Deadline: 13 February 2017
The United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) has announced an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support the DRL policy goal to bolster and enhance transitional justice and reconciliation processes in Sri Lanka at the provincial and national levels.
DRL seeks proposals for programs that use a multi-pronged approach to advance reconciliation through tools such as such as memorialization, or truth-telling, among other mechanisms.
The activities should allow communities to work within their own districts as well as across districts as citizens navigate rebuilding their communities through just, inclusive, and peaceful healing processes. Projects should have the potential to have an immediate impact leading to long-term sustainable reforms, and should have potential for sustainability beyond DRL resources.
Funding Information
- DRL anticipates having approximately $1,700,000 available to support approximately 1-2 successful applications submitted in response to this NOFO, subject to the availability of funding.
- Applicants can submit one application in response to the solicitation.
- Applications should not request less than $1,000,000 and no more than $1,700,000.
- Applicants should include an anticipated start date between June 2017 – September 2017 and the period of performance should be between 18-36 months.
Focus Activities
Activities could include, but are not limited to:
- Engaging media, storytellers, and other artists to promote peace and reconciliation;
- Promoting a culture of dialogue and action on peace and reconciliation with key stakeholders, including women and youth; or
- Other activities that seek to meet the objectives.
Eligibility Criteria
- DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses.
- DRL’s preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be some occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited.
- Applicants must have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with thematic or in-country partners, entities and relevant stakeholders, including private sector partners and NGOs, and have demonstrable experience in administering successful and preferably similar projects.
- DRL encourages applications from foreign-based NGOs headquartered in the geographic regions/countries relevant to this NOFO. Applicants may form consortia and submit a combined application. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant with the other members as sub-award partners.
- DRL reserves the right to request additional background information on applicants that do not have previous experience administering federal grant awards, and these applicants may be subject to limited funding on a pilot basis.
- DRL is committed to an anti-discrimination policy in all of its projects and activities.
- DRL welcomes applications irrespective of an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or other status. DRL encourages applications from organizations working with the most at risk and vulnerable communities, including women, youth, persons with disabilities, members of ethnic or religious minority groups, and LGBTI persons.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can download the application packages via given website.
For more information, please visit Transitional Justice and Reconciliation.