Overview
Donor: | U.S. Mission to Cameroon |
Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
Donor base: | United States |
Reference number: | EMB-YAOUNDE-PDS-LMA-FY24-07 |
Eligible applicants: | Individual, Non-Profit Organisation |
Deadline: | 08.09.2024 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | - |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 50.000$ |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Media & Journalism
Project Locations
Africa
Cameroon
Description
1) Objective
The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for U.S. based NGOs, or non-profit organization to submit applications to implement the participation of 4 to 5 Cameroonians in a 10-day-in person capacity building international leadership program. The U.S. Embassy Yaounde Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is seeking proposals to design and implement a ten-day program for four to five leaders of trade unions of journalists or media associations. The program should combine field trips and meeting with relevant experts from the government, civil society, academia and the media.
Program Objectives:
· Design a program in the United States for current/rising Cameroonian leaders of media associations or trade union of journalists to engage with American media associations and trade union of journalists.
· Participants acquire knowledge and skills on the operations and functioning of US media associations and trade unions of journalists.
· Acquire skills, tools on lobbying activities, funding, crowd-funding etc.
· Promote networking between Cameroon association of journalists and association of journalists or NGOs promoting free press and press freedom in the United States.
· Initiate possible collaboration, partnership and networking between U.S. media associations/trade unions and Cameroons journalists’ associations.
2) Eligibility
PDS encourages applications from the United States: Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, community associations, and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience, Alumni of U.S. government exchange programs, Non-profit media organizations, Professional trade organizations, Non-profit or governmental educational institutions, Private educational institutions. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Cameroon.
4) Budget
Individual awards will range from $49,000 to $50,000.
5) Application
Interested U.S. based NGOs or non-profit organizations should submit proposals to pasgrantsyaounde@state.gov by September 8, 2024, at 5 p.m., Yaounde time.