DRL Global Requests for Proposals (AF, EAP, EUR, NEA, SCA, and WHA)

Post Date

June 25th 2010

Application Due Date

August 4th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

DRL-10-GR-GLOBAL-RFP-062510

CFDA Number(s)

19.345

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 Africa, East Asia Pacific, Europe, the Near East, South and Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere.

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 - $1300000

Grant Description

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 following regions and countries: Africa (AF Regional; AF Regional- DRC and Rwanda; AF Regional-DRC and CAR; Eritrea, Sudan, and Nigeria), East Asia Pacific (Regional- Pacific Island Countries; Burma; Cambodia; and Laos), Europe (EUR Regional; EUR Regional-Central, Eastern, and or Southeastern Europe; Belarus; Turkey; Azerbaijan; and Ukraine), the Near East (Egypt and Tunisia), South and Central Asia (Sri Lanka and Central Asia Regional) and the Western Hemisphere (Regional; Venezuela; and Mexico).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

• Agency Contact:

  Pamela Erickson
  Program Officer
  Phone 202-549-5979

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Pamela Erickson

• Agency Email Address:

  ericksonpc@state.gov

• More Information:

  DRL Global Requests for Proposals