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U.S. Embassy Amman Public Affairs Office Annual Program Statement Proposal Template

· Summary Coversheet Name of Organization or Individual Applying:

Proposal Date (MM/DD/YYYY):

Program Title:

Program Duration (Months): Start Date (MM/DD/YYYY): End Date (MM/DD/YYYY):

Amount of Federal Funds Requested in U.S. Dollars:

Summary of Proposed Project:

· Proposal Summary

Please provide a brief description of the goals and the objectives your project, and ensure you are addressing the following elements:

1- What is the priority program area?

2- Who is the target audience?

3- What is the American component?

5-What are the activities, program objectives and anticipated impact?

Tip: After reviewing this section, the reader should be able to understand what the project is trying to accomplish, and why.

· Introduction to the Organization or Individual applying

Please provide a description of past and present programs and projects implemented by you/your organization, clearly demonstrating your/your organization’s ability to carry out the proposed program. The description should include information on all previous grants received from the U.S. Embassy in Amman, and/or any U.S. Government agencies.

· Problem Statement

Please provide a clear, concise and well-supported statement of the problem to be addressed and why the proposed program is needed

· Program Goals and Objectives

Describe the goals and objectives of the program. The “goals” describe what the program is intended to achieve. What aspect of the relationship between the U.S. and Jordan will be improved? The “objectives” refer to the intermediate accomplishments on the way to the goals.

The objectives of the proposed program should be SMART:

•Specific - What are the specific objectives of the program activities and how will those objectives achieve the intended program impact?

•Measurable - What are the quantifiable results that determine achievement of each objectives?

•Achievable - Can the program meet the objectives within time and/or resource constraints?

•Relevant - How will success of the objectives contribute to the program's overarching goal?

•Time-Bound - Is it clear how long the program has to achieve the objectives and the point at which success will be measured?

· Program Audiences

Please describe your key audiences for the project, both primary and secondary. Primary audiences are those who will participate directly in the program, while secondary audiences are those who will be reached by the project's primary audiences, as a result of their participation. Audiences can be individuals, organizations or groups outside of your own organization, but cannot be your organization's employees. Pleasure be sure to include an estimate of how many people will be reached by your project, including a breakdown of numbers of people to be reached through different project activities and milestones. For example, a teacher training program may reach 20 trainees (primary audience), but as these teachers implement what they have learned from the program, they could reach several hundred students (secondary audience).

· Program Activities

Please provide a description of the proposed program’s activities and how they will help achieve the objectives.

· Program Methods and Design

Please describe how the program is expected to work to solve the stated problem and achieve the goals projected.

· Proposed Program Schedule

Please provide a timeline for the program activities. Include the dates, times, and locations of planned activities and events.

· Media Plan and Visibility

Please provide a description of your program`s outreach and media strategy. For example, with regard to social media, you could include a specific number of planned posts per platform and clear goals for engagement, both per post and for the chosen platform as a whole. For traditional media, you could describe your plan to invite appropriate media outlets to cover your programs. The media plan should illustrate how the program`s activities, outcomes and accomplishments will be made visible and create a larger impact by reaching indirect audiences as well program participants. Describe how you will also make sure that your partnership with the U.S. Government is visible to the participants and to indirect audiences by tagging the U.S. Embassy in relevant posts and by using the Embassy logo as well as agreed upon hashtags. Elaborate on your tools and capacity to implement visibility through traditional and/or social media, taking into consideration, however, any cultural and political sensitivities that may affect or compromise the program or the participants.

· Key Personnel

Please list names, titles, roles and experience/qualifications of key personnel involved in the program. What proportion of their time will be used in support of this program?

· Program Partners

Please list the names and type of involvement of key partner organizations and sub-awardees.

· Program Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

Please describe how the activities will be monitored to ensure timely delivery, and how the program will be evaluated to make sure it is meeting the goals of the grant?

· Risk Analysis

In the chart below, please outline risks to the program, participants, staff and partners. Rate the likelihood and the potential impact of each risk High, Medium or Low. Describe the mitigation plan or actions the grantee will take (include COVID-19) to avoid, limit or address risks. Note: Grantees must adhere to a Do No Harm approach as the safety and security of participants, staff, and partners are of the utmost importance Note: PAS requires organizations to conduct adequate risk analysis and remediation throughout the life of a program and provide revisions to risk analysis documents and processes as necessary.

Risks affecting Participants

Risks affecting realization of Project Objectives

Risks affecting realization of Project Outcomes or Outputs

Risks affecting Grantee or Partner Organization(s)

Risks affecting Safety and Security of Personnel

· Future Funding or Sustainability

Describe your plan for continuing the program beyond the grant period, or the availability of other resources, if applicable

· Miscellaneous

Tell us anything else that you think we need to know about your application, that you have not been able to include elsewhere in this document.

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