Request for Proposals: Assistance to Central and South America

Post Date

April 21st 2008

Application Due Date

May 19th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

DRL-07-GR-021-LATAM-042108

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Request for Proposals: Assistance to Central and South America

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Other

* Be a U.S. non-profit organization meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3), or a comparable organization headquartered internationally. Universities are allowable. * Have demonstrated experience administering successful projects, preferably in the Western Hemisphere or similarly challenging program environments. DRL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering federal grant awards. These applicants may be subject to limited funding on a pilot basis. * Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with in-country organization(s). * Organizations may form consortia and submit a joint proposal. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant. * Applicants may include subcontracts to institutions in order to provide technical expertise as a component of their proposal. * An OMB policy directive published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 27, 2003, requires that all organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements must provide a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when applying for all Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after October 1, 2003. Please reference http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/062703_grant_identifier.pdf for the complete OMB policy directive.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $1500000

Grant Description

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor announces an open competition for assistance awards. DRL requests proposals from non-profit organizations interested in a grant award from the U.S. Department of State’s FY 07 Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) for projects in Central and South America, specifically Argentina, Guatemala, Peru, El Salvador, and Colombia. Up to $2.97 million is available.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

• Agency Contact:

  Teresa Fralish
  program officer
  Phone 202/261-8107

• Agency Mailing Address:

  FralishTM@state.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  FralishTM@state.gov

• More Information:

  DRL Website - Full Announcement