Deadline: 31-Aug-20
The U.S. Embassy Malabo is pleased to request proposals for funding under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program intended for non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions.
Programming should address one or more of the following:
- Promote accountable, transparent, and responsive governance. Promote human rights and fundamental freedoms. Support democratic processes and promotion of strong democratic norms.
Priorities
Embassy Malabo priorities:
- The development and strengthening of democratic institutions and processes, and promotes accountable governance and respect for human rights
- Build capacity within Equatorial Guinea electoral system and government institutions to promote transparency and accountability and strengthen democratic processes
- Technical assistance and training facilitate the enactment and enforcement of legislation protecting human rights for all residents.
Funding Information
- Award amounts to $1,00,000 to $1,50,000
- U.S. Embassy Malabo reserves the right to award less or more than the funds described in the absence of worthy applications or under such other circumstances as it may deem to be in the best interest of the U.S. Government.
Goals
Activities that are typically funded target one or more of the following goals:
- Support local civil society entities, including think tanks, academic research, watchdog groups, media associations, journalists, and other civil society actors to advocate for legislative transparency, accountability, and oversight at all levels of government.
- Provide specialized, technical support to support democratic governance, with a particular focus on legislative oversight.
- Support the protection, mitigation, and responses to human rights violations and abuses, in particular human rights violations affecting the most vulnerable, by strengthening human rights frameworks, institutions, and oversight.
- Support to local, and key international, human rights organizations and institutions to promote human rights systems, policies, and protection, with particular focus on women and youth.
- Strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations; and resident, vendor, or other associations through civic education and citizen participation to advocate for democratic rights and norms that advance public involvement in civic life.
- Support local civil society to hold government accountable for free, fair, and credible electoral and political processes.
- Support throughout the electoral cycle, not only the voting process, at the national, regional, or local level. Support could include providing assistance to help increase the percentage of women holding elected and appointed national, regional, and local offices; support for legislation that ensures fair processes; independent journalism on electoral issues; and issue-based political party development with civil society input.
- Support for political processes, such as peace processes and negotiations, which seek long-term democratization and respect for human rights and accountability with a particular focus on empowering women, youth, and marginalized and vulnerable populations.
Project and Budget Periods
- Local grants projects must be completed in 2 years or less. The Embassy will entertain applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the initial budget period on a noncompetitive basis subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the applicants, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the U.S. Government.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications are encouraged from all sectors:
- Committed and organized civil-society organizations, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions.
- Applicants are encouraged to provide cost-sharing from additional sources in support of proposed projects; applications should explain clearly other likely sources of funding or in-kind participation.
For more information, visit https://gq.usembassy.gov/education-culture/public-diplomacy-grants/