Closed · SCAKAB-19-GR-002-SCA-03142019 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

Improving Public Access to Government Information

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

$325K-$400K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 13, 2019
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Improving Public Access to Government Information is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $325,000 -- $400,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

$325K-$400K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Improving Public Access to Government Informa… is closed (last close May 13, 2019). 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 May 13, 2019

Posted Mar 14 Closes May 13

Est. Total Funding

$400,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is pleased to announce an open competition for eligible organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to improve access to information for journalists and civil society in accordance with Afghanistan’s Access to Information Law. Based on funding availability, this grant intends to develop and provide training for journalists and members of civil society on access to information procedures under Afghan law. The recipient will demonstrate a thorough understanding of the current legal framework surrounding access to information in Afghanistan, and create a strategic plan that will increase awareness of the law and how to use it. Participants will become more aware of the law, how it works, and how to make access to information requests. A successful proposal will include a detailed plan for recruiting a diverse group of journalists from a variety of outlets and employees from a cross-section of civil society organizations working on democracy and governance issues to take part in these trainings. Training activities should take place in Kabul and in no less than five provincial capitals.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAKAB-19-GR-002-SCA-03142019

Grants.gov marks Improving Public Access to Government Informa… 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: Grant. 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

Izaak Martin, Grants Management Officer, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

What to do next

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