Menмs National Cricket League in Afghanistan

Post Date

June 25th 2015

Application Due Date

August 6th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

SCAKAB-15-CA-015-SCA-06252015

CFDA Number(s)

19.501

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Public Diplomacy

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility is open to all types of applicants except for 1) individuals and 2) government entities. Please refer to Section D for funding restrictions. Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $500000

Grant Description

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is pleased to announce an open competition to develop and broadcast the Menмs National Cricket League. In 2014, PAS supported the development of the Sixers, a franchise-based cricket league in Afghanistan. This cooperative agreement will build on the 2014 programмs success. The successful applicant will 1) organize, produce and TV broadcast the Sixers tournament, 2) train approximately two dozen Afghans in the production of professional sports broadcasts (specifically cricket) 3) develop positive messaging via multiple formats including Public Service Announcements (PSAs), social media, and stadium A-boards, and 4) develop a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) component to assess program progress and impact. At least five regional menмs cricket teams should be formed to compete in a fall 2015 Sixers tournament. The leagueмs next annual championship should occur in the fall of 2015, with a tournament held in Jalalabad or Kabul. The tournament should be broadcast throughout Afghanistan. As Afghanistan still lacks the equipment to film cricket games at international standards, this award may be used to buy or rent equipment, while providing film crews and on-air commentators additional capacity building. This award will also support activities to promote positive messages (e.g. messages of peace, tolerance, unity, reconciliation) through television, social media and other means. As a condition of this award, the grantee must work with OneTV, and details of the sub-award budget and activities must be included in the applicantмs proposal. OneTV holds the broadcasting rights for the Sixers tournament and requires additional capacity building in order for the production and broadcast of the Sixers tournament to continue in future years. In 2014, part of the project supported limited training for OneTV broadcast staff and short-term film equipment rental.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  U.S. Mission to Afghanistan

• Agency Contact:

  Javier Pareja, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Inquiries

• Agency Email Address:

  KabulPASProposals@state.gov