Deadline: 19-Jan-23
This Request for Applications (RFA) is seeking applicants to propose effective approaches for producing media content that show how European values and prosperity reflect and affect life of typical household in Georgia – what benefits, opportunities EU integration could bring and how it could change aspects of everyday life – education, healthcare, employment, etc. to Georgia.
The USAID Media Program is a five-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX).
The USAID Media Program supports a vibrant, resilient, networked media sector that provides Georgia’s citizens and diverse communities with the civically relevant, fact-based independent information they need to build a more just, prosperous, and inclusive society.
Objectives
- Preserve and strengthen an enabling environment that fosters press freedom and access to information
- Develop more effective self-regulation among media professionals and information producers that sets standards for quality and ethics
- Increase the availability of civically relevant, fact-based, independent sources of information.
Award Information
- Subject to the availability of funds, IREX expects to award up to 3 (three) Fixed Amount Awards (FAA) sub-grants to regional TV and online media, ranging from $ 3,000 to $ 5,000. The total amount available is $10,000. The expected duration of IREX’s support or the period of performance is 03/01/2023 – 05/30/2023 (March 1 to May 30, 2023).
- Subject to the availability of funds, IREX expects to also award up to 3 (three) Fixed Amount Awards (FAA) sub-grants to national TV media outlets, ranging from $10,000 to $15,000. The total amount available is $30,000. The expected duration of IREX’s support or the period of performance is 03/01/2023 – 06/01/2023.
Location of Activities
- The geographic focus under consideration includes the following countries for regional activities: Georgia.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant / application must meet the following requirements
- Be officially registered and working in compliance with all applicable civil and fiscal regulations, including, but not limited to pertinent local laws and status. In lieu of official registration, a sub-grantee may show proof of effort to secure registration, exemption from registration, or show cause why such registration is either not optional or practicable
- Meet the projects objectives and principles
- Contain expected outcomes and results consistent with and linked to the projects objectives
- Applicant is not a debarred organization
- Located in Georgia
- Types of Sub-Grantees Eligible:
- Non-US Nongovernment Organizations (Non-US NGOs)
- National TV media
- Regional TV media
- Online media
- Private Enterprises
- Professional Associations
For more information, visit USAID.
