Opportunity Information: Apply for SCAKAB 19 CA 007 SCA 03282019
This grant opportunity, titled English for Journalists and Export-Oriented Business Professionals (Funding Opportunity Number SCAKAB 19 CA 007 SCA 03282019), is a discretionary U.S. Department of State program administered through the Public Affairs Section (PAS) at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was issued by the Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.501), and it seeks proposals from eligible organizations to design, run, and manage an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) training program aimed at two distinct Afghan audiences: journalists working with Afghan media outlets and export-oriented business professionals. The application window opened on March 28, 2019, with an original closing date of May 26, 2019.
The core purpose is practical language capacity-building tied to professional needs. For journalists, the program is meant to raise English proficiency so participants can use English more effectively in their reporting. That includes stronger ability to research and develop stories using English-language sources and to communicate Afghan current events to broader international audiences. For export-oriented business professionals, the focus is on improving the English needed for real-world commercial engagement, such as relationship-building, negotiations, correspondence, and basic transactional communication with international partners. The larger development aim is to strengthen Afghanistan's ability to participate in international trade by improving how export-focused professionals communicate with English-speaking counterparts.
Programmatically, the grant requires two separate training streams, one dedicated to journalists and one dedicated to export-oriented business professionals, rather than a combined course. The selected organization is expected to administer and deliver English courses for each group over a 12-month instructional period, reaching at least 80 participants in each stream (at least 160 total participants across both streams). Instruction is expected to be tailored, meaning the curriculum should incorporate job-relevant topics and vocabulary for each audience, and it should build competency across the main language skills: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Participant selection should also consider gender balance, with an explicit intent to support skills development for women by taking gender balance into account during recruitment and selection.
In terms of funding and award structure, PAS planned to make a single award that covers both training streams under a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the U.S. government in shaping or overseeing key aspects of implementation compared with a standard grant. The posted award ceiling is $360,000, with one expected award. The planned performance period is 24 months as the base period, with the possibility of a 12-month optional extension (option period one). This structure suggests an implementing organization would need to plan not only for delivering instruction but also for program management over a longer timeline, such as recruitment cycles, course scheduling, monitoring progress, reporting, and potentially sustaining or expanding the training if the optional period is exercised.Apply for SCAKAB 19 CA 007 SCA 03282019
- The Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "English for Journalists and Export-Oriented Business Professionals" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.501.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 28, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 26, 2019. (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 $360,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled English for Journalists and Export-Oriented Business Professionals.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is SCAKAB 19 CA 007 SCA 03282019.
3) Which U.S. government entity issued and administers this opportunity?
It was issued by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.501) and is administered through the Public Affairs Section (PAS) at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
4) What type of funding program is this?
This is a discretionary U.S. Department of State program.
5) What is the purpose of the grant?
The purpose is to support practical, job-focused English language capacity-building through an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) training program for two Afghan professional audiences: journalists and export-oriented business professionals.
6) Who are the intended participant groups?
The program is designed for two distinct Afghan audiences:
- Journalists working with Afghan media outlets
- Export-oriented business professionals
7) What outcomes is the program seeking for journalists?
For journalists, the program aims to raise English proficiency so participants can use English more effectively in reporting, including:
- Improved ability to research and develop stories using English-language sources
- Improved ability to communicate Afghan current events to broader international audiences
8) What outcomes is the program seeking for export-oriented business professionals?
For export-oriented business professionals, the focus is on English skills needed for real-world commercial engagement, including:
- Relationship-building with international partners
- Negotiations
- Business correspondence
- Basic transactional communication
9) What broader development goal is associated with this program?
The larger development aim is to strengthen Afghanistan's ability to participate in international trade by improving export-focused professionals' communication with English-speaking counterparts.
10) Does the opportunity require one combined program or separate programs?
The grant requires two separate training streams: one dedicated to journalists and one dedicated to export-oriented business professionals. It is not described as a single combined course.
11) What is expected of the selected organization?
The selected organization is expected to design, run, and manage the ESP training program, including administering and delivering English courses for each of the two participant streams.
12) How long is the instructional period for the English courses?
Instruction is expected to be delivered over a 12-month instructional period.
13) How many participants must the program reach?
The program must reach at least:
- 80 participants in the journalist stream
- 80 participants in the export-oriented business professional stream
That is at least 160 total participants across both streams.
14) What language skills should the curriculum cover?
The curriculum is expected to build competency across the main language skills:
- Reading
- Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
15) Does the curriculum need to be tailored to participant jobs?
Yes. Instruction is expected to be tailored. The curriculum should incorporate job-relevant topics and vocabulary specific to each audience (journalists versus export-oriented business professionals).
16) Are there any expectations related to gender balance?
Yes. Participant selection should consider gender balance, with an explicit intent to support skills development for women by taking gender balance into account during recruitment and selection.
17) What funding instrument will be used?
PAS planned to make a single award under a Cooperative Agreement.
18) What does a Cooperative Agreement imply for implementation?
As described, a Cooperative Agreement typically indicates substantial involvement by the U.S. government in shaping or overseeing key aspects of implementation compared with a standard grant.
19) How many awards are expected?
The opportunity is posted as planning for one expected award.
20) What is the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The posted award ceiling is $360,000.
21) Will the award cover both training streams?
Yes. PAS planned a single award that covers both the journalist training stream and the export-oriented business professional training stream.
22) What is the planned performance period?
The planned performance period is a 24-month base period, with the possibility of a 12-month optional extension (option period one).
23) How does the performance period relate to the 12-month instructional period?
The opportunity describes a 12-month instructional period for delivering courses, within a broader 24-month base period intended to support overall program implementation and management.
24) What kinds of program management activities are implied by the longer timeline?
The structure suggests the implementing organization should plan for activities beyond classroom instruction, such as:
- Recruitment cycles and participant selection
- Course scheduling and administration for two separate streams
- Monitoring participant progress
- Reporting
- Potentially sustaining or expanding training if the optional period is exercised
25) When did the application window open and what was the original closing date?
The application window opened on March 28, 2019, with an original closing date of May 26, 2019.
26) Where is the program intended to be administered from, based on the posting?
The program is administered through the Public Affairs Section (PAS) at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
27) Is this opportunity specifically focused on Afghan participants?
Yes. The described audiences are Afghan journalists and Afghan export-oriented business professionals.
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