Deadline- Oct 26, 2012
Countries/Region- U.S
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (SOIs) from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that support the bureau?s policy priorities of fostering democracy and human rights in China.
DRL seeks to fund projects that will have a direct and lasting impact by promoting reforms and structural changes that take advantage of changing social and political dynamics in China. High preference will be given to cutting edge, entrepreneurial program concepts that are responsive to emerging trends in Chinese society.
DRL invites organizations to submit statements of interest outlining program concepts and organizational capacity to manage projects that will advance DRL policy priorities in the following areas-
- Rule of Law
- Civil Society
- Inclusive and Competitive Systems
- Accountability
- Human Rights Standards
- The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor’s Human Rights and Democracy Fund
- (HRDF) supports innovative programs that uphold democratic principles, support and strengthen democratic institutions, promote human rights, and build civil society in countries and regions of the world that are geo-strategically important to the United States. HRDF funds projects that have the potential to have an immediate impact leading to long-term sustainable reforms. Projects should have the potential for continued funding beyond HRDF resources. HRDF projects must not duplicate or simply add to efforts by other entities.
Eligibility & Criteria
- Be a 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 SOI submission.
- Be a U.S. university or research institution meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3)
- Have demonstrated experience administering successful projects, preferably targeting the requested country and/or region, or a 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
- Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with organization in the target country and/or region.
- Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined SOI. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number. DRLA-DRLAQM-13-003
