Media and Communication Skills for Women Parliamentarians

Post Date

February 13th 2013

Application Due Date

March 14th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

SCAKAB-13-GR-012-SCA-02132013

CFDA Number(s)

19.501

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Public Diplomacy

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

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.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $None - $100000

Grant 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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs

• Agency Contact:

  Pedro Palugyai, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Inquiries and Submissions

• Agency Email Address:

  KabulPDProposals@state.gov