Afghanistan’s National Strategic Communications

Funding Opportunity Number: SCAKAB-16-GR-007-SCA-04052016 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.501Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-AFGClosing Date: May 20, 2016Award Ceiling: $1,200,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 04, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The Afghan Government seeks to better communicate its work, programs, and achievements by proactively engaging and informing the press and public, and would like to build its capacity to communicate information in a timely, responsive, and transparent manner. It is working to reform its existing structures by organizing a Palace-led whole-of-government approach to improving effectiveness, efficiency, coordination, and cohesiveness in its strategic communications. Shortcomings in national communications have contributed to public misperceptions. Other areas to improve include inter-ministerial communication, more prompt and responsive messaging, and creating feedback mechanisms. The Afghan Government also wishes to more effectively engage Afghanistan’s free media and civil society through sustained dialogue, information sharing, and feedback. Through this open competition, applicants will submit propo...
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