Deadline: 20 April 2015
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is requesting proposals for projects that will define aspects of human rights documentation overseas, including the development of a toolkit to guide civil society organizations and other stakeholders working in this area.
An organization may submit no more than 1 application. Applications that request less than the award floor ($250,000) or more than the award ceiling ($250,000) will be deemed technically ineligible.
The aim of this project is to conduct a systematic desk study that will define the range of techniques or processes that are used to document human rights violations across programming streams and articulate which techniques can be most effectively used to achieve which specific objectives.
Eligibility Information
Organizations submitting proposals must meet the following criteria:
- Be a U.S.-based or foreign-based non-profit organization/non government organization (NGO), or a public international organization; or
- Be a private, public, or state institutions of higher education; or
- Be a for-profit organization or business, although there are restrictions on payment of fees and/or profits to the prime recipient under grants and cooperative agreements, including those outlined in 48 CFR Part 30 (“Cost Accounting Standards”), 48 CFR Part 31 (“Cost Principles”), and 22 CFR 145.24(b)(3)(“Program Income”); and
- Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with thematic partners or in-country partners, entities, and relevant stakeholders including industry andNGOs; and
- Have demonstrable experience administering successful and preferably similar projects. 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.
Applications should be submitted electronically by the deadline.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number: DRLA-DRLAQM-15-050.
