Establish, Develop, and Operationalize the East Africa Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Center of Excellence and Counter-messaging Hub in East Africa

Funding Opportunity Number: CTP-CTAQM-16-003-055880 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.700Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-SCTClosing Date: May 02, 2016Award Ceiling: $1,180,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Mar 15, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: SUMMARY The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for organizations interested in submitting proposals to support the U.S. Government’s countering violent extremism (CVE) objectives in East Africa. Toward this goal, proposal efforts should be directed at supporting the establishment, development, and operationalization of the recently-announced East Africa CVE Center of Excellence and Counter-messaging Hub. The Government of Djibouti has agreed to provide a physical location for the Center. The purpose of the hub (hereafter the “Center”) is to serve as a platform in the region for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East Africa sub-regional body, and its member states to conduct training and other capacity-building programs, as well as research related to CVE (including counter-messaging) for go...
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