of such new technology and media.
Address questions to TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Riffat Sulaiman
Senior A&A Specialist Phone 202-216-6272 X4122 Email:TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-112-10-000002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Azerbaijan New Media Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 20, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 19, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $3,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Georgia USAID-Tbilisi |
| Description: | The Azerbaijan New Media Project will address the shrinking information space by focusing on three distinct but inter-related aspects of independent media and freedom of expression development. These include: increased citizen digital access to and use of diverse information content, legal defense of media practitioners and support for professionally produced content development. The program will capitalize on links to those communities currently targeted for support by other USAID programming, including community and civil society development, parliamentary process, rule of law, small and medium business enterprise development, education and health programs. The Azerbaijan New Media Project will increase supply, demand and access to news and information important to Azerbaijani citizens by strengthening both virtual on-line communities as well as actual communities in Azerbaijan through the creation of community information centers that will provide Internet Wi-Fi connectivity, technical support, and training in the use of such new technology and media. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Riffat Sulaiman
Senior A&A Specialist Phone 202-216-6272 X4122 Email:rsulaiman@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 55936 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-112-10-000002.pdf
Folder 55936 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-112-10-000002-amd1.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Riffat Sulaiman Senior A&A Specialist Phone 202-216-6272 X4122 Email: TDY5-Tbilisi@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00020029 | Jul 19, 2010 | Aug 20, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
55936 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
55936 SF424D-1.1.pdf
55936 SF424C-1.0.pdf
55936 SF424B-1.1.pdf
55936 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
55936 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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