Strengthening Free and Independent Media in South Sudan Program

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-668-13-000003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Community DevelopmentCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAID-SSDClosing Date: Closing date of the solicitation will be indicated in the full RFA announcement once posted. Award Ceiling: $60,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 23, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates issuing a request for applications (RFA), early-May 2013, inviting applications for a Cooperative Agreement to implement the Strengthening Free and Independent Media in South Sudan Program. Subject to the availability of funds, this competitively awarded five-year, Cooperative Agreement will focus on strengthening the independence, professionalism, production capacities, self-sustainability and regulatory framework of the media sector in South Sudan. Media assistance will build on the transition to self-sustainability of five currently USAID-supported local partner radio stations. Due to its unique potentials for communicating with virtually the entire population, media can enable a much needed national conversation to vitally contribute to the building of this new nation. T...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Community Development Source Type: funding