Recruitment of 12 local media partners (a television channel, a radio station and an online media) who will contribute to the holding of peaceful elections in the cities of Douala, Yaoundé, Bafoussam and Garoua
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE SUPPORT PROGRAM IN CAMEROON (FHI360/PARC-CAMEROON)
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
For the recruitment of 12 local media partners (a television channel, a
radio station and an online media) who will contribute to the holding of
peaceful elections in the cities of Douala, Yaoundé, Bafoussam and Garoua
Publication date: 30 October 2024
All deadlines
are set at 24:00
GMT+1 of the dates
indicated.
Questions to be asked: November 8, 2024
Final responses to
questions: November 14, 2024
Deadline for applications: November 20, 2024
I. Introduction USAID
’s Community Resilience Support Program in Cameroon (PARC-Cameroon)
is pleased to announce the publication of this call for applications to identify up to
12 local media partners that will contribute to the holding of peaceful elections in the
cities of Douala, Bafoussam, Yaoundé, and Garoua following the electoral cycle scheduled in Cameroon
starting next year (October 2025). The selected media will implement electoral violence prevention, peace advocacy, and information integrity
activities in the North, Littoral, Central, and West regions. PARC-Cameroon will award grants and work closely with selected media outlets to implement peace promotion activities during the election period. Submission of an application does not constitute a guarantee of funding. PARC-Cameroon reserves the right to award one, several or no funding based on the applications received for this call for applications. PARC-Cameroon reserves the right to negotiate independently with any applicant, and does not assume responsibility for costs related to the preparation and submission of applications. Applications must follow the terms and conditions outlined in this call for applications. PARC-Cameroon reserves the right to reject any application that it deems inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the call for applications. The deadline for submission of technical proposals/applications in response to this call for applications is November 20, 2024. Late applications will not be eligible. The successful applicant(s) will be awarded a grant for an expected period of performance of 12 months from the date of signature of their contract. Instructions for applications can be found in Section VI of the call for applications. The application form can be found in Annex A. II. PARC-Cameroon Project Overview
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding the
Community Resilience Support Program in Cameroon (FHI360/PARC-Cameroon) to
empower Cameroonians to meet their needs through improved access to
services and advocacy capacity. PARC-CAMEROON’s activities aim to strengthen the
capacities of civil society organizations and the media under this call for
applications, so that they can better serve their respective communities and cities and
contribute to the achievement of development goals. Therefore, the program aims
to develop the institutional, organizational and technical capacity of its
partners and support them to effectively represent and serve their constituents.
These activities will build on the pre-existing strengths of the partners and contribute to
strengthening the civil society and media system as a whole, so that the
implementation areas can have a sustainable civil society and
media support network on which they can rely and become major and effective actors in
ensuring peaceful elections.
PARC-Cameroon is implemented for a period of five years from March 2022 to March 2027
in the Far North region of Cameroon, particularly in the departments of Diamaré,
Mayo Sava, Mayo Tsanaga, Mayo Danay and Logone-et-Chari. The program is
currently in its 3rd year of implementation, and given the holding of
presidential, legislative, municipal and regional elections probably in late 2025 and early 2026,
PARC-Cameroon intends to adapt its program to the current socio-political context of the country to
contribute to peaceful elections by supporting local partners who will carry out
activities that will mitigate violence and electoral conflicts during the election period. To this end,
the program will expand its geographical area of intervention and its partners through its
Program Modifier 4: “Mitigation of electoral violence and conflicts through grants
to support peaceful electoral processes”.
Currently, the program is working in its Phase II of implementation with 14
partner civil society organizations in the Far North region of Cameroon, and for this
Modifier 4, it intends to recruit other civil society organizations and 12
local media partners who will work in the North (Garoua), Central (Yaoundé),
littoral (Douala) and West (Bafoussam). These 12 media partners will work on activities
related to the promotion of peaceful elections in their respective intervention areas.Grant
objective and scope of work
To achieve PARC-Cameroon sub-objective 1, namely “Institutional capacities of
civil society organizations are strengthened” as well as its sub-objective 2 “
civil society organizations better serve their communities more effectively”, the PARCCameroun team will collaborate with local partners selected through this call for
applications to implement activities related to supporting peaceful elections in
the country.
PARC-Cameroon will work with a total of 12 media partners: three in Yaoundé, three in
Douala, three in Garoua and three in Bafoussam including 1 television, 1 radio and 1 online media per city
for the implementation of the program activities on the ground. The media selected in
each of these cities under this call for applications will be responsible for and/or
participate in the following activities:
• Participate in a kick-off meeting for the implementation of the project.
• Participate in the training on the collaborative implementation of
the Information Ecosystem Assessment Tool (IEAT) in the respective cities to identify
gaps, weaknesses and opportunities to combat MDM before, during and
after the elections.
• Participate in the training on the collaborative implementation of the
Information Ecosystem Assessment Tool (IEAT) in the implementation cities
• Actively participate in the WSR (Whole System in the Room) workshop that will be organized in
each of these 4 target cities. This workshop will bring together all stakeholders, including
authorities, traditional and religious leaders, the private sector,
civil society organizations including associations of youth, women and
people living with disabilities… to collectively propose priority themes
that will be broken down into activities that the selected partners will
implement in the form of projects that PARC-Cameroon will subsidize;
• Reproduce the content of the training to other local media providers in the
city to counter MDM and establish a media network to work together for
the promotion of peaceful elections.
• Strengthen the capacity of media organizations to counter MDM
• Produce, broadcast and publish media programs that transmit
peaceful messages around the elections, in collaboration with PARC-Cameroon
• Train youth associations to identify rumors or fake news
about the elections on social media and prevent or correct them
• Engage with government institutions such as ELECAM and CNC through
regular meetings to have or advocate for access to accurate information
about the elections. • Collaborate with members of the regional council of elders as resource persons
for their media activities to deliver credible and positive messages for
peaceful elections.
Grants Management and Staffing
PARC-Cameroon has project offices in Maroua and Yaoundé and will have representatives in
the Douala, Bafoussam and Garoua regions. Each grant recipient will be
contractually bound to PARC-Cameroon through a grant agreement and technically
accountable to the Director of PARC-Cameroon. For day-to-day operations, the
Deputy Director of PARC-Cameroon will be the grant recipient’s main point of contact within
the PARC-Cameroon team. The grant recipient will also work closely
with other members of the PARC-Cameroon team, namely the
city-level program coordinators, the Grants Manager and Officer,
the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team, the Gender Specialist, the
Capacity Building Specialist and other PARC-Cameroon staff.
Selected media organizations will be required to propose a staffing and management structure that ensures
that all activities of their respective projects are implemented efficiently and
effectively. Applicants will nominate a dedicated Activity Coordinator who will serve as the
main point of contact for PARC-Cameroon in their applications. The Grantees will provide the
following positions and levels of effort for the implementation of the Grant:
Activity Coordinator – Full-time – 100% effort level for the duration of the
Grant.
The Activity Coordinator will be responsible for implementing the Grant activities, ensuring
the effective implementation of the activities by the Grantee, and the
submission of high-quality deliverables (e.g., monthly reports,
activity reports).The Activity Coordinator will be the main point of contact for the
PARC-Cameroon Deputy Director and the PARC-Cameroon Grants Manager and will manage all
Grantee staff working on grant activities. The
Activity Coordinator should have more than three years of experience in activity management,
including effectively leading a team and implementing high-
quality activities. The Activity Coordinator should also have expertise in
workshop facilitation and proven capacity building skills.
Finance and Operations Manager – Part-time or Full-time – 50-100
% effort level for the duration of the grant.
The Finance and Operations Manager will report to the Activity Coordinator,
providing financial and operational support for the implementation of the activity. He/she will be
responsible for managing the grant finances, monitoring the budget, and coordinating
financial reporting for this grant. The person proposed for this position must be able
to demonstrate financial and administrative capacity to effectively manage
cash grants from international donors. She must have at least three years
of experience in financial management and reporting on project activities.Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer – Full time – 100% effort level over a
project period
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, processing
data and producing reports. He/she will ensure the quality of all
deliverables resulting from the activities implemented under the grant. To this end, he/she will ensure
that the activities implemented under the grant contribute to informing
PARC-Cameroon’s performance indicators. He/she must have at least 3 years of experience
in the field of monitoring, evaluation and learning.
III. Funding after selection of partner media
PARC-Cameroon plans to award up to 12 grants to local media under
this program. Each selected media will develop a project document with specific activities
that will be defined according to the priorities retained at the end of the “whole system
in the room” workshop in each city and which correspond to the general activities indicated above
under the point “Objective of the grant and scope of the work”.It will also develop a budget
corresponding to these specific activities defined and both documents (project document and
budget) will be submitted to FHI360 for funding and will serve as the basis for establishing a
grant contract.
When developing the budget, all requests for funds must be submitted using
the local currency (XAF), as grant payments will be made
in local currency only. The exact amount of each grant will be reflected in the final budget that
will be included in the grant contract. As part of the partnership, PARC-Cameroon intends
to award grants with Reimbursable costs.
The successful applicant(s) will be awarded a grant for an
expected period of execution of 12 months from the date of signing the contract.
Cost-sharing requirement
In the budgets that will be developed after the “whole system in the room” workshop, applicants
must include a cost-sharing contribution. This will ideally amount to five percent
(5%) of the total budget cost from the applicant or other sources. The
cost share should be calculated based on the total amount requested from PARC-Cameroon. For example,
if the budget requested from PARC-Cameroon is XAF 10,000,000, then a contribution of
XAF 500,000 is ideally expected, making the total budget for the initiative
XAF 10,500,000. Cost sharing will be finalized during negotiation. Cost sharing
refers to funds or resources from other donors or the
private sector to pay for program-related activities, payments from the applicant’s own funds
, or the fair market value of in-kind contributions, such as
space, equipment, the value of volunteers or staff time, etc.
Applicants are encouraged to partner with the private sector and/or other
donors, as appropriate. Cost-sharing contributions cannot be paid by the
U.S. Government under another grant, cooperative agreement, or contract. Applicants must demonstrate the source of funds that will constitute their cost
-sharing contribution .
Grantees will be contractually obligated to contribute to cost sharing
from the sources indicated in the application form and budget and described in the
grant agreement.
IV. Eligibility criteria under this call for applications:
To be considered for a grant under this call for applications, applicants
must meet the following eligibility criteria:
1. The media outlet applying must be legally registered and operational in Cameroon.
Applicants must be duly registered as a Cameroonian association
(according to Law No. 90/053), (according to Law No. 92/006) or non-governmental organization
(according to Law No. 99/014).
2. The media outlet is currently present in the chosen region of Cameroon and can demonstrate
its capacity to operate and launch activities there upon signing the agreement.
3. The media outlet must not appear on the list of organizations excluded from the
US government (OFAC), Sam.gov, the Cameroonian government and the United Nations
(UNSC) due to its affiliation with illegal activities.
Selected media outlets will be eligible for a grant only if they meet the
following criteria:
– The media outlet completes the FHI 360 pre-award assessment (
Grant Management Capacity) and is determined to meet the requirements for a
fixed-amount award.
– The media outlet has obtained, or is in the process of obtaining, a Unique Entity Identifier
(UEI) through sam.gov or has received an exemption
– The media outlet has completed and signed the Certifications, Assurances, Representations, and Other
Representations of the Recipient required by USAID and contained in Annex C (and, here, in
English: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/303mav).
V. Application Requirements and Process
The application submission process consists of the following steps:
• Launch of the call for applications by PARC-Cameroon on October 30, 2020
• Questions to ask about the call for applications: Interested media outlets may also
submit questions about the call for proposals by email. All questions must
be submitted by November 8, 2024 at 24:00 (WAT: GMT+1) to the
email address: Cameroon.PARC@fhi360.org
• Final responses to questions shared by PARC-Cameroon: November 14, 2024 by
24:00 GMT+1 (sent by email to all media who submitted questions)
• Application Submission Deadline: To apply for this opportunity, please
submit your proposal and required supporting documents (see below) to FHI360/PARC-Cameroon electronically at Cameroon.PARC@fhi360.org no later than
November 20, 2024 at 24:00 GMT+1. Submissions received after the deadline
will not be considered. PARC will confirm receipt of the application by email.
Application Instructions and Requirements
Technical applications and attachments must be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF.
Applications can be submitted in French or English.
The application consists of four parts:
A completed and signed application in the format provided in Appendix A. Please provide
complete responses to all parts of the proposal: I. Description of the
applicant’s qualifications; II. Community references; and III. Proposed management structure and staffing.
Resume of the activity leader, highlighting relevant qualifications.
3. Evidence of legal registration in Cameroon, such as a media declaration receipt.
Applicants must be duly registered as a Cameroonian media outlet (under
Law No. 90/053), or a non-governmental organization (under Law No. 99/014).
4. Please note that Appendix C of the RFA includes certifications,
assurances, declarations, and other statements by the recipient. These are for reference purposes
only at the application stage. FHI 360 and USAID will require
selected recipients to sign and date the certification by the authorized official before an
award can be made. Grantees will be required to comply with the content of the
certifications under the grant agreement when/if funding is
approved.
https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/303mav
VI. Evaluation of Applications
PARC-Cameroon intends to award up to 12 grants resulting from this RFA
to applicants whose applications meet the RFA requirements
and represent best value. The criteria presented below have been adapted
to the requirements of this RFA. A total of 100 points is possible for the
complete application. The relative importance of each criterion is indicated by the approximate
point weighting.
Applications will be evaluated based on the criteria below:
Please ensure that your applications are complete when submitted.
Evaluation Criteria Points
1. Management, Staffing, and Past Performance. The organization has the
operational and technical capacity to effectively implement the activities
described in Annex B of the RFA.
• A management and staffing plan is included.
15 points• The individuals listed have relevant and sufficient experience to
perform the functions listed in Section III and Annex B of the call for
applications.
• The organization has implemented other projects or activities of
similar scope (e.g., content, timing, etc.).
•
2. Encourage and strengthen local networks and mechanisms for
peaceful elections: Applicants, through the grant program, must demonstrate their
capacity to support dialogue and initiatives between the media and
electoral institutions such as ELECAM and the CNC, improving collaboration and ensuring the
dissemination of accurate and reliable information to the public through the creation and maintenance of
electoral violence prevention networks in all target areas. The media
must be able to carry out civic engagement activities with youth,
women and persons with disabilities to promote peaceful elections through
conferences, debates, community dialogues and awareness campaigns
to promote peaceful participation in the electoral process.
30 points
3. Capacity to implement the
project’s Community Capacity for Resilience (CC4R) activities. The organization has demonstrated its ability to engage and empower
youth and women in the region, facilitate youth-led activities, convene
inclusive community-led processes, understand
conflict and gender dynamics, and adjust activities to avoid harm.
30 Points
4. Credible and neutral community brokers. The proposed media and staff
are considered politically neutral and are considered
credible brokers among all stakeholder groups (government, private sector, and
civil society) that will be engaged in the electoral process.
Has the media organization submitted three references from individuals who reside in its region or city
of intervention. Do the references represent different sectors and/or stakeholder groups
in the region/city? Are the references positive?
25 points
100 points
Evaluation of applications
The award will be made to the application that is determined to be the “best value” and
meets the conditions of the call for applications. An evaluation committee composed of
PARC-Cameroon staff will review each application. PARC-Cameroon will be the sole judge
of the proposals submitted under this RFP. During the evaluation,
the applicant may be asked to provide additional information in writing regarding
the content and/or to clarify certain points in its responses. PARC-Cameroon reserves the
right to negotiate with candidates deemed qualified for competitive proposals, including:
understood on the scope of activities based on evolving program requirements to
ensure that the full range of project activities are successfully implemented.
Shortlisted media outlets will be required to complete a pre-award financial assessment
to verify the media outlet’s ability to meet the terms and conditions of the
proposed repayable grant. As part of the pre-award assessment
(PAT) process, applicants will also be required to submit a financial audit report
from the previous fiscal year. Applicants may be required to submit additional documentation to demonstrate that the media outlet has the capacity to implement the
grant. Site visits may be conducted by PARC-Cameroon staff to
assess the media outlet in these areas.
Shortlisted media outlets must have obtained, or be in the process of obtaining, a Unique
Entity Identifier (UEI) through sam.gov Funding cannot be awarded until a UEI has been obtained.
PARC-Cameroon will provide instructions to organizations to obtain a UEI, if required.
Partner Agreement
Selected applicants will be subject to approval by USAID before an award
can be made. Failure to do so will result in the award not being made.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Right to Select/Reject
PARC-CAMEROON reserves the right to select and negotiate with the media outlet it deems, in
its sole discretion, to be qualified for competitive proposals and to terminate negotiations
without incurring any liability. PARC-Cameroun also reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals received without explanation.
Call for Proposals is Not an Offer
This Call for Proposals represents a definition of requirements only. It is merely an
invitation to submit proposals and does not legally bind PARC-Cameroun to accept
any of the proposals submitted, in whole or in part. PARC-Cameroun has no
contractual obligation with any media outlet based on the issuance of this Call for Proposals. This is not
an offer of award. Only the execution of a written agreement will bind PARC-Cameroon
to the terms and conditions contained in this agreement.
Discussions and Grants
The issuance of this request for application does not commit FHI 360 to award a grant to
any potential grantee responding to this request.Potential beneficiaries will not be
reimbursed for expenses incurred in preparing and submitting an application. PARCCameroun reserves the right to seek clarification, enter into discussions or negotiations
, or award grants based on initial submissions without any discussions
or negotiations of any kind. PARC-Cameroun reserves the right to exclude from
further consideration any proposal at any time, including after discussions
or negotiations have been entered into. PARC-Cameroun reserves the right to reject
any application or award the grant without further discussion or negotiation.
Pre-Award (Due Diligence)
PARC-Cameroun reserves the right to conduct a pre-award assessment of the
selected applicant before making a final award decision. As part of the
pre-award assessment process, applicants may also be required to
submit a financial audit report for the previous fiscal year. Applicants may be
asked to submit additional documentation to demonstrate that the media outlet has the capacity
to implement the grant. Site visits may be conducted by
PARC-Cameroon staff to assess the media in these areas. Application Validity Date
All information submitted under this RFP will be valid
for three (3) months from the RFP due date. If your media
outlet is awarded the contract, all information contained in the RFP and
negotiation process is contractually binding.
Bid Verification
FHI 360 may contact media outlets to confirm contact person, address, and to
confirm that the bid was submitted for this solicitation.
Grant Agreement:
A grant agreement will include the approved project description,
approved budget, reporting requirements, and relevant provisions. Once signed,
it constitutes a legally binding agreement between FHI 360 and the grantee organization.
Once the grant agreement is signed, it cannot be amended without the
prior written approval of FHI 360.
Upon selection, FHI 360 will work with the grantee to establish an appropriate reporting methodology
that reflects the activities to be performed in the program description and budget.
FHI 360 will reimburse only those direct costs that are identified in the approved budget.
of the subaward and that are determined to be eligible and allocable based on the
cost principles followed by FHI 360 and provided in 2 CFR 200 Subpart E – Cost Principles.
Grant Provisions:
FHI 360 is required to comply with the provisions of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act and other
U.S. laws and regulations. The grant program will be administered in accordance
with FHI 360 policies and procedures and USAID regulations for
U.S. non-government recipients. The most recent USAID provisions for
standard grants can be found at
https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/303mab
5.2.1 Late Submissions, Amendments, and Withdrawals
At FHI 360’s discretion, any application received after the exact date and time of receipt
may be deemed ineligible. Applicants may withdraw their applications by
written notice by email received at any time prior to award. Applications may
be withdrawn in person by an applicant or their authorized representative, if the
representative’s identity is known and the representative signs a receipt for the application prior to award.
5.2.2 Misrepresentations in Applications
Applicants must provide full, accurate, and complete information as required by
this solicitation and its annexes.
5.2.3 Conflict of Interest Clause
Applicants must disclose any past, present, or future relationships with any party
associated with the issuance, review, or administration of this solicitation and the anticipated award. Failure to provide full and open disclosure may require FHI 360 to reevaluate the selection of a
potential applicant.
5.2.4 Prohibited Goods and Services
Under no circumstances shall the awardee procure the following items under
this award, as these items are excluded by the Foreign Assistance Act and
other laws that govern USAID funding. Programs found to be
transacting in any of these items will be disqualified:
a. Military equipment;
b. Surveillance equipment;
c. Products and services to support police or other
law enforcement activities;
d. Abortion equipment and services;
e. Luxury goods and gaming equipment; and
f. Weather modification equipment.
5.2.5 Restricted Goods
Only those goods necessary to accomplish the project objectives are explicitly approved
in the award and may be acquired and are subject to the provisions set forth
in the Standard Provisions for Fixed-Obligation Grants to Nongovernmental Organizations
. Currently, grants are not expected to fund any of the
items listed here.
The following costs are restricted by USAID and require prior written approval from
FHI 360 and USAID in order to be eligible costs:
a. Agricultural commodities;
b. Motor vehicles;
c. Pharmaceuticals;
d. Pesticides;
e. Fertilizers;
f. Contraceptives ;
g. Used equipment ;
h. Surplus property owned by the U.S. Government
5.2.6 Ineligible Activities
The following activities will not be considered for funding:
a. Activities related to the promotion of specific political parties;
b. Building reconstruction or rehabilitation projects that are not
accompanied by plans for use and maintenance by a large city;
c. Distribution of emergency/humanitarian aid or funds;
d. Religious events or activities that promote a particular faith;
e. For-profit commercial activities that benefit a small, restricted group,
rather than providing increased opportunities to the city as a whole;
f. Non-program operational expenses.5.2.7 Disclaimer:
• FHI 360 may cancel the RFP and not award the grant.
• FHI 360 may reject any or all responses received. • The issuance of an RFP does not constitute a commitment by FHI 360
to award an award. • FHI 360 reserves the right to disqualify any application if the applicant fails to follow the instructions in the solicitation. • FHI 360 will not compensate applicants for their response to the RFP. • FHI 360 reserves the right to award a grant based on the initial evaluation of applications without further discussion. • FHI 360 may elect to award only a portion of the activities in the RFP, or to award multiple grants based on the activities in the RFP. • FHI 360 reserves the right to waive minor deficiencies in the RFP that can be corrected prior to award determination in order to promote competition.
• FHI 360 will contact all applicants to confirm the contact person, address, and
that the offer has been submitted for this RFP.
ANNEXES
The following documents are considered part of this RFP:
Appendix A: Application Form
Appendix B: Grant Agreement Scope of Work and Deliverables
Appendix C: Grantee Certifications, Assurances, Declarations and Other Representations and
Standard RFP Provisions.Community Resilience Support Program in Cameroon (PARC-Cameroon)
Appendix A: Application Template Page 1 of 5
ANNEX A. APPLICATION FORM
Use the template below to prepare your application. Complete all sections of the
template. Add as much additional space to each section as necessary.
Media Name: (Official name
as per the
registration certificate)
Media Registration Number
:
Media DUNS or UEI Number (if
any):
Media Address
Street Address:
City/Region:
Phone Number:
Email :
Primary Contact Details:
Name: Title:
Email 1: Email 2:
Mobile Number 1: Mobile Number 2:
Secondary Contact Details:
Name: Title:
Email 1: Email 2:
Mobile Number 1: Mobile Number 2:
Authorized Signatory Details:
Name: Title:
Email 1: Email 2:
Mobile Number 1: Mobile Number 2:
Regions/Cities where your media
currently operates
Regions/Cities where you propose to
implement the activities:
Estimated Total Budget:
1. Registration:
A. Include a copy of the official media registration
i. When was your media registered?
ii. Legally registered media address:
2. Geographic presence:
A. Please indicate the regions and/or cities where your media is present. Please describe the
office and/or staff located there as well as the recent or current activities
implemented.Community Resilience Support Program in Cameroon (PARC-Cameroon)
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B. Please indicate the regions/cities where your media wishes to carry out activities in the
under this grant. Please rank these areas in your order of preference (1 =
first choice, 2 = second choice, etc.)
Regions Cities Localities Ranking
North
Central
Coastal
West
For all regions you have selected and for which your media outlet does not have
current or recent operations, please describe how your media outlet would be prepared to implement the
project in the area(s) concerned. What field experience and/or relationships
with city stakeholders will your media outlet draw on?
3. Management, Staffing, and Past Performance
A. Management and Staffing Plan:
i. Where will staff be located?
ii. Please describe internal reporting and communication lines. Please also
describe how your media outlet will report to and communicate with FHI 360 staff
working on the PARC project.
iii. If your media outlet proposes to work in two Regions, please describe how the
different locations will be staffed and how activities will be managed and
monitored.
B. Please complete the table below for the personnel proposed to implement
the scope of work under this grant. Please provide the names of a
minimum of three positions, including the required Activity Manager position. Please note
that the role/position titles are indicative and applicants may
propose different titles and roles if necessary.
Name of Person Current Title Proposed Role within
PARC
Length of Employment or Service in
Media
(if no prior experience,
indicate length of employment in another
media) 3-4 Current and Essential Job
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of your media outlet to design and implement projects similar to the one described in
Section III of this RFP:
i. Administrative/logistical/operational capacities (e.g.
procurement, financial oversight and reporting)
ii. Technical capacity in community engagement and
women and youth engagement in particular.
iii. In the table below, describe the three
electoral violence prevention activities/projects that your media outlet has implemented in the last seven
years that are most similar in scope and size (The
activities you select may or may not have been funded).
Name of the activity/
project
Period
of implementation Budget
amount Donor Donor contact details Contact name: Phone: Email: Contact name: Phone: Email: Contact name: Phone: Email: 4. Encourage and strengthen local networks and mechanisms for peaceful elections: A. What is your experience in dialogue support initiatives and initiatives between CSOs and electoral institutions such as ELECAM, CNC… B. What is your experience in preventing electoral violence. C. Please describe the capacity of your media to carry out civic engagement activities with youth, women and persons with disabilities to promote peaceful elections through conferences, debates, community dialogues and awareness campaigns to promote peaceful participation in the electoral process. 5. Capacity to implement Community Capacities for Resilience (CC4R) activities for conflict prevention. A. What is your media outlet’s experience and approach in working directly with and/or engaging youth in implementing activities? Please provide at least one relevant example (with results and lessons learned), including youth-led initiatives, to theProgramme d’Appui à la Résilience Communautaire au Cameroun (PARC-Cameroun) Annex A of the Call for Proposals – Application Form Page 4 of 5 Formatted: Header, Indent: Left: -0.08″ Formatted Table Formatted: Header, Centered Formatted: Header, Right, Right: -0.08″ Formatted: Header B. What is your media outlet’s experience in convening youth- led processes?
by the city and working with multiple stakeholders (government,
civil society, and the private sector) to address local priorities in the
selected cities? What approaches have you found most effective
when working with diverse stakeholders in the selected cities?
C. What is your media outlet’s experience in assessing conflict dynamics
and integrating conflict sensitivity and GESI principles into your
activities? Please provide an example of how you have adjusted your activities
to be more conflict-sensitive or GESI-sensitive. What are three
conflict and/or gender or social inclusion dynamics that you will need to be
particularly attentive to when implementing CC4R activities in the
selected cities?
6. Neutral and credible community broker.
A. Please describe how your media outlet has established and is able to maintain credibility
and a neutral position in the cities in which you work.
B. Please list any policies and/or practices of your media outlet that help
protect program participants and promote objectivity and neutrality
in your work.
C. Please provide contact information for at least two community actor references
for each city where you propose to work. These may include civil society actors
, regional leaders, government representatives, educators,
employers, and/or women and youth leaders at least at the regional level. References
should be familiar with your media outlet’s work in the city and should
be able to attest to your media outlet’s effectiveness in implementing
activities on site, as a neutral and credible intermediary. They should not be individuals
with any past or current formal affiliation with your media outlet.
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Phone:Community Resilience Support Program in Cameroon (PARC-Cameroon)
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: Email : [City Name] Phone: Email: Phone: Email: By signing this application form, the applicant verifies that the information included in this application is accurate and approved by the authorized representative of the media outlet. Signature of Authorized Official Date (Print) Full NameTitle/Position in Media OutletCommunity Resilience Support Program in Cameroon (PARC-Cameroon) Annex B to the Call for Tenders – Grant Agreement – ET and Deliverables Page 1 of 2 COMMUNITY RESILIENCE SUPPORT PROGRAMME IN CAMEROON (PARC-CAMEROON) REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS For the recruitment of 12 local media partners to mitigate electoral violence in the cities of Garoua (2), Yaoundé (4), Bafoussam (2) and Douala (4) ATTACHMENT B: SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT The table below presents the activities that the grant recipient will implement or support. This table will be included in the grant agreement as a scope of work. The grant recipient will carry out all activities in the region or cities for which it is responsible. Please note that these activities may be adapted and/or modified as the project progresses. The indicative timetable for each activity during the 12-month implementation period is included. The activities will take place over the 12-month period. Activity Indicative dates Participate in a project implementation kick-off meeting. PARC-Cameroon will organize a one-day meeting in each region for the selected local partner(s) to ensure a harmonized and comprehensive understanding of PARC-Cameroon’s guiding principles , technical methodologies and work plan The week of signing the agreement Participate in training on the collaborative implementation of the Information Ecosystem Assessment Tool (IEAT) in the respective cities to identify gaps, weaknesses and opportunities to combat MDM before, during and after the elections.This training aims to strengthen the capacity of 20 participants in each of the four target cities/areas (80 participants in total) to
effectively use IEAT
80 civil society and media representatives will be trained in
identifying, analyzing and understanding the fight against MDM
in the electoral context.
After the WSR workshop
Participation in the WSR workshop in the 4 target regions, focusing on
mitigating electoral violence.
This activity aims to encourage collaboration between stakeholders
to mitigate electoral violence and promote
peaceful elections through a tailored and targeted WSR process in
each of the four target regions; the Mapping of drivers of
electoral violence and stakeholders in four target regions.
First QuarterCommunity Resilience Support Program in Cameroon (PARC-Cameroon)
Annex B of the Call for Proposals – Grant Agreement – ET and Deliverables Page 2 of 2
Facilitate WSR workshops to identify drivers of
electoral violence in each target area and develop action plans to
mitigate them.
Four WSR workshops will be conducted, resulting in
multi-stakeholder action plans to prevent electoral violence in each of the
four target areas. Each workshop will include 70-90 participants.
First Quarter
Implement the multi-stakeholder action plans from the
WSR workshops to prevent electoral violence in each of the four
target areas
Starting in the second quarter and
throughout the project
Encourage and strengthen local networks and mechanisms for
peaceful elections.
CSOs, through the grant program (activity 2.5.a),
will support dialogue and initiatives between CSOs and
electoral institutions such as ELECAM and CNC, improving
collaboration and ensuring the dissemination of accurate and
reliable information to the public through the Creation and maintenance of
electoral violence prevention networks in all target areas
12 electoral violence prevention forums and events
will be networked (3 per city)
Starting in the first quarter and
throughout the project
Establish a network with other CSOs/CBOs/local associations in
each program city to conduct civic engagement activities
with youth, women and persons with disabilities to
promote peaceful elections through conferences,
debates, community dialogues and awareness-raising campaigns
to promote peaceful participation in the
electoral process.
As of Q2
Identify members of the regional council of each city and organize
the logistics of their monthly meeting to assess the progress of the
process and deliver peaceful messages for the elections
throughout the duration of the project implementation.
As of Q2
– Work closely with
local religious and traditional leaders to sensitize city members on a
peaceful electoral process through their work plans. FHI
360 and CPHDA will work with CSOs to monitor the implementation
of this activity
As of Q1 and
throughout the project
Engage with government institutions, such as ELECAM,
and local authorities through regular meetings to ensure
that the program is compliant with the electoral law and has the full support
of local authorities and conduct advocacy discussions with them
to promote peaceful elections.
Beginning in the first quarter and
throughout the project
Formatted TableCertifications, Assurances, Representations, and
Other Representations of the Recipient A mandatory reference for ADS
Chapter 303 Partial Revision Date: 07/26/2022 Responsible Office: M/OAA/P File Name: 303mav_0726222 Certifications, Assurances, Representations, and Other Representations of the Recipient NOTE: When these Certifications, Assurances, Representations, and Other Representations of the Recipient are used for cooperative agreements, the term “award” means “cooperative agreement.” Part I – Certifications and Assurances 1. Assurance of Compliance with Laws and Regulations Governing Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs Note: This certification applies to non-U.S. organizations if any portion of the program is conducted in the United States. (a) The recipient hereby warrants that no person in the United States will be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or discriminated against under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from USAID on any of the grounds set forth below, and that in the provision of assistance for which the grantee is requested, the recipient will comply with the requirements of: (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352, 42 U.S.C. 2000-d), which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in
programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance;
(2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 794), which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving
federal financial assistance;
