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PAS-MON-FY22-02: Investigative Reporting for Democratic Resiliency

Closed Closed March 4, 2022 Opportunity PAS-MON-FY22-02 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Liberia notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$140,000
• Award floor$80,000
• Total funding$140,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

PAS Monrovia encourages applications from NGOs focused on the development of the Liberian media. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $140,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Monrovia Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to submit proposals to bolster investigative reporting and encourage democratic resiliency in Liberia in the lead up to the 2nd Summit for Democracy in December 2022. This grant provides funding for 28 news productions (written, audio/video, and/or visual) that utilize Liberian investigative reporters and report on contextual issues relevant to the commitments made by the Government of Liberia during the 2021 Summit for Democracy, including: · Amending the Anti-Corruption Act to strengthen prosecutorial powers · Establishing a dedicated criminal court for the prosecution and convictions of public officials, individuals, or institutions engaged in corrupt practices and financial offenses · Continuing efforts to reduce and ultimately end gender-based violence · Engaging with traditional leaders “to end all forms of harmful traditional practices” · Proposing an anti-female genital mutilation bill · Committing to fairness, transparency, and accountability in election funding · Prioritizing the participation of more women in the electoral process and in key positions in the government · Making all legislative votes public with individual legislators’ votes tracked · Formalizing customary land tenure The NGO grantee must provide support to the reporters in reporting, editing, and logistics associated with each production, including issues that may arise after publishing, with the overall objective of media practitioner development. The productions must be published in local media houses for a general Liberian audience. The support staff must include U.S. citizen experts in the production process. The U.S. Embassy will only provide funding to the implementing partner’s support for investigative journalists and will enact no editorial oversight of production topics, production process, or of the final product. Applicants should describe their experience supporting reporters in Liberia or in similar media environments, the type of journalism expertise they are able to provide, how they will select the reporters or media institutions with which they will work, and, in general, how they will support their local partners. In addition, applicants should describe their publication plan for the resulting productions. Please carefully follow all the instructions in your application as spelled out below.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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