Eurasia Partnership Foundation announces the annual open competition entitled New Content and New Technologies as part of the “Alternative Resources in Media” program.
The “Alternative Resources in Media” (ARM) program aims at enhancing and improving access to pluralistic and unbiased information in Armenia via traditional and alternative media through the use of new information technologies.
The program is jointly implemented by the “Internews Network” (USA), Eurasia Partnership Foundation, the Yerevan Press Club and the “Internews Media Support” NGO. The program is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Goal of the Competition
The goal of the competition is to promote the creation and dissemination of alternative content through the use of the latest technologies and new means of distribution.
Produced materials should address critical developments in the social, political, economic and cultural sectors.
Creative approaches are most encouraged. Priority will be given to those proposals employing new and diverse technologies, building on new patterns of information dissemination and linking people to diverse sources of information.
The competition will follow a two-tier approach:
Eligibility
Media, NGOs and individuals or groups of individuals are eligible to apply.
Proposal Requirements
The application should include one print and one electronic copy of the project proposal (either Armenian or English). The body of the proposal should not exceed 5 pages (without annexes), 12 pt font, Arial. The print copy must be certified and stamped/signed by the organization’s executive director. In the case of an individual applicant, the copy should be signed. Electronic copies of the proposal should be sent to info-epf@epfound.am address, noting the title of each category in the subject line of the message. For instance, applicants proposing a blogging initiative should put “ARM grant competition: citizen journalism” in the subject line of the e-mail application and the title page of the hardcopy application. Application gudelines and a budget template are enclosed with this announcement. Organizational applicants should also complete an additional GMQ form (enclosed).
Co-funding Requirement
A mimimum project co-funding committment of 25% is highly encouraged of applicants, either organizations or individuals. Contributions can be in the form of monetary resources or salaries, broadcast time, staff time, in-kind contributions, etc. Please note that other USG funding cannot be counted as co-funding.
Grant Duration and Budget
The duration of the grant projects is 6 – 12 months. Each grant will typically range from $3,000 to $20,000
Proposal Selection Criteria
Applicants will be given a five-week period to prepare their proposals and to submit them to the Eurasia Partnership Foundation for review. All proposals received from competition applicants will be prescreened by EPF staff for completeness.
The applications will be assessed by a jury which comprises the leaders of the ARM project, USAID representative, and independent experts.
The applications will be assessed based on the following criteria:
Preliminary criteria:
These two criteria will be assessed based on a two-scale assessment: Yes or No
After the application passes these two criteria, the following major criteria will be applied:
B.Criteria for every project proposal:
These criteria will be assessed on a scale from one to five.
Those applications which acquire more than 50% of the score will be shortlisted.
C.The final decision on which projects will be funded will be based on the last round of voting by the Jury, which will base its decisions also on the following:
The final decision on funding will be made for those shortlisted proposals which acquire the highest score for the criteria in point B., and which pass the Jury voting based on considerations in point C.
Application and Review Information
To apply one must fill out the attached proposal form, grants management questionnaire,logic model and budget sample. The forms can also be picked up at the EPF office.
Pre-competition orientation seminars will take place on February 7 and 8, at 3:00pm at the EPF office. Guidelines regarding the application process, as well as further technical clarifications will be be presented to aspirant applicants.
The deadline for submitting the completed proposal forms to the EPF office is February 27, 2012 by 5:00pm.
The Jury will review all eligible applications. Final results of the competition will be announced on March 16, 2012. The projects will be launched during April, 2012.
Grant Competition Timetable
For questions regarding the “Alternative Resources in Media” program, please contact Program Director Manana Aslamazyan at Tel: 58-36-20, 58-60-95 or manana@internews.tv.
Our address:
Eurasia Partnership Foundation
56 Zarobyan Str., Yerevan 0009, Armenia
Phone: (374 10) 586095
Website: www.epfound.am
Annual Grant Competition Facts:
As part of its previous 2011 annual grant competition, EPF has supported 14 projects throughout the country. Successful initiatives included support to new media development in Berd and Armavir regions, promotion of I-Report and multimedia journalism on A1Plus, Lragir, and Hetq, design of individual online initiatives like Badu.am , dprocakan blog, and ArmComedy platforms, support to production projects like Theory of improbability , Hayrenadardz.org, and WebTV.am.
EPF Proposal Guidelines (75 KBytes)GMQ (59.5 KBytes)logic_model_form_1.doc (26 KBytes)
budget_template_1.xls (34.5 KBytes)
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