Deadline: 5 March 2018
The United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is seeking applications for its program entitled “Human Rights, Accountability, and Access to Information in the Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea)” that support the policy objective to promote human rights, increase accountability, and foster the free flow of information into, out of, and within the DPRK.
Objectives
- Fostering the Free Flow of Information into, out of, and within the DPRK (approximately $1,000,000, pending availability of funding)
- Producing and transmitting radio broadcasts into North Korea, including managing the transmissions of radio broadcasts into North Korea on behalf of existing defector-led or Seoul-based organizations producing radio programs for North Korean audiences;
- Producing content and/or acquiring existing content of interest to North Korean audiences;
- Exploring new mechanisms or expanding existing mechanisms for sharing or consuming information and content;
- Raising awareness of legal rights under existing DPRK domestic laws and its international human rights obligations;
- Raising awareness of international best-practices and norms; and,
- Promoting fundamental freedoms, including expression, movement, association, and peaceful assembly.
- Promoting Human Rights and Accountability (approximately $500,000, pending availability of funding)
- Establishing and/or maintaining a public online database of prisons and gulags in the DPRK, including a list of political prisoners;
- Documenting cases of human rights violations and abuses in the DPRK, including cases of forced repatriations or other human rights violations or abuses of North Korean people outside of the DPRK;
- Publishing reports that meaningfully contribute to, but do not duplicate or repackage, public information on DPRK human rights conditions;
- Increasing information available on perpetrators of human rights violations or abuses;
- Amplifying the documentation work of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the situation in the DPRK;
- Submitting reports or conducting advocacy campaigns at international fora, including the UN Human Rights Council, General Assembly, or other relevant UN bodies or international mechanisms; and,
- Expanding global partnerships to mobilize increased support in other regions and countries for human rights in North Korea.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $100,000
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.
How to Apply
Applicants can find application forms, kits, or other materials needed to apply via given website.
For more information, please visit grants.gov.