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Notice of Funding Opportunity – “America: Watch the Facts!” U.S. Governance Videos Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Norway Notice of Funding Opportunity –(NOFO) “America: Watch the Facts!” U.S. Governance Videos The U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Section in Oslo is soliciting proposals for a grant/cooperative agreement that meets the specifications stated in Section V from legally recognized non-profit, non-governmental organizations and institutions that meet U.S. and Norwegian technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs. Information about the Public Affairs Section can be found at https://no.usembassy.gov/. Federal Award Information Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Governance Videos Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $25, 000 and should not exceed $35,000 Funding Opportunity Number: DOS-OSLO-PAS-NOFO-FY20-2 CFDA Number: 19.040 Funding Instrument Type: Grant or Cooperative Agreement Background The U.S. Embassy in Oslo wants to raise awareness among young Norwegians on U.S. governance and political systems.  Through this project, the embassy wants to create a YouTube show called “America: Watch the Facts!” for the Norwegian public targeting youth age 15-21. The aim of this project is to increase knowledge and understanding of the American system of governance and politics during the 2020 election cycle among Norwegian youth, including the functions of three branches of government, U.S. elections procedures, and related topics and history. Program Goals The goals of this funding opportunity are to: 1. Strengthen the understanding of U.S. system of governance, through innovative, episodic digital content for the target demographic (youth in Norway age 15-21). 2. Use short video formats as a means of reaching youth with engaging and innovative content that is both appropriate and entertaining. Program Description and Requirements The U.S. Embassy is seeking proposals to develop content for either production or subcontracted production of a series of 15-25 episodes of short-form innovative video content with a playtime of 2-5 minutes each for online publication. The content should appeal to youth in Norway between the ages of 15 and 21, with the goal of the project being to increase knowledge and understanding of the American system of governance and politics among this target audience.  While the proposal should be in English, the final video content should be in the Norwegian language. Successful proposals will need to include the following elements in their project submission on official letterhead: a. Background of implementing organization, including key leaders and any proposed additional partners; b. An overview of the proposed content relating to U.S. governance for each of the videos, including format; c. Logline, one-sheet, series bible; d. Pilot script for the first installment; e. Samples of content previously produced or subcontracted for production by the grant applicant; f. Letters of support from partner organizations, if applicable; g. Budget; h. Timeline of project milestones; i. Project narrative – planned activities; j. Strategy for distribution of content to target audience; k. Monitoring and evaluation plan; l. A final report upon project completion; m. Organization contact information; n. Successful applicant(s) will be required to register in the U.S. Government’s “System for Award Management” database, or SAM: www.sam.gov. Applicants should note if they are already registered in SAM. Application Procedures and Deadline Proposals should be submitted via email no later than September 27, 2019 to OsloIRC@State.gov with “NOFO Proposal: America: Watch the Facts!” in the subject line. Questions should be directed to the same email address Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: U.S. Embassy Oslo, Public Affairs Office

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