Request for Applications (RFA) In-depth reporting on WYM issues

USAID Civil Society and Media (CSM)

Request for Applications (RFA)

The Civil Society and Media Program, funded by USAID through the Civil Society and Media – Standing Together and Advancing in New Directions (CSM-STAND) Leader with Associates Award, is led by The Asia Foundation in partnership with Pact. USAID CSM supports ongoing and emerging civic engagement in areas that advance the interests of sub-national communities, particularly those with a history of challenges in engaging women, youth, and marginalized sections of their populations.

USAID CSM’s overarching goal is to support independent civil society and media led by and for women, youth and marginalized (WYM) communities to advance public interest, fundamental freedoms, and accountability. The Program works to achieve this through mutually reinforcing activities under three inter-related objectives while contributing to USAID’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS):  

• To foster an enabling environment for civic space where issues and interests of WYM communities are addressed.
• Increase WYM's engagement in civic and public spaces and advance their interests through better access to resources, assets, and skills.
• Improve availability of credible information and diverse narratives within media that better represent WYM issues and perspectives.

USAID CSM announces Request for Applications (RFA) for Development and Dissemination of Long-form Narratives about the Issues of Women, Youth, and Marginalized Communities. Interested and eligible organizations can submit proposals by January 5, 2025.

For more information, a virtual pre-application conference will be held on December 27, 2024. To participate, please express your interest by sending an email to usaidcsm.nepal@asiafoundation.org . Any queries regarding this RFA can be submitted to this same email by December 29, 2024. USAID CSM will respond to your queries by December 30, 2024.

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Request for Application (RFA)_In-depth reporting on WYM issues