FY2008 Muslim World Request for Proposals

Post Date

December 11th 2008

Application Due Date

January 15th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

DRL-08-MUSLIMWORLD-RFP

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law for countries in the Muslim World Outside of the Middle East.

Eligibility Categories

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

Organizations submitting proposals must meet the following criteria: * Be a registered U.S. non-profit organization meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3). Applicants in the process of registration must submit proof that they are seeking non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Service at the time of proposal submission. Should the applicant be selected for a grant award, funding will be contingent upon 501(c)(3) status; or * Be a U.S. university or research institution meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3); and * Have demonstrated experience administering successful projects, preferably targeting the requested country and/or region, or similarly challenging program environment. 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; and * Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with organization(s) in the target country and/or region. * Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined proposal. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $1000000

Grant Description

SUMMARY The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Proposals from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the Muslim World Outside of the Middle East: Africa (Ethiopia, Senegal, and Tanzania), East Asia Pacific (Thailand), Europe (Azerbaijan), and South and Central Asia (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

• Agency Contact:

  Matthew Steinhelfer
  Program Officer
  Phone 2022618018

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Problems POC

• Agency Email Address:

  Steinhelfermd@state.gov

• More Information:

  DRL Website - Full Announcement