Grant application will open anytime in 2015
The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) seeks to strengthen the participation of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in the advancement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at country level.
Focus 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
Grants Available
- Small Grants
- Middle level Coalitions
- National Coalitions
Grants Allocation
- Small grants are awarded for a one-year period only.
- Applications for National Coalition grants can range from 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 can range from USD 30,000 – 40,000 per year for two years (USD 60,000 – 80,000 over the course of two years).
Eligibility Criteria
- Disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs) working within countries at the national and local level are eligible to apply for the grants.
- Government, Public institutions and Business entities are ineligible to apply.
- Eligibility for small grants–
- 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.
- Eligibility for middle level coalition– Mid-Level Coalitions must be submitted by one managing DPO or non-governmental family organization.
- Eligibility for National coalition– Applications from National DPO Coalitions must be submitted by one managing DPO or non-governmental family organization.
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