Closed · SCAKAB-18-AW-006-SCA-04042018 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

Foster Debate or Model UN Training and Competitions at Universities throughout Afghanistan

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$210K-$300K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 6, 2018
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Foster Debate or Model UN Training and Competitions at Universities throughout Afghanistan is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $210,000 -- $300,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

$210K-$300K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Foster Debate or Model UN Training and Compet… is closed (last close June 6, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs still indexes 149 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 6, 2018

Posted Apr 4 Closes Jun 6

Est. Total Funding

$300,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Based on funding availability, this cooperative agreement will provide support for two organizations to plan, organize, and implement local and national debate or Model United Nations training and tournaments for university students throughout Afghanistan, in close coordination with partner universities. This youth program will create opportunities for women and men between the ages of 18 and 30 from provinces across Afghanistan to develop important skills for successful civic engagement, including public speaking, critical thinking, leadership, team building, and in-depth research. Competitive grantees will clearly delineate how elements of their program will have a multiplier effect and be sustainable beyond the life of the award and provide a social media plan for marketing program activities and outcomes.Through the process of preparing for and participating in co-educational debate or Model United Nations training and competitions to be conducted in English, participants will learn a widely recognized debate format while gaining in-depth knowledge of debate themes from multiple perspectives. Participants also will learn to support arguments with evidence and anticipate objections. Recipients may engage subject matter experts (e.g., university faculty, civil society activists, or qualified debate instructors) to lead pre-debate research sessions via Skype or in person. The debates will be amplified through social media and other means to reinforce lessons learned and encourage post-debate engagement among participants and broader society. All debate themes must be approved by PAS, and all debate competitions must be conducted in English.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAKAB-18-AW-006-SCA-04042018

Grants.gov marks Foster Debate or Model UN Training and Compet… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs book (104 peers, 69% of 150).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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Agency Contact

Karen Brown, Grants Management Officer, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

What to do next

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