OpportunityTitle: 2020 TV CO-OP&#8239;&#8239; Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is limited to U.S. media organizations, film studios, production companies and non-profit/non-governmental organizations.&#8239;Direct funding for non-U.S. entities is not available under this announcement.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239; An&#8239;applicant&#8217;s expertise and established relationships with indigenous media organizations in Georgia will be considered favorably.&#8239;
Description: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia encourages U.S. organizations to apply for the&#8239;2020&#8239;Television Cooperative Program (TV CO-OP)&#8239;to assist&#8239;a Georgian television company&#8239;in&#8239;producing feature stories or/and a documentary under the generic working title&#8239;&#8216;Emergency Preparedness and Response.&#8217; PAS suggests the Program focus on : 1. (primary theme) the U.S. Government&#8217;s rapid response mechanisms to emergencies; 2. (secondary theme) the Government&#8217;s policy for mitigating cyber security threats, as malicious cyber activities not only threaten the economy but also the very functioning of Georgia&#8217;s democracy, freedom and values. As an add-on to the themes, it is desirable that the Program also highlight the role of the media in covering the events connected to the identified themes. PAS will nominate a Georgian television company for participation. The call&#8239;for applicants&#8239;envisages&#8239;the submission of&#8239;a&#8239;proposal describing how&#8239;the&#8239;grant recipient organization&#8239;could&#8239;connect a Georgian television crew with relevant subject matter experts from government, academia, NGO&#8216;s and other&#8239;interlocutors., who would then be interviewed on camera The applicants should also be able to facilitate location scouting,&#8239;shooting logistics, and provide&#8239;all&#8239;necessary logistical support. PAS expects the&#8239;selected&#8239;Georgian TV crew to produce either two 15-minute feature stories or&#8239;a documentary&#8239;upon their return&#8239;to&#8239;Georgia. The Georgian TV crew &#8211; one journalist and one cameraman -&#8239;will provide all necessary filming equipment, work on post-production,&#8239;and&#8239;air the final product.&#8239;The grant recipient&#8239;organization&#8239;is expected to coordinate all logistics and the program development plan&#8239;-&#8239;to include&#8239;a&#8239;shooting schedule,&#8239;a list&#8239;of interviews,&#8239;a&#8239;U.S. domestic travel itinerary, and other related details,&#8239;in coordination&#8239;with PAS. The recipient&#8217;s involvement in production/post-production is not required but desirable. A PAS staffer will escort the crew to the United States and provide interpretation as necessary.&#8239; The project will award up to $50,000 to cover the costs o f a&#8239;two-week intensive filming tour for the Georgian crew, including&#8239;one journalist and one cameraman. Applicants&#8217; proposals should include provisions that facilitate filming at different locations, taping interviews with officials including disaster response officers, subject matter experts, and other relevant&#8239;stakeholders in the United States. The locations and shooting plan&#8239;will be worked out together with PAS and the grant recipient organization.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Office
GrantorContactText: Grants Team, Public Affairs Section
CloseDateExplanation: All applications must be submitted on or before June 5, 2020, 11:59 p.m. eastern time. Applications submitted after 11:59 p.m. will not be eligible for consideration.&#8239;