Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0010146
The DRL FY23 Combatting Transnational Repression Globally opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0010146) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State grant competition run by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). It seeks one major global project designed to address transnational repression (TNR), which generally refers to efforts by governments to reach beyond their borders to intimidate, silence, surveil, coerce, or harm people abroad, often targeting dissidents, journalists, activists, diaspora communities, and human rights defenders. The core purpose is twofold: first, to dissuade and deter governments from engaging in or facilitating TNR; and second, to reduce and respond to the harms TNR causes for individuals and communities who are targeted.
A central requirement is that competitive proposals must be truly multi-regional. Applicants are expected to build programming in at least three of the U.S. State Department-defined regions: Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia and the Pacific; Europe and Eurasia; Middle East and North Africa; South and Central Asia; and the Western Hemisphere. In practical terms, DRL is looking for an approach that can operate across different country contexts and diaspora settings, not a single-country intervention. That often implies a combination of global coordination with regionally tailored activities, partnerships, and risk-informed implementation plans.
The competition is open to a wide range of applicant types. DRL invites applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based nonprofit organizations and NGOs, public international organizations, and private or public institutions of higher education. For-profit entities and businesses may also apply, although DRL signals a preference for working with nonprofit organizations and notes that for-profit applications may face additional review after panel selection. Importantly, even if a for-profit organization is selected, the Department of State does not allow recipients to earn profit under assistance awards. Profit is defined as any amount above allowable direct and indirect costs, and cost allowability for commercial organizations is evaluated under relevant sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), including 48 CFR 30 (Cost Accounting Standards Administration) and 48 CFR 31 (Contract Cost Principles and Procedures).
Funding is substantial but concentrated. The award ceiling is $2,640,000 and DRL anticipates making one award, meaning the bureau is effectively seeking a single lead implementer capable of running a large, global initiative with a coherent strategy and the management capacity to coordinate partners and activities across multiple regions. The opportunity was created on March 4, 2024, and the original closing date for applications was May 6, 2024. The listing is categorized under CFDA 19.345, and the funding instrument type is listed as "Other," reflecting DRL's assistance mechanisms and programmatic flexibility depending on the proposed design.
Overall, this opportunity is aimed at supporting a coordinated, international effort that combines prevention and deterrence (changing state behavior and reducing the space for TNR to occur) with mitigation (protecting targets, strengthening community resilience, and reducing the impact when TNR happens). Applicants would typically be expected to show how their work will influence incentives and accountability around TNR while also delivering practical support to those affected, all while operating safely across multiple regional environments.Apply for SFOP0010146
- The Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DRL FY23 Combatting Transnational Repression Globally" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.345.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,640,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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