OpportunityTitle: Media Education Program (MEP)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: U.S. media and educational institutions, non-profit/non-governmental organizations.
Description: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi is pleased to announce an open competition for a Media Educational Program (MEP). U.S. media and non-profit/non-governmental organizations may submit proposals to manage a year-long project to support the professional development of freshly-graduated young Georgian journalists, newcomers to the digital journalism craft who are committed to professional development and are working for multi-platform operated media organizations - be they broadcasters, newspapers or news-agencies. The grantee will achieve program goals through robust professional study tours at U.S. training centers/studios, with site visits, and short internships with relevant U.S. digital media outlets. The applicant should work closely with PAS throughout the grant period to identify qualified Georgian participants. The project will award $250,000 to defray the costs of three-week intensive study tour for up to 25 Georgian participants. Applicants should include provisions that will be made for non-English speaking participants.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Office
GrantorContactText: Grants Program Manager
CloseDateExplanation: All applications must be submitted on or before May 30, 2019, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.  Applications submitted after 11:59 p.m. will not be eligible for consideration.  If receipt of application in not confirmed within two days, please contact TbilisiGrants@state.gov.Telegraphic or fax applications are not authorized for this NOFO and will not be accepted. The total size of each attachment should not exceed 3 MB.  Each page of the proposal must be numbered. The application must have a table of contents. Large graphic files are discouraged. The format of any attachments must be in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PDF.  Attached files should be printable on U.S. letter size paper (8&#189; x11&#8221;). Do NOT send .rar files.