Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS CHISINAU FY17 03
The Democracy Commission Small Grants Program opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAS CHISINAU FY17 03) is a U.S. Mission to Moldova cooperative agreement designed to strengthen how Moldova's government communicates with the public about the goals, progress, and everyday benefits of the country's chosen European integration trajectory. The core idea is practical capacity building: improving the skills, professionalism, and overall effectiveness of front line communicators working across various Government of Moldova ministries, especially those responsible for translating policy direction into clear public messaging.
The selected awardee is expected to run a structured, monthly training program over the course of one year. This is not a one-off workshop; it is a recurring series intended to build competence over time and create a consistent community of practice among ministry communicators. The program must include both in-person and virtual sessions, with the awardee handling the operational side of delivery, including organizing logistics for the trainings and ensuring participants can attend and engage effectively in both formats.
A major required deliverable is sustainability through reusability. Beyond running live sessions for an initial cohort, the awardee must record the trainings and convert them into an online, self-paced course that can be used by future participants. In other words, the project is expected to leave behind a training product that continues to build capacity after the grant period ends, rather than limiting impact to only the people who attend the live sessions.
The training content is communications-focused and highly practical. Topics explicitly mentioned include the nuts-and-bolts of working with media, planning digital media campaigns, speechwriting, and using modern digital tools. The opportunity highlights concrete capabilities such as producing infographics and using social media analytics, signaling an emphasis on measurable, data-informed communications and contemporary audience engagement techniques rather than purely theoretical instruction.
Implementation is meant to be collaborative and coordinated. The awardee is expected to prioritize the use of relevant U.S. and Moldovan communications experts as trainers, and to coordinate as appropriate with related efforts by the EU Delegation in Moldova. The agreement is explicitly framed as cooperative with the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Moldova, which typically means the Embassy will remain actively involved in shaping, guiding, or supporting key aspects of the program during implementation, rather than simply providing funds with minimal interaction.
There are clear compliance boundaries and eligibility limits. Cooperative agreement funds may not be used for partisan political activity. Eligibility is limited to not-for-profit organizations (such as NGOs, CSOs, and think tanks) that are officially registered in the Republic of Moldova. Direct funding is not available to U.S. or third-country institutions under this opportunity; organizations without Moldovan registration may participate only as partners through an eligible Moldovan-registered lead applicant. Applicants are encouraged to form partnerships with relevant stakeholders across the public sector, private sector, and civil society when it helps achieve the program objectives, and consortia are allowed as long as one organization is designated as the lead and only one proposal is submitted per organization.
The notice also underscores standard U.S. government assistance requirements tied to federal eligibility and integrity checks. The Public Affairs Section may request additional background information from applicants that have not previously administered federal awards, and such applicants may receive limited funding on a pilot basis. No entity listed as excluded in the System for Award Management (SAM) is eligible to participate, consistent with debarment and suspension rules. For requests above $25,000, applicants must be registered in SAM, provide a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI, formerly DUNS), and keep SAM registration active throughout the life of the award; organizations based outside the United States must also obtain an NCAGE code prior to SAM registration. The program also notes that profit is not permitted under Department of State assistance awards; costs must be allowable, and any program income must be applied to reduce net allowable costs when calculating the federal share.
In terms of scale and timing, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $50,000, with an expectation of one award. It is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity under a cooperative agreement instrument, with CFDA number 19.900. The original closing date shown is December 28, 2016, and the creation date is November 28, 2016, indicating this was a specific-cycle call; any current applicability would depend on whether the Embassy has reissued or renewed a similar notice in later years.Apply for PAS CHISINAU FY17 03
- The U.S. Mission to Moldova in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Democracy Commission Small Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-11-28.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-12-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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