The Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) offers a grant to administer the American Documentaries Showcase program. This grant aims to promote American documentaries and filmmakers at international venues through U.S. Embassy events and film festivals. The selected organization will curate a thematic collection of high-quality American documentaries that cover diverse viewpoints and social issues. These documentaries will be showcased at U.S. Embassies and international festivals, with opportunities for filmmakers to engage in public presentations and workshops overseas. Proposals should detail plans for documentary selection, filmmaker support, and programming at multiple U.S. Embassies.
Opportunity ID: 41415
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-PE-C-CU-08-70 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | American Documentaries Showcase |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Please see full announcement. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 25, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | May 28, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see full announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | The Cultural Programs Division in the Office of Citizen Exchanges in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to administer the American Documentaries Showcase program. Through this program, ECA seeks to showcase and promote American documentaries and their filmmakers at international venues, including U.S. Embassy-organized events and/or U.S. Embassy-supported international documentary film festivals. ECA therefore seeks an organization to identify and select a thematic collection of twenty (20) to thirty (30) American documentaries that offer a broad overview of the best in American documentary filmmaking. The documentaries should demonstrate high artistic quality, illustrate diverse viewpoints, address a variety of social issues, and reflect the creativity inherent in an open, democratic society. The collection should include documentaries addressing universal themes and issues such as – but not limited to – nature and the environment, human rights, HIV/AIDS, and other subjects that reflect contemporary American society and culture. The documentary collection will be available to U.S. Embassies to program in its entirety or in part. U.S. Embassies also may choose to submit appropriate documentaries from the collection to local documentary festivals. This program will also provide for travel by the documentary filmmakers in conjunction with the presentation of their documentaries overseas at U.S. Embassy programs or local festivals. Travel by film experts will include public presentations, workshops, master classes, interviews, and outreach activities designed to address underserved and younger audiences overseas. Applicants should submit proposals that show how they will identify and select the collection of American documentaries outlined here and how they will assist ECA in programming the documentaries and their filmmakers in eighteen (18) to thirty (30) U.S. Embassies overseas. |
| Link to Additional Information: | American Documentaries Showcase |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Hans Posey
Program Specialist Email:poseyhe@state.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 41415 Full Announcement-1 -> AM DOC RFGP w-boilerplate format- FINAL with c cashner edits.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Hans Posey Program Specialist Email: poseyhe@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-PE-C-CU-08-70 | American Documentaries Showcase | PKG00007000 | Apr 25, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
41415 SF424-2.0.pdf
41415 Budget-1.1.pdf
41415 Project-1.1.pdf
41415 SF424A-1.0.pdf
41415 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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