Promoting University and Youth Participation in Afghan Elections

Funding Opportunity Number: SCAKAB-13-GR-011-SCA-02152013 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-SAClosing Date: Mar 15, 2013Award Ceiling: $1,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Feb 15, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan invites all eligible organizations to submit a proposal to promote knowledge of and participation in the 2014 Afghan presidential election by university students and other voting-eligible youth throughout Afghanistan – both men and women - through activities that promote improved critical thinking and communications skills. The goal of this project is to increase voting-eligible youth and first-time voter participation in the 2014 presidential election, especially in regions that had low voter turnout in the 2009 presidential election. This grant shall engage university students, both men and women, in ten provinces.
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