Closed · SCAKAB-19-CA-007-SCA-03282019 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

English for Journalists and Export-Oriented Business Professionals

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

$310K-$360K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 26, 2019
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

English for Journalists and Export-Oriented Business Professionals is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $310,000 -- $360,000 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.

$310K-$360K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

English for Journalists and Export-Oriented B… is closed (last close May 26, 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 26, 2019

Posted Mar 28 Closes May 26

Est. Total Funding

$360,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

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 teach English for Specific Purposes to two audiences: (1) journalists from Afghan media outlets and (2) export-oriented business professionals in Afghanistan. The goal is to improve the English proficiency of journalists to leverage in their reporting, and to increase Afghanistan’s capacity for international trade and transactions by improving communication for export-oriented business professionals. This project will provide two separate streams of English training, one for journalists and one for export-oriented business professionals, for the purpose of giving both audiences the necessary language skills to communicate more effectively. For journalists, the project will enable participants to more effectively research and develop stories in English, and to represent current events in Afghanistan to a larger international audience. For export-oriented business professionals, the course will enhance their ability to engage in relationship-building and transactions with other English speakers, with the intent of boosting international trade. The successful applicant is expected to administer and conduct English courses for each group, separately, over a 12-month period to at least 80 participants for each of the two separate streams. The courses will include topics and vocabulary relevant to each audience, and will improve participants’ English ability in reading, listening, speaking, and writing. To target the skills development of women, gender balance among participants will be taken into consideration in the selection process. PAS intends to issue a single award for both sets of courses, for a period of 24 months (base period) with the option for an additional 12-month period (option period one).

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAKAB-19-CA-007-SCA-03282019

Grants.gov marks English for Journalists and Export-Oriented B… 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)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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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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