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Capacity Building of Afghan Journalists and Establishing Sustainable Platforms for Afghan Journalists to Report from Pakistan

Agency: U.S. Mission to Pakistan

Assistance Listings
  • 19.501 -- Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The project aims to connect and support Afghan journalists residing in Pakistan. The award will:


• Provide capacity building opportunities to approximately 20 Afghan journalists who are residing in Pakistan;


• Support 2-3 existing and/or new platforms created by exiled Afghan journalists in Pakistan;


• Find sustainable and safe ways to provide vital information about events in Afghanistan to the rest of the world; and


• Encourage partnerships between Afghan journalists in Pakistan and international media.


The target audience of this program is approximately 20 Afghan journalists in Pakistan, with equal participation by female Afghan journalists wherever possible. Proposals have a funding floor of $80,000 and a funding ceiling of $100,000. Proposals should cover a 12-to-18-month period of performance and take place in major cities of Pakistan.


Important: Please review below the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for the complete list of requirements.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations in the U.S. and Pakistan • Civil society/non-governmental organizations • Think tanks (Not-for-profit) • Public and private educational institutions (Not-for-profit departments)

Grantor contact information

Description

Mission Pakistan Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team

Email

For inquiries

PakistanGrants@state.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
01._SF424_4_0-V4.0.pdf
01a. SF424
Mar 2, 2023 04:53 AM UTC
02._Applicant_Organizational_Information_Survey.docx
02. Applicant Organizational Information Survey
Mar 2, 2023 04:54 AM UTC
03._ME_PMP_Template_Excel_Version.xlsx
03b. M&E PMP Template (Excel Version)
Mar 2, 2023 04:55 AM UTC
01._SF424A-V1.0.pdf
01b. SF424A
Mar 2, 2023 04:53 AM UTC
01._SF424B-V1.1.pdf
01c. SF424B
Mar 2, 2023 04:53 AM UTC
04._Budget_Narrative_Sample_Template.xlsx
04. Budget Narrative Sample Template
Mar 2, 2023 04:57 AM UTC
DOS_-_Mission_Pakistan_-_PDS_-_IO_-_Capacity_Building_of_Afghan_Journalists_1.pdf
Notice of Funding Opportunity
Mar 2, 2023 04:57 AM UTC
03._ME_PMP_Template.docx
03a. M&E PMP Template
Mar 2, 2023 04:54 AM UTC
3.1._ME_PMP_Template__Instructions.docx
3.1. M&E PMP Template - Instructions
Mar 2, 2023 04:56 AM UTC

Link to additional information

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Archived: June 1, 2023

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Award

$100,000

Program Funding

1

Expected awards

$80,000

Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

SCAISB-23-AW-012-03022023

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Public Diplomacy

History

Version:

1

Posted date:

March 2, 2023

Archive date:

June 1, 2023

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