Closed · PDS-CHISINAU-FY22-12 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary
Russian-language TV Content Fund
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Moldova, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 31, 2022
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Russian-language TV Content Fund is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Moldova that offered $5 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $5-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.900
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Russian-language TV Content Fund - is cataloged under number PDS-CHISINAU-FY22-12 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.900, posted by U.S. Mission to Moldova. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 1, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $5 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $500,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $500,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $500,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 31, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$5 -- $500,000
Close Date
January 31, 2022
Posted
December 1, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The U.S. Embassy in Moldova seeks a qualified implementing organization that will manage the project entitled “Russian-language Television Content Fund” and will ensure the achievement of the program activities and objectives described in the current Notice of Funding Opportunity. The grant recipient will be responsible for overall logistical coordination, management of funds, as well as mentoring for the initiatives within this funding award. Most of the funding should be reserved for sub grants for the development of TV series pilots, and rebroadcasts of Russian-language programming from neighboring countries. Grant recipient will also work with television stations that air the content to implement industry best practices for marketing, scheduling, and monetizing the content. The grant will consist of one major component: Russian-language Television Series Pilots: two-year funding for entertainment and fiction programs on Moldovan television, prioritizing co-productions with private-sector and foreign media. The grant recipient must solicit applications from emerging or established Moldovan and/or regional filmmakers, and creative studios based on an open competition, and select participants based on merit, potential and proposed project goals and outcome. Grant recipient will offer mentorship and oversight to the successful applicants through the entire cycle of the project: planning, script writing, and pitching.Introduce Russian-language Content from Regional Nations: work to identify, obtain rights to, and air on Moldovan TV Russian-language content from independent producers in the region. Priority will be given to projects that involve collaboration with Russian-language TV production firms in regional countries. A complete application must contain the following mandatory elements:Application Format in MS Word format (available for download)Detailed Budget in MS Excel format (available for download)Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (including indicators, baselines, targets).For more details see attached Related Documents.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 13. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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