Deadline: 25-May-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 strengthen civil society efforts to investigate and document conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Burma for the purposes of pursuing justice for victims and survivors, and accountability for crimes committed in violation of international human rights and humanitarian law.
A competitive project will build on existing locally led documentation initiatives to credibly and professionally collect information on CRSV in accordance with international human rights. The project should strengthen and leverage CRSV documentation efforts and existing networks to expand space for diverse Burmese actors inside and outside Burma to work together to develop and drive local, regional and international justice agendas related to CRSV and inform the broader transitional justice discourse in Burma.
Details
Where appropriate, competitive proposals may include:
- Opportunities for beneficiaries to apply their new knowledge and skills in practical efforts;
- Solicitation of feedback and suggestions from beneficiaries when developing activities in order to strengthen the sustainability of programs and participant ownership of project outcomes;
- Input from participants on sustainability plans and systematic review of the plans throughout the life of the project, with adjustments made as necessary;
- Inclusion of vulnerable populations;
- Joint identification and definition of key concepts with relevant stakeholders and stakeholder input into project activities;
- Systematic follow up with beneficiaries at specific intervals after the completion of activities to track how beneficiaries are retaining new knowledge as well as applying their new skills.
Funding Information
- Funding Floor: $3,750,000
- Funding Ceiling: $3,750,000
- Period of Performance: 24-36 months
- Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 5-7 months
Outcomes
The project will seek to achieve the following desired outcomes:
- Increased capacity of Burmese civil society to credibly and professionally investigate and document CRSV while prioritizing survivors’ active and informed consent, privacy, agency, and physical and emotional safety
- Greater engagement of and coordination with survivors and the families of survivors of human rights violations, especially CRSV, in local, national, regional and international accountability, reconciliation and advocacy efforts
- Effective engagement by and collaboration among key and diverse stakeholders who have a demonstrated commitment to CRSV documentation utilizing a range of transitional justice tools to address past and ongoing CRSV
- Increased coordination and information sharing between civil society and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) and among civil society inside and outside of Burma working to advance accountability
- Strengthened accountability initiatives for human rights violations committed in Burma, including investigations and prosecutions of atrocity crimes in available jurisdictions
- Longer-term planning for the preservation and use of collected information for current and future transitional justice efforts on behalf of victims and survivors and through integration of survivors and their families into such efforts
- Strengthened resilience and support for civil society, human rights defenders, and survivors and their families involved in documentation and advocacy on CRSV, including access to psychosocial, digital and physical safety, and other protective services and assistance
- Integrated, locally owned, and victim- and survivor-centered approaches to documenting CRSV alongside efforts to address survivors’ immediate needs around truth, justice, and psychosocial support
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=338846