Deadline: 09-Aug-21
The U.S. Embassy in Kigali announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to improve expropriation and compensation processes and practices by engaging the Rwandan government institutions involved in expropriation, increasing citizens’ understanding of their rights in cases of expropriation, and establishing a mechanism to assist poor citizens to challenge land valuations in cases of expropriation.
The goal of the project is to empower citizens to advocate for their individual land rights related to expropriation and advocate for broader policy and procedural changes as needed.
Objectives
- Objective 1: Improve citizens’ understanding of their land rights and options for recourse in cases of expropriation
- Objective 2: Strengthen the capacity of civil society to protect and advocate for citizens’ rights in cases of expropriation
- Objective 3: Engage Rwandan government institutions involved in expropriation to ensure instances of legal expropriation are accompanied by fair compensation.
In accordance with these objectives, the activity will have two main lines of effort. One will consist of outreach activities to increase citizens’ knowledge and understanding of their land rights and contacts for assistance with expropriation cases. The other will consist of training for local civil society organizations (CSOs) on advocacy for land reform, legal aid assistance, and challenging valuations in expropriation cases.
- Potential Activities for Objective 1:
- Host radio and/or TV shows on expropriation issues, processes, and rights
- Organize workshops in selected districts to discuss expropriation issues
- Potential Activities for Objective 2:
- Conduct training workshops for CSOs on advocacy for land reform
- Support poor and marginalized populations to challenge valuations in expropriation cases
- Support follow-up on transition of land parcel geospatial data to the public domain to increase transparency with respect to land ownership
- Potential Activities for Objective 3:
- Organize a roundtable with CSO and Rwandan government representatives to discuss expropriation issues
- Organize a roundtable with CSO representatives and representatives of the Parliament’s commission on expropriation to discuss expropriation issues.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 1 award
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $90,000 to a maximum of $100,000
- Total available funding: $100,000
- Type of Funding: FY 2020 Economic Support Funds (ESF)
- Anticipated program start date: September 30, 2021
Participants and Audiences
- This grant opportunity is only open to not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civilsociety/non-governmental organizations.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.