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SCAISB-23-AW-012-03022023: Capacity Building of Afghan Journalists and Establishing Sustainable Platforms for Afghan Journalists to Report from Pakistan

Closed Closed May 2, 2023 Opportunity SCAISB-23-AW-012-03022023 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$80,000
• Total funding$100,000
• 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)

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations in the U.S. and Pakistan • Civil society/non-governmental organizations • Think tanks (Not-for-profit) • Public and private educational institutions (Not-for-profit departments)

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan awards averaged $278,436; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The project aims to connect and support Afghan journalists residing in Pakistan. The award will: • Provide capacity building opportunities to approximately 20 Afghan journalists who are residing in Pakistan; • Support 2-3 existing and/or new platforms created by exiled Afghan journalists in Pakistan; • Find sustainable and safe ways to provide vital information about events in Afghanistan to the rest of the world; and • Encourage partnerships between Afghan journalists in Pakistan and international media. The target audience of this program is approximately 20 Afghan journalists in Pakistan, with equal participation by female Afghan journalists wherever possible. Proposals have a funding floor of $80,000 and a funding ceiling of $100,000. Proposals should cover a 12-to-18-month period of performance and take place in major cities of Pakistan. Important: Please review below the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for the complete list of requirements.

Category: Other.

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