Deadline: 21-Feb-22
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support Religious Freedom in the Trans-Sahel Region.
Applicants should propose program activities in a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 countries in the Sahel region, which includes Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, Chad, and Mauritania.
Funding Information
- Total Funding Floor: $740,740
- Total Funding Ceiling: $740,740
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 1-2
- Period of Performance: 22-30 months
- Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 6-8 months
Outcomes
Program outcomes could include but are not limited to:
- Diverse community actors, including traditionally marginalized groups, to take collective action to promote and protect the freedoms of members of all religions, beliefs, and nonbelievers;
- Community-formed networks and alliances protect the rights of and freedoms of members of all religions, beliefs, and non-believers;
- Governments are increasingly responsive to advocacy to protect freedom of religions, beliefs, or non- belief.
Illustrative Activities
Illustrative activities include:
- Training to build capacity among religious and ethnic communities so they can both map and utilize financial, organizational, governmental, and other resources as well as to engage international entities on a shared goal to preserve and/or stabilize movable and immovable, tangible or intangible cultural heritage;
- For the purposes of this program, participants should include not only those in traditional, executive roles, but also community members from diverse demographic backgrounds who have influence within civil society, including a religious community or sub-community, such as a community organizer or youth leader. Religious communities should also be broadly defined to include those of legally recognized faiths, legally unrecognized traditions, religious and ethnic minorities, and those of no faith tradition;
- Provide training on documentation of religious/cultural heritage preservation and effective outreach methods relating to awareness of important cultural heritage to civil society organizations, interfaith actors or organizations, youth groups, etc.;
- Engaging policy makers at local and national levels, as well as international organizations, to enlist their support for protecting cultural heritage and artifacts important to religious and ethnic communities;
- Build relationships between government and community members to promote broader tolerance and mutual respect;
- Foster cooperation and communal dialogue among a broad range of stakeholders around the shared importance of protecting shared cultural heritage that is important to different religious and ethnic communities.
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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337063
