Deadline: 25 April 2014
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is inviting proposals from organizations to conduct projects that promote democracy, human rights, and citizen engagement in Burma. Major objective of the call is to promote increased democratic and human rights in Burma’s fluid political environment. Project proposals that improve human rights protections and increase community engagement in democratic and economic decision-making are strongly encouraged. Programs that leverage resources from funds internal to the organization or other sources, such as public-private partnerships, will be highly considered.
Approximately $890,000 will be disseminated under this call.
Programs to be supported –
- Empowered and Increased Citizen Engagement in Burma’s Economic Development
- Building Constituencies for Religious Diversity and Tolerance
To be considered eligible for the grant, the proposal should –
- Foster linkages between civil society organizations and relevant government officials.
- Foster linkages between activists and communities in the core and peripheral areas of the country, and activists representing a variety of issues.
- Include a variety of ethnic, national, religious groups, and Burmese populations in program activities and leadership opportunities.
- Incorporate women in training and leadership development.
- Demonstrate flexibility by discussing how proposed activities can expand or contract under changing political conditions.
- Prioritize working with a variety of local actors, while identifying how the program will not overwhelm existing absorptive capacity of organizations.
- Include an output- and outcome-driven program with a strong monitoring and evaluation plan.
- Outline how the organization will select and vet government officials participating in program activities.
- Demonstrate how the proposed program complements or expands upon existing projects (if working in Burma).
- Proposals that reflect any type of support, for any member, affiliate, or representative of a designated terrorist organization, whether or not elected members of government are ineligible for the grant.
For more information, please visit the Grants Announcement Page.
