Гранти / Grant to Support Improvement of Skills for the Film Industry Through an Excellence Training Program (ETP)

USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP)

Request for Applications (RFA)-2021-026

Issue Date: March 03, 2021

Applications Due: April 04, 2021

Dear Applicant:

With this Request for Applications (RFA), the USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP), implemented by Chemonics International, seeks grant applications from Ukrainian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private enterprises, and/or private entrepreneurs, to support the competitiveness of Ukraine’s film industry through increased availability and improved skills of the creative and technical talent within Ukraine’s film industry, by providing access to best practices of international filmmaking.

This will be achieved through the development of an Excellence Training Program (ETP) on the managerial skills required for various stages of film production, including production and post-production. The ETP should cover major skills needed by the film industry; the ETP should be available online for producers and film professionals from different regions of Ukraine. The ETP will contribute to improving the operational and financial performance of participants, thereby increasing their potential for growth in sales, investment, and labor skills/productivity and/or employment.

The full description of this RFA is available following this link here.

CEP will host an open Q&A session for prospective Implementing Partners on March 12, 2021 4:00 pm (16:00) Kyiv Time (TBC).

To join Zoom call, please follow the link: Zoom Q&A session  (Meeting ID: 864 7296 0699; Passcode: 837174).

The application process will consist of a single stage. Applicants shall submit an Application and Detailed Grant Budget (Annex A), using the templates provided. Application materials will be reviewed by a selection committee on a monthly basis, or more frequently as determined by CEP.

Project and Chemonics employees may not ask for, and applicants are prohibited from offering, any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation to obtain or reward improper favorable treatment regarding this solicitation. Any improper request from a project employee should be reported to the chief of party or: [email protected].