USAID offers the Human Rights Support Mechanism (HRSM) grant to support human rights protection programs worldwide, in alignment with the 2013 USAID Strategy on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance. The five-year Leader with Associates award aims to enhance environments preventing human rights violations, provide responsive actions to mitigate impacts, and offer effective remedies. This grant will also facilitate the identification of successful approaches for human rights protection and enable rapid response to crises. Applications are open until January 15, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 280355
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-OAA-16-000018 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Human Rights Support Mechanism (HRSM) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 04, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 14, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) No. SOL-OAA-16-000018, Section C for Eligibility Information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | The Human Rights Support Mechanism (HRSM) will serve as USAID’s flagship mechanism for supporting human rights protection programs worldwide based on the needs identified by Missions and commitments made in the 2013 USAID Strategy on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, specifically to “support mechanisms for protection, mitigation and response to violations against human rights, in particular human rights violations affecting the most vulnerable.” This five-year Leader with Associates award will support activities related to improving enabling environments for preventing human rights violations and abuses, responsive actions to mitigate the impact of violations and abuses, and effective remedies to violations and abuses. Additionally, through the Leader award, USAID will support the identification of effective approaches to protecting human rights via assistance activities, and rapid response to urgent and unforeseen crises. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
CHELSEA POLING
Agreement Specialist Phone 202-567-5201 Email:CPOLING@USAID.GOV |
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Related Documents
Folder 280355 Full Announcement-1 -> sol-oaa-16-000018 ao signature page.pdf
Folder 280355 Full Announcement-1 -> sol-oaa-16-000018.pdf
Folder 280355 Full Announcement-2 -> QA for SOL-OAA-16-000018.pdf
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