Electronic Media Training
 
  				The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy of the United States in Islamabad, Pakistan, is pleased to announce an open competition for an assistance award through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).  PAS Islamabad invites all eligible organizations (see Section C for Eligibility Requirements) to submit a proposal for a grant or cooperative agreement to train 200 â₏“ 300 Pakistani TV news anchors, reporters, producers, editors, and/or technicians in Pakistan and produce 60 â₏“ 80 resident trainers via the train-the-trainer program.     The applicant will be expected to design a hands-on, skills-based training program, to be presented in the form of short workshops, to improve the competency of professional, working TV news anchors, reporters, producers, editors, and/or technicians in Pakistan.  The program to be proposed by the successful applicant, should be no fewer than six months, and include a culminating project to include a package of developed, edited, and taped stories of broadcast quality, using industry standard techniques and equipment.
					General information about this opportunity
					
					Last Known Status
				 
					Deleted 06/28/2015 (Archived.)
					Program Number
				 
					SCA-ISB-15-AW-013-03302015					
Federal Agency/Office
				 
					Agency: Department of State
Office: U.S. Mission to Pakistan					
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
				 
					Cooperative Agreement, Grant					
Number of Awards Available
					1					
Other Categories
				 
					Public Diplomacy - Media Training					
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
					Applicant Eligibility
					PAS Islamabad is accepting applications from U.S. and Pakistan â₏“based and registered not-for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions.  Eligible organizations must have past experience with developing and executing journalism training, specifically with electronic media.  A copy of the organizationâ₏™s registration should be provided with the proposal application.					
What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
					Deadlines
					05/29/2015					
Other Assistance Considerations
					Formula and Matching Requirements
					This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements.					
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
					Headquarters Office
					Ellen Delage, Program Specialist, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy					
E-mail Address
					DelageEM@state.gov
					Financial Information
					Obligations
					$400,000.00					
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
					Awards up to $400,000.00