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Fostering Democratic Discourse: Digital Creators Exchange Program

ID: SCAISB-24-AW-015-02092024 • Type: Posted

Description

The U.S. Department of State's U.S. Consulate General in Lahore announces an open competition for one assistance award through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), contingent on funding availability, through the Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This project seeks to implement a 15-day exchange program to the United States for at least 10 participants representing digital content creators, targeting youth audiences from Punjab Province, Pakistan. The program will include recruitment and selection of participants, planning and execution of the exchange program in the United States, and implementation of a followon program in Pakistan where participants can share their experiences and knowledge with other digital creators and youth. The follow-on project may be conducted together with a local implementing partner in Pakistan.

Background
The U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Consulate General in Lahore announces an open competition for one assistance award through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), contingent on funding availability, through the Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This project seeks to implement a 15-day exchange program to the United States for at least 10 participants representing digital content creators, targeting youth audiences from Punjab Province, Pakistan. The program will include recruitment and selection of participants, planning and execution of the exchange program in the United States, and implementation of a follow-on program in Pakistan where participants can share their experiences and knowledge with other digital creators and youth.

The follow-on project may be conducted together with a local implementing partner in Pakistan.

Grant Details
The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a program management tool designed to measure progress towards the goals and objectives identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The PMP also clarifies how and when the grantee will collect data on indicators, the resources they intend to use for both program implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The PMP must be approved by a United States Government M&E Specialist prior to finalizing the grants package.

It includes a narrative overview of how the applicant plans to monitor and evaluate performance and outcomes, problem statement and objectives, activity details, outcome/output indicator descriptions, data collection methods, targets/actuals, key terms such as evaluation, monitoring, theory of change, goal, objective, outcome, output, activity, indicator, target, method.

Eligibility Requirements
The project is targeting digital content creators representing youth audiences from Punjab Province, Pakistan.

Grant Value
Not provided

Place of Performance
United States for at least 10 participants representing digital content creators from Punjab Province, Pakistan.
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Overview

Agency
U.S. Consulate General Karachi [DOS]
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
19.501 - Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 2/9/24 U.S. Consulate General Karachi posted grant opportunity SCAISB-24-AW-015-02092024 for Fostering Democratic Discourse: Digital Creators Exchange Program with funding of $250,000. The grant will be issued under grant program 19.501 Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is expected that one grant will be made worth between $150,000 and $250,000.

Timing

Posted Date
Feb. 9, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
April 10, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
Feb. 9, 2024, 5:06 a.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
May 10, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
The following organizations are eligible to apply: • U.S.-Based Not-for-profit organizations • U.S.-Based Civil society/non-governmental organizations • U.S.-Based Think tanks • U.S.-Based Public and private educational institutions For-profit entities, even those that may fall into the categories listed above, are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental 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

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$250,000
Floor
$150,000
Estimated Program Funding
$250,000
Estimated Number of Grants
1

Contacts

Contact
Obaid Khalid Grantor
Contact Email
pakistangrants@state.gov
Email Description
For Inquiries
Contact Phone
923201100318

Documents

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