Azerbaijan Rights Consortium Project

Post Date

June 21st 2012

Application Due Date

July 23rd 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

USAID-AZERBAIJAN-12-002-RFA

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Local Azeri Organizations

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1500000

• Award Range:

  $None - $1500000

Grant Description

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Regional Contracting Office in Tbilisi, Georgia, is seeking applications from qualified Non-U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for a Cooperative Agreement to fund a program entitled Azerbaijan Rights Consortium (ARC) Project. The purpose of the Azerbaijan Rights Consortium Project (ARC) is to increase the effectiveness of civil society and legal professionals to better defend the rights and interests of citizens and to improve the rule of law. This will be reached through achievement of two interdependent outcomes as summarized below: 1) Development of broader-based Azerbaijani constituencies more actively promoting reforms that safeguard citizensу rights 2) Improved capacity of legal professionals to better apply laws and assist their clients

Contact Information

• Agency

  Agency for International Development

• Office:

  Azerbaijan USAID-Baku

• Agency Contact:

  Elizabeth Colarik
  Contracting-Agreement Specialist
  Phone 202-216-6272 ex 4162

• Agency Mailing Address:

  USAID official email

• Agency Email Address:

  ecolarik@usaid.gov