Disability Rights Fund (DRF) supports Disabled Persons Organizations in the developing world to take the lead in advocating for the human rights of persons with disabilities at local and national levels, utilizing the mechanism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Eligibility Criteria
- Legally registered non-governmental DPOs (or groups of persons with disabilities acting under the fiscal sponsorship thereof).
- Partnerships between DPOs and other civil society organizations (when a DPO is the managing partner).
- Partnerships between self-help or self-advocacy groups of people with disabilities and other organizations.
- Applications are encouraged from DPOs operating at sub-national levels. Partnerships are encouraged.
Countries
Africa: Ghana (invite only), Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda
Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, India (invite only), Myanmar
Caribbean: Haiti
Eastern Europe: Ukraine (by invitation only)
Latin America: Peru (by invitation only)
Middle East: Lebanon
The Pacific: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands,Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Types of grants
Small grants: They are awarded for a one-year period only. If DRF is targeting a specific country for another year, then grantees may reapply for another small grant following the same procedures for first-time applicants.
National Coalition grants: Applications for National Coalition grants can be for USD 30,000 – 50,000 per year for two years (USD 60,000 – 100,000 over the course of two years).
Mid-Level Coalition grants: Mid-Level Coalition grants can be for USD 30,000 – 40,000 per year for two years (USD 60,000 – 80,000 over the course of two years).
Grant Guidelines
The grant cycle consists of two grantmaking rounds:
Round One: The first grantmaking round consisted of a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for DPOs.
Round Two: The second grantmaking round consisted of a Letter of Interest (LoI) process.
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