Deadline: 15-Aug-22
The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Nouakchott, announces an Open Competition for organizations interested in submitting full applications for projects that promote human rights, fundamental freedoms, and good governance in Mauritania.
U.S. Embassy Nouakchott invites organizations interested in potential funding for such projects to submit proposals outlining program concepts that reflect these goals.
Objectives
- Improve protection of human rights and dignity, including efforts to combat slavery and gender-based violence in Mauritania.
- Promote good governance through fighting corruption – including related to management of natural resources.
- Promote political inclusion through active participation of women, youth, and marginalized communities in both the municipal and legislative elections in 2023 and the presidential election in 2024, and provision of technical assistance to the National Electoral Independent Commission (CENI) to ensure implementation of free and fair elections.
Goals: Improve the human rights environment and inject critical capacity building efforts to promote good governance and inclusive political participation in the lead up to the municipal and legislative elections in 2023 and the presidential election in 2024.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $200,000
- Award Floor: $150,000
- Period of Performance: 18-24 months
- Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to 03 awards
Activities
- Proposed programs should consist of activities such as workshops, campaigns, and technical for a to support both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) and civil society in protecting human rights and promoting good governance. Programs would aim to deliver one or more of the following:
- Tangible human rights outcomes such as improving access of victims of slavery and their children to civil registration documentation without which they cannot exercise their full rights as citizens of Mauritania.
- Improvement of overall governance through facilitation of increased political participation by women, girls, and marginalized communities.
- Promotion and curbing of corruption through awareness raising efforts.
- Technical support to the CENI to improve the capacity of this key institution to hold free and fair and transparent elections that Mauritanians can increasingly trust.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. Embassy Nouakchott welcomes applications from U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations subject to section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. tax code; foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO); Public International Organizations; Foreign Public Organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341587