The International Human Rights Department is offering this Justice and Dignity grant to advance fundamental freedoms across the Middle East and North Africa. This initiative aims to address routine infringements on freedoms of association, assembly, expression, and religion. This grant is for empowering civil society organizations, media actors, and new or opposition political parties through technical assistance, capacity building, and public advocacy campaigns. It seeks to document human rights abuses and enhance access to justice and legal aid for at-risk populations, including women, disabled, and indigenous people. Activities may encompass training journalists, promoting religious tolerance, and fostering civic participation. This broad cooperative agreement supports multi-year programs designed to foster justice and dignity in the region.
Opportunity ID: 99873
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DRL-11-NEA-06162011 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Justice and Dignity Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.345 — International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 14, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 14, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 13, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,075,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,075,000 |
| Award Floor: | $2,075,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | � 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. � Have demonstrated 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. � Be a registered user of www.grants.gov. � Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with in-country entities and relevant stakeholders including industry and non-government organizations. � Organizations must form a Consortium and submit a joint proposal. However, one organization must be designated as the Primary Applicant/Lead Organization. � 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor |
| Description: | The activities to be administered under the Justice and Dignity Initiative must promote the fundamental freedoms of association, assembly, expression, and religion in countries that routinely and systematically infringe on those freedoms. The grantee will be expected to efficiently and effectively implement, at times within a matter of weeks, a wide range of program activities, including, but not limited to, providing technical assistance to and building the capacity of civil society activists/organizations, media actors, and new and opposition political parties; developing public advocacy and civic education campaigns; documenting human rights abuses; and improving access to justice and legal aid. More specifically, these activities could include, but are not limited to, training and mentoring local and citizen journalists; increasing public awareness and understanding of religious freedom and tolerance; engaging women in political party activities; building coalitions among youth groups; bolstering the capacity of independent worker organizations; or expanding access for at-risk populations, including women and disabled and indigenous people, to justice or civic participation.
The scope of activities that are eligible to be undertaken in this cooperative agreement is broad and meant to cover the complete spectrum of assistance activities that will promote fundamental freedoms. The individual programs of the initiative will be larger in scope and can be administered over multiple years. |
| Link to Additional Information: | DRL Website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Benton Wisehart
Program Officer Phone 202-632-2064 Email:WisehartBP@state.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 99873 Full Announcement-1 -> psi october 2010.pdf
Folder 99873 Full Announcement-1 -> drl monitoring and evaluation primer1.pdf
Folder 99873 Full Announcement-1 -> jd rfp 6 16 11_final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Benton Wisehart Program Officer Phone 202-632-2064 Email: WisehartBP@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.345 | PKG00059650 | Jun 16, 2011 | Jul 14, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
99873 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
99873 Budget-1.1.pdf
99873 Project-1.1.pdf
99873 SF424A-1.0.pdf
99873 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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