United States Division of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Discover of Funding Alternative (NOFO):
DRL FY22 IRF: Selling Inclusive Societies in Mongolia
That is the announcement of funding alternative quantity SFOP0009318
Catalog of Federal Home Help Quantity: 19.345
Sort of Solicitation: Open Competitors
Software Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on 7, MARCH, 2023
Complete Funding Ground: $500,000
Complete Funding Ceiling: $500,000
Anticipated Variety of Awards: 1-2
Sort of Award: Grant or Cooperative Settlement
Interval of Efficiency: 18-24 months
Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 7 months
A. Venture Description
The U.S. Division of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) broadcasts an open competitors for organizations concerned with submitting purposes for initiatives that assist Spiritual Freedom in Mongolia.
“Spiritual freedom” refers back to the rights set out in Article 18 of the Worldwide Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, together with the liberty to undertake a faith or beliefs, change your beliefs, apply and train your beliefs (which can embody by publications, private and non-private speech, and the show of non secular apparel or symbols), collect in neighborhood with others to worship and observe your beliefs, and train your beliefs to your kids. It additionally states that nobody shall be topic to coercion which might impair one’s freedom to have or to undertake a faith or perception of 1’s selection. Proposed programming have to be aware of restrictions on non secular freedom and have to be in step with the U.S. Authorities’s non secular freedom, democracy, governance, and human rights objectives.
Useful sources for candidates embody the annual country-specific Worldwide Spiritual Freedom Studies ( https://www.state.gov/international-religious-freedom-reports/ ) and annual country-specific Human Rights Studies (https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/).
Candidates might be liable for guaranteeing program actions and merchandise are carried out in accordance with the Institution Clause of the USA Structure.
DRL’s aim is to assist equitable implementation of present legal guidelines on non secular registration, guaranteeing that legal guidelines and laws regarding faith are in step with worldwide legal guidelines and norms concerning freedom of faith or perception.
Background based mostly on the 2021 IRF Report: The Mongolian structure gives for freedom of conscience and faith, prohibits discrimination based mostly on faith, and mandates the separation of the actions of state and non secular establishments. The legislation prohibits hindering the free train of religion and requires non secular establishments to register with authorities however gives little element on registration procedures, leaving native authorities to resolve a lot of the specifics of implementation. Some teams report continued difficulties or prolonged delays acquiring and renewing registration for his or her teams or their locations of worship or acquiring non secular visas in some localities. Some teams report frustration that the legislation, when carried out, is utilized inequitably throughout and inside provinces, creating confusion and a notion of unequal therapy underneath the legislation.
In January 2022, the Nationwide Institute of Safety Research, a authorities suppose tank, printed an article stating that “overseas” religions within the nation have reached a degree that would have an effect on nationwide unity and sovereignty and recommended that the state should “respect the dominance of Buddhist faith[.]” Spiritual leaders from quite a lot of faiths frequently cite situations of damaging fashionable sentiment towards “overseas” non secular teams, a time period they are saying is typically used to seek advice from non-Buddhist and non-Shamanist non secular teams.
Anticipated mission outcomes could embody, however will not be restricted to:
- Civil society organizations conduct compelling advocacy campaigns geared toward determination makers targeted on truthful, clear, and equitable therapy of non secular teams and their members, with specific concentrate on laws for non secular neighborhood actions;
- Authorities officers take actions to advertise human rights, mutual respect, and inclusion for all, no matter one’s faith, beliefs or non-belief. This contains creating truthful and equitable laws for allowing non secular neighborhood actions.
- Authorities and societal actors are aware of advocacy to guard freedom of religions, beliefs, or non-belief.
Venture actions could embody, however will not be restricted to:
- Creating joint advocacy initiatives, on-line or offline, amongst civil society and non secular communities specializing in the necessity for equitable therapy of non secular teams, particularly concerning the implementation of laws. Actions ought to contain concrete actions and community-engagement that assist the outcomes recognized above, fairly than be solely deliberative relationship-building conferences and gatherings.
- Trainings for officers that deepen data of worldwide norms and legal guidelines on non secular freedom.
For all packages, initiatives ought to goal to have affect that results in reforms and will have the potential for sustainability past DRL sources. DRL’s choice is to keep away from duplicating previous efforts by supporting new and inventive approaches. This doesn’t exclude from consideration initiatives that enhance upon or broaden present profitable initiatives in a brand new and complementary approach. Packages ought to search to incorporate teams that may deliver views based mostly on their faith, gender, incapacity, race, ethnicity, and/or sexual orientation and gender id. Packages ought to be demand-driven and regionally led to the extent potential. DRL additionally requires all its programming to be non-discriminatory and expects implementers to incorporate methods for integration of people/organizations no matter faith, gender, incapacity, race, ethnicity, and/or sexual orientation and gender id.
All packages ought to goal to have affect that results in reforms and have the potential for sustainability past DRL sources. DRL’s choice is to keep away from duplicating previous efforts by supporting new and inventive approaches. This doesn’t exclude from consideration initiatives that enhance upon or broaden present profitable initiatives in a brand new and complementary approach.
DRL is dedicated to advancing fairness and assist for underserved and underrepresented communities. In accordance with the Government Order on Advancing Racial Fairness and Underserved Communities, packages ought to implement methods for integration and inclusion of people/organizations/beneficiaries that may deliver views based mostly on their faith, intercourse, incapacity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender id, gender expression, intercourse traits, nationwide origin, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, being pregnant, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing. Packages ought to be demand-driven and regionally led to the extent potential.
DRL requires all packages to be non-discriminatory and expects implementers to incorporate methods for nondiscrimination of people/organizations/beneficiaries based mostly on race, coloration, faith, intercourse, gender id, gender expression, intercourse traits, sexual orientation, being pregnant, nationwide origin, incapacity, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing.
The place applicable, aggressive proposals could embody:
- Alternatives for beneficiaries to use their new data and expertise in sensible efforts;
- Solicitation of suggestions and solutions from beneficiaries when growing actions to be able to strengthen the sustainability of packages and participant possession of mission outcomes;
- Enter from individuals on sustainability plans and systematic overview of the plans all through the lifetime of the mission, with changes made as obligatory;
- Inclusion of susceptible populations;
- Joint identification and definition of key ideas with related stakeholders and stakeholder enter into mission actions;
- Systematic comply with up with beneficiaries at particular intervals after the completion of actions to trace how beneficiaries are retaining new data in addition to making use of their new expertise.
Actions which are not sometimes allowed embody, however will not be restricted to:
- The availability of humanitarian help;
- English language instruction;
- Growth of high-tech pc or communications software program and/or {hardware};
- Purely educational exchanges or fellowships;
- Exterior exchanges or fellowships lasting longer than six months;
- Off-shore actions that aren’t clearly linked to in-country initiatives and affect or will not be obligatory per safety considerations;
- Theoretical explorations of human rights or democracy points, together with initiatives aimed primarily at analysis and analysis that don’t incorporate coaching or capacity-building for native civil society;
- Micro-loans or related small enterprise improvement initiatives;
- Initiatives directed in direction of a diaspora neighborhood fairly than present residents of focused nations.
This discover is topic to availability of funding.
B. Federal Award Info
Main organizations can submit one software in response to the NOFO.
The U.S. authorities could: (a) reject all or any purposes, (b) settle for apart from the bottom value software, (c) settle for multiple software, and (d) waive irregularities in purposes obtained.
The U.S. authorities could make award(s) on the premise of preliminary purposes obtained, with out discussions or negotiations. Due to this fact, every preliminary software ought to include the applicant’s greatest phrases from a value and technical standpoint. The U.S. authorities reserves the best (although it’s underneath no obligation to take action), nonetheless, to enter into discussions with a number of candidates to be able to receive clarifications, extra element, or to counsel refinements within the mission description, funds, or different features of an software.
DRL anticipates awarding both a grant or cooperative settlement relying on the wants and threat elements of this system. The ultimate willpower on award mechanism might be made by the Grants Officer. The excellence between grants and cooperative agreements revolves across the existence of “substantial involvement.” Cooperative agreements require larger Federal authorities participation within the mission. If a cooperative settlement is awarded, DRL will undertake affordable and programmatically obligatory substantial involvement. Examples of considerable involvement can embody, however will not be restricted to:
- Lively participation or collaboration with the recipient within the implementation of the award;
- Assessment and approval of 1 stage of labor earlier than one other can start;
- Assessment and approval of substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards or contracts past present Federal coverage;
- Approval of the recipient’s funds or plan of labor previous to the award.
The authority for this funding alternative is discovered within the Overseas Help Act of 1961, as amended (FAA).
To maximise the affect and sustainability of the award(s) that end result from this NOFO, DRL retains the best to execute non-competitive continuation modification(s). The whole period of any award, together with potential non-competitive continuation amendments, shall not exceed 54 months, or 4 and a half years. Any non-competitive continuation is contingent on efficiency and pending availability of funds. A non-competitive continuation isn’t assured, and the Division of State reserves the best to train or to not train this selection.
C. Eligibility Info
For software data, please see the proposal submission directions (PSI), up to date December 2022 on our web site.
C.1 Eligible Candidates
DRL welcomes purposes from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public worldwide organizations; non-public, public, or state establishments of upper schooling; and for-profit organizations or companies. DRL’s choice is to work with non-profit entities; nonetheless, there could also be some events when a for-profit entity is greatest suited.
Purposes submitted by for-profit entities could also be topic to extra overview following the panel choice course of. Moreover, the Division of State prohibits revenue to for-profit or business organizations underneath its help awards. Revenue is outlined as any quantity in extra of allowable direct and oblique prices. The allowability of prices incurred by business organizations is decided in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 48 CFR 30, Value Accounting Requirements Administration, and 48 CFR 31 Contract Value Rules and Procedures.
Please see 2 CFR 200.307 for laws concerning program earnings.
C.2 Value Sharing or Matching
Offering value sharing, matching, or value participation isn’t an eligibility issue or requirement for this NOFO and offering value share won’t end in a extra favorable aggressive rating.
C.3 Different
Candidates ought to have present, or the capability to develop, lively partnerships with thematic or in-country companions, entities, and related stakeholders, together with non-public sector companions and NGOs, and have demonstrable expertise in administering profitable and ideally related initiatives. DRL encourages purposes from foreign-based NGOs headquartered within the geographic areas/nations related to this NOFO. Candidates could kind consortia to be able to deliver collectively organizations with diverse experience to suggest a complete program in a single proposal. Nonetheless, one group ought to be designated within the proposal because the lead applicant, with the opposite members designated as sub-award companions. DRL reserves the best to request extra background data on candidates that would not have earlier expertise administering federal grant awards, and these candidates could also be topic to restricted funding on a pilot foundation.
DRL is dedicated to an anti-discrimination coverage in all of its packages and actions. DRL welcomes purposes no matter race, ethnicity, coloration, creed, nationwide origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender id, incapacity, or different standing. DRL seeks purposes that reveal that the recipient doesn’t discriminate towards any beneficiaries in implementation of a possible award, reminiscent of, however not restricted to, by withholding, adversely impacting, or denying equitable entry to the advantages supplied by this award on the premise of any issue not expressly acknowledged within the award. This contains, for instance, race, coloration, faith, intercourse (together with gender id, gender expression, intercourse traits, sexual orientation, and being pregnant), nationwide origin, incapacity, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing. The recipient ought to insert this provision, together with this paragraph, in all sub-grants and contracts underneath a possible award.
Any applicant listed on the Excluded Events Listing System within the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) (www.sam.gov) and/or has a present debt to the U.S. authorities isn’t eligible to use for an help award in accordance with the OMB pointers at 2 CFR 180 that implement Government Orders 12549 (3 CFR,1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR,1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” Moreover, no entity or individual listed on the Excluded Events Listing System in SAM.gov can take part in any actions underneath an award. All candidates are strongly inspired to overview the Excluded Events Listing System in SAM.gov to make sure that no ineligible entity or individual is included of their software.
D. Software and Submission Info
D.1 Deal with to Request Software Bundle
Candidates can discover software types, kits, or different supplies wanted to use on www.grants.gov and SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ) underneath the announcement title “DRL FY22 IRF: Selling Inclusive Societies in Mongolia,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009318.” Please contact the DRL level of contact listed in Part G if requesting affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities or for safety causes. Please notice that affordable lodging don’t embody deadline extensions.
D.2 Content material and Type of Software Submission
For all software paperwork, please guarantee:
- All paperwork are in English and all prices are in U.S. {Dollars}. If an unique doc inside the software is in one other language, an English translation have to be supplied (please notice the Division of State, as indicated in 2 CFR 200.111, requires that English is the official language of all award paperwork). If any doc is supplied in each English and a overseas language, the English language model is the controlling model;
- All pages are numbered, together with budgets and attachments;
- All paperwork are formatted to eight ½ x 11 paper; and,
- All paperwork are single-spaced, 12-point Instances New Roman font, with 1-inch margins. Captions and footnotes could also be 10-point Instances New Roman font. Font sizes in charts and tables, together with the funds, may be reformatted to suit inside one web page width.
D.2.1 Software Necessities
Full purposes should embody the next:
- Accomplished and signed SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B types. Please see SF-424 directions in Part 2B of the PSI.
- Organizations that interact in lobbying the U.S. authorities, together with Congress, or pay for one more entity to foyer on their behalf, are additionally required to finish the SF-LLL “Disclosure of Lobbying Actions” kind (provided that relevant). Please see SF-LLL steerage in Part 2B of the PSI.
- Cowl Web page (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that features a desk with the group identify, mission title, goal nation/nations, mission synopsis, and identify and speak to data for the appliance’s primary level of contact. Please see Cowl Web page Part 2C of the PSI for a template and extra particulars.
- Government Abstract (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that outlines mission objectives, aims, actions, and so forth.
- The Government Abstract ought to embody a quick part that explicitly states: (1) the issue assertion addressed by the mission, (2) research-based proof justifying the distinctive mission strategy, and (3) quantifiable mission outcomes and impacts.
- Desk of Contents (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) itemizing all paperwork and attachments with web page numbers.
- Proposal Narrative (to not exceed ten (10) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please notice the ten-page restrict doesn’t embody the Cowl Web page, Government Abstract, Desk of Contents, Attachments, Detailed Price range, Price range Narrative, Audit, or NICRA. Candidates are inspired to mix a number of paperwork right into a single Phrase Doc or PDF (i.e. Cowl Web page, Desk of Contents, Government Abstract, and Proposal Narrative in a single file). Please see Proposal Narrative Pointers in Part 2F of the PSI for extra particulars.
- The Proposal Narrative ought to reveal the applicant’s dedication to making sure the participation of all individuals as a technique for implementation. Please combine inclusion methods in all sections of the Proposal Narrative to boost programmatic affect.
- Price range (ideally as an Excel workbook) that features three (3) columns containing the request to DRL, any value sharing contribution, and the whole funds. A abstract funds must also be included utilizing the OMB-approved funds classes (see SF-424A as a pattern) in a separate tab. Prices have to be in U.S. {Dollars}. Detailed line-item budgets for sub-grantees ought to be included as extra tabs inside the Excel workbook (if out there on the time of submission).
Please see Price range Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.- The programming strategy ought to be devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a obligatory pillar of robust democracies. Please embody prices related to this dedication within the Price range and Price range Narrative.
- Price range Narrative (ideally as a Phrase Doc) that features substantive explanations and justifications for every line merchandise within the detailed funds spreadsheet, in addition to the supply and an outline of all cost-share provided. Please see Price range Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
- The group’s most up-to-date audit, if relevant. This ought to be a single audit, program-specific audit, or different audit in accordance with Usually Accepted Authorities Auditing Requirements (GAGAS). Please see Audit Part 2H of the PSI for extra data.
- Logic Mannequin (ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Logic Mannequin Part 2I of the PSI for extra data.
- Monitoring and Analysis Narrative (to not exceed 4 (4) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Monitoring and Analysis Narrative Part 2J of the PSI for extra data.
- As acknowledged inside the DRL Information to Program Monitoring and Analysis (p. 6): DRL strongly encourages candidates to contemplate whether or not their monitoring and analysis techniques are using human rights-based approaches, making use of a gender and fairness lens, and/or embody the participation of sub-grantees and mission individuals. Inside the Monitoring and Analysis Narrative, candidates ought to reveal their dedication to inclusive methods and take into account whether or not analysis design, knowledge assortment, evaluation, reporting and studying are carried out in an moral and accountable approach with all mission individuals (e.g. direct beneficiaries, sub-grantees). Candidates ought to nonetheless make ample provisions to guard the privateness of human topics when amassing knowledge from people. For example, when amassing knowledge from mission individuals, take into account whether or not your group could have the mandatory knowledgeable consent types, confidentiality agreements, and knowledge safety protocols. Candidates ought to be conscious that, ought to an software transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional overview and approval.
- Threat Evaluation (ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Threat Evaluation Part 2K of the PSI for extra data on this requirement, together with Do No Hurt ideas and Stopping Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) insurance policies/plans.
- Key Personnel (to not exceed two (2) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please embody quick bios that spotlight related skilled expertise. Given the restricted area, CVs will not be really useful for submission.
- Timeline (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc or Excel Sheet). The timeline of the general proposal ought to embody actions, analysis efforts, and program closeout.
- Gender and Inclusion Evaluation (to not exceed three (3) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that gives a concise evaluation of related gender norms, fairness and equality for underserved communities and marginalized populations, energy relations, and battle dynamics in goal nations. Potential domains of research embody institutional practices and obstacles, cultural norms, gender roles, entry to and management over property and sources, and patterns of energy and decision-making. Candidates ought to briefly clarify how they’ve built-in findings from their evaluation into mission design and/or different proposal paperwork, together with a plan for frequently reviewing and updating the gender and inclusion evaluation with native companions/beneficiaries, and making any obligatory changes to mission implementation. A set of guiding questions may be present in Part 2L of the PSI.
Purposes that don’t embody the weather listed above might be deemed technically ineligible.
D.2.2 Further Software Paperwork
Sturdy purposes will even include the next:
- Particular person Letters of Assist and/or Memorandum of Understanding. Letters of assist and MOUs have to be particular to the mission implementation (e.g. from proposed companions or sub-award recipients) and won’t depend in direction of the web page restrict.
Please seek advice from the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI), up to date December 2022, on DRL’s web site for detailed steerage on the paperwork above: https://www.state.gov/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/programs-and-grants/. For an software guidelines and pattern templates please see the Assets web page on DRL’s web site: https://www.state.gov/resources-for-programs-and-grants/. The pattern templates supplied on the DRL web site are recommended, however not obligatory.
DRL reserves the best to request extra paperwork not included on this NOFO. Moreover, to make sure that all purposes obtain a balanced analysis, the DRL overview panel will overview from the primary web page of every part as much as the web page restrict and no additional.
Notice: If in the end supplied with a notification of non-binding intent to make a federal award, candidates sometimes have two to 3 weeks to supply extra data and paperwork requested within the notification of intent. The deadlines could range in every notification of intent and candidates should adhere to the acknowledged deadline within the notification of intent.
D.2.3 Further Info Requested For These Receiving Notification of Intent
Profitable candidates should submit, after notification of intent to make a federal award, however previous to issuance of a federal award:
- Written responses and revised software paperwork addressing circumstances and suggestions from the DRL overview panel;
- A replica of the applicant’s newest NICRA as a PDF file, if the applicant has a NICRA and contains NICRA fees within the funds;
- A accomplished copy of the Division’s Monetary Administration Survey, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time;
- Submission of required paperwork to register within the Cost Administration System managed by the Division of Well being and Human Companies, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time (except an exemption is supplied);
- Different requested data or paperwork included within the notification of intent to make a federal award or subsequent communications previous to issuance of a federal award;
- Candidates who submit their purposes by Grants.gov might be required to create a SAMS Home account to be able to settle for the ultimate award. Accounts have to be logged into to each 60 days to be able to preserve an lively account.
D.3 Distinctive Entity Identifier and System for Award Administration (SAM)
All prime organizations, whether or not based mostly in the USA or overseas, will need to have a Distinctive Entity Identifier (UEI) and an lively registration with the SAM.gov earlier than submitting an software. DRL could not overview purposes from or make awards to candidates that haven’t accomplished all relevant UEI and SAM.gov necessities. A UEI is among the knowledge components mandated by Public Legislation 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), for all Federal awards.
Notice: As of April 2022, a DUNS quantity is now not required for federal help purposes.
The two CFR 200 requires that sub-grantees receive a UEI quantity. Please notice the UEI for sub-grantees isn’t required on the time of software however might be required earlier than the award is processed and/or directed to a sub-grantee.
Notice: The method of acquiring or renewing a SAM.gov registration could take anyplace from 4-8 weeks. Please start your registration as early as potential.
- Organizations based mostly in the USA or that pay workers inside the USA will want an Employer Identification Quantity (EIN) from the Inner Income Service (IRS), a Business and Authorities Entity (CAGE) code, and a UEI quantity previous to registering in SAM.gov.
- Organizations based mostly outdoors of the USA and that don’t pay workers inside the USA don’t want an EIN from the IRS, however do want a UEI quantity previous to registering in SAM.gov. Please notice that as of December 2022, organizations based mostly outdoors of the USA that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are now not required to have a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code to use for non-DoD overseas help funding alternatives. If an applicant group is mid-registration and desires to take away an NCAGE code from their SAM.gov registration, the applicant ought to submit a help desk ticket (“incident”) with the Federal Service Desk (FSD) on-line at www.fsd.gov to hunt steerage on how to take action.
Organizations based mostly outdoors of the USA and that DO NOT plan to do enterprise with the DoD ought to comply with the under directions:
Step 1: Proceed to SAM.gov to acquire a UEI and full the SAM.gov registration course of. SAM.gov registration have to be renewed yearly.
Organizations based mostly outdoors of the USA and that DO plan to do enterprise with the DoD ought to comply with the under directions:
Step 1: Apply for an NCAGE code by following the directions on the NSPA NATO web site linked under:
Step 2: After receiving an NCAGE code, proceed to SAM.gov to acquire a UEI and full the SAM.gov registration course of. SAM.gov registration have to be renewed yearly.
All prime organizations should additionally proceed to keep up lively SAM.gov registration with present data always throughout which they’ve an lively Federal award or software into account by a federal award company. SAM.gov requires all entities to resume their registration yearly to be able to preserve an lively registration standing in SAM.gov. It’s the duty of the applicant to make sure it has an lively registration in SAM.gov and to keep up that lively registration. If an applicant has not totally complied with the necessities on the time of software, the applicant could also be deemed technically ineligible to obtain an award and use that willpower as a foundation for making an award to a different applicant.
Please seek advice from 2 CFR 25.200 for added data.
Notice: SAM.gov isn’t the identical as SAMS Home. It is freed from cost to register in each techniques, however the registration processes are totally different.
Info is included on the SAM.gov web site to assist worldwide registrations, together with “Fast Begin Information for Worldwide Registrations” and “Useful Hints.” Navigate to www.SAM.gov, click on “HELP” within the prime navigation bar, then click on “Discover” and “New to SAM.gov?” for normal data. Please notice, steerage on SAM.gov and the steerage on GSA’s web site about requirement for registering in SAM.gov is topic to vary and is at present being up to date. Candidates ought to overview the web site for essentially the most up-to-date steerage.
The hooked up “AQM Steering for NCAGE-SAM.gov for Grant Candidates as of Dec. 2022” is a compilation of sources gathered by the Division’s Workplace of Acquisitions Administration (AQM). Any content material proven from SAM.gov isn’t owned by the Division of State. This steerage and instruction are to the very best of our data based mostly on the time of posting this solicitation. The place steerage in these attachments differs from the SAM.gov web site, SAM.gov prevails and the applicant is inspired to hunt and doc responses supplied by the SAM.gov assist desk.
D.3.1 Exemptions
An exemption from these necessities could also be permitted on a case-by-case foundation if:
- An applicant’s id have to be protected as a result of potential endangerment of their mission, their group’s standing, their workers, or people being served by the applicant.
- For an applicant, if the federal awarding company makes a willpower that there are exigent circumstances that prohibit the applicant from receiving a UEI and finishing SAM.gov registration previous to receiving a federal award. In these situations, federal awarding companies should require the recipient to acquire a UEI and full SAM.gov registration inside 30 days of the federal award date.
Organizations requesting exemption from UEI or SAM.gov necessities should e mail the purpose of contact listed within the NOFO at the least two weeks previous to the deadline within the NOFO offering a justification of their request. Approval for a SAM.gov exemption should come from the warranted Grants Officer earlier than the appliance may be deemed eligible for overview.
Notice: As of December 2022, organizations based mostly outdoors of the USA that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are now not required to have a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code to use for non-DoD overseas help funding alternatives.
D.4 Submission Dates and Instances
Purposes are due no later than 11:59 PM Jap Commonplace Time (EST), on 7, MARCH, 2023 on https://www.grants.gov/ or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ) underneath the announcement title “DRL FY22 IRF: Selling Inclusive Societies in Mongolia,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009318.”
Grants.gov and SAMS Home mechanically log the date and time an software submission is made, and the Division of State will use this data to find out whether or not an software has been submitted on time. Late purposes are neither reviewed nor thought-about. Recognized system errors brought on by Grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.service-now.com ) which are outdoors of the applicant’s management might be reviewed on a case by case foundation. Candidates shouldn’t count on a notification upon DRL receiving their software.
D.5 Funding Restrictions
Previous to issuing a federal award with a complete quantity of federal share larger than $250,000, the Division of State is required to overview and take into account any details about the applicant that’s discovered within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible by SAM.gov (41 USC §2313). An applicant, at its choice, could overview data within the designated integrity and efficiency techniques accessible by SAM.gov and touch upon any details about itself {that a} federal awarding company beforehand entered and is at present within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible by SAM.gov. The Division of State will take into account any feedback by the applicant, along with the opposite data within the designated integrity and efficiency system, in making a judgment in regards to the applicant’s integrity, enterprise ethics, and report of efficiency underneath federal awards when finishing the overview of threat posed by candidates as described in 2 CFR 200.206.
DRL won’t take into account purposes that mirror any sort of assist for any member, affiliate, or consultant of a chosen terrorist group. Please refer the hyperlink for Overseas Terrorist Organizations: https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
Venture actions whose direct beneficiaries are overseas militaries or paramilitary teams or people won’t be thought-about for DRL funding given function limitations on funding.
In accordance with Division of State coverage for terrorism, candidates are suggested that profitable passing of vetting to guage the danger that funds could profit terrorists or their supporters is a situation of award. If chosen for an award, candidates might be requested to submit data required by DS Kind 4184, Threat Evaluation Info (hooked up to this solicitation) about their firm and its principal personnel. Vetting data can also be required for all sub-award efficiency on help awards recognized by the Division of State as presenting a threat of terrorist financing. Vetting data might also be requested for mission beneficiaries and individuals. Failure to submit data when requested, or failure to cross vetting, could also be grounds for rejecting your proposal previous to award.
The Leahy Legislation prohibits Division overseas help funds from supporting overseas safety pressure models if the Secretary of State has credible data that the unit has dedicated a gross violation of human rights. Per 22 USC §2378d(a) (2017) , “No help shall be furnished underneath this chapter [FOREIGN ASSISTANCE] or the Arms Export Management Act [22 USC 2751 et seq.] to any unit of the safety forces of a overseas nation if the Secretary of State has credible data that such unit has dedicated a gross violation of human rights.” Restrictions could apply to any proposed help to police or different legislation enforcement. Amongst these, pursuant to part 620M of the Overseas Help Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), no help supplied by this funding alternative could also be furnished to any unit of the safety forces of a overseas nation when there may be credible data that such unit has dedicated a gross violation of human rights. In accordance with the necessities of part 620M of the FAA, also referred to as the Leahy legislation, mission beneficiaries or individuals from a overseas authorities’s safety forces could have to be vetted by the Division earlier than the availability of any help. If a proposed grant or cooperative settlement will present help to overseas safety forces or personnel, compliance with the Leahy Legislation is required.
U.S. overseas help for Burma or Burmese beneficiaries is topic to restrictions. This contains restrictions, pursuant to part 7043(a)(3) of the Division of State, Overseas Operations, and Associated Packages Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. G, P.L. 116-94)(SFOAA), on funds appropriated underneath title III of the act for help for Burma. Part 7043(a)(3) gives that such funds “is probably not made out there to any group or entity managed by the armed forces of Burma, or to any particular person or group that advocates violence towards ethnic or non secular teams or people in Burma, as decided by the Secretary of State.” As well as, funds can’t be made out there to any particular person or group that has dedicated severe human rights abuse.
Organizations ought to be cognizant of those restrictions when growing mission proposals as these restrictions would require applicable due diligence of program beneficiaries and collaboration with DRL to make sure compliance with these restrictions. Program beneficiaries topic to due diligence vetting will embody any people or entities which are beneficiaries of overseas help funding or assist. Due diligence vetting will embody a overview of open-source supplies.
Federal awards typically won’t permit reimbursement of pre-award prices; nonetheless, the Grants Officer could approve pre-award prices on a case-by-case foundation. Usually, development prices will not be allowed underneath DRL awards. For extra data, please see the DRL Proposal Submission Directions (PSI) for Purposes: https://www.state.gov/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/programs-and-grants/.
D.6 Software Submission
All software submissions have to be made electronically through www.grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ). Each techniques require registration by the making use of group. Please notice that the Grants.gov registration course of can take ten (10) enterprise days or longer, even when all registration steps are accomplished in a well timed method.
It’s the duty of the applicant to make sure that it has an lively registration in SAMS Home or Grants.gov. Candidates are required to doc that the appliance has been obtained by SAMS Home or Grants.gov in its entirety. DRL bears no duty for disqualification that end result from candidates not being registered earlier than the due date, for system errors in both SAMS Home or Grants.gov, or different errors within the software course of. Moreover, candidates should save a display screen shot of the guidelines displaying all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.
Faxed, couriered, or emailed paperwork will not be accepted. Affordable lodging could, in applicable circumstances, be supplied to candidates with disabilities or for safety causes. Candidates should comply with all formatting directions within the relevant NOFO and these directions.
DRL encourages organizations to submit purposes throughout regular enterprise hours (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Jap Commonplace Time (EST)). If an applicant experiences technical difficulties and has contacted the suitable assist desk however isn’t receiving well timed help (e.g. in case you have not obtained a response inside 48 hours of contacting the assistance desk), you could contact the DRL level of contact listed within the NOFO in Part G. The purpose of contact could help in contacting the suitable assist desk.
The Grants Officer will decide technical eligibility of all purposes.
SAMS Home Purposes:
Candidates utilizing SAMS Home for the primary time ought to full their “New Group Registration.” To register with SAMS Home, click on “Login to https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ” and comply with the “create an account” hyperlink.
Organizations should bear in mind to avoid wasting a display screen shot of the guidelines displaying all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.
SAMS Home Assist Desk:
For help with SAMS Home accounts and technical points associated to the system, please contact the ILMS assist desk by cellphone at +1 (888) 313-4567 (toll fees apply for worldwide callers) or by the Self Service on-line portal that may be accessed from https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com . Buyer assist is out there 24/7.
Grants.gov Purposes:
Candidates who don’t submit purposes through SAMS Home could submit through www.grants.gov.
Please be suggested that finishing all the mandatory registration steps for acquiring a username and password from Grants.gov can take ten (10) enterprise days or longer.
Please seek advice from the Grants.gov web site for definitions of assorted “software statuses” and the distinction between a submission receipt and a submission validation. Candidates will obtain a validation e-mail from Grants.gov upon the profitable submission of an software. Validation of an digital submission through Grants.gov can take as much as two enterprise days. Moreover, organizations should bear in mind to avoid wasting a screenshot of the guidelines displaying all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.
Grants.gov Helpdesk:
For help with Grants.gov, please name the Contact Heart at +1 (800) 518-4726 or e mail assist@grants.gov. The Contact Heart is out there 24 hours a day, seven days per week, besides federal holidays.
See https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ for a listing of federal holidays.
E. Software Assessment Info
E.1 Proposal Assessment Standards
The DRL overview panel will consider every software individually towards the next standards, listed under so as of significance, and never towards competing purposes. Please use the under standards as a reference, however don’t construction your software in accordance with the sub-sections.
High quality of Venture Concept
Purposes ought to be aware of this system framework and coverage aims recognized within the NOFO, applicable within the nation/regional context, and will exhibit originality, substance, precision, and relevance to DRL’s mission of selling human rights and democracy. Initiatives ought to have the potential to have a direct affect resulting in long-term, sustainable reforms. DRL prefers new approaches that don’t duplicate efforts by different entities. This doesn’t exclude from consideration initiatives that enhance upon or broaden present profitable initiatives in a brand new and complementary approach. In nations the place related actions are already going down, a proof ought to be supplied as to how new actions won’t duplicate or merely add to present actions and the way these efforts might be coordinated. Proposals that promote inventive approaches to acknowledged ongoing challenges are extremely inspired. DRL prioritizes mission proposals with inclusive approaches for advancing these rights.
Venture Planning/Capacity to Obtain Targets
A robust software will embody a transparent articulation of how the proposed mission actions contribute to the general mission aims, and every exercise might be clearly developed and detailed. A complete month-to-month work plan ought to reveal substantive undertakings and the logistical capability of the group. Targets ought to be formidable but measurable, results-focused and achievable in an inexpensive timeframe. An entire software should embody a Logic Mannequin to reveal how the mission actions will have an effect on its proposed aims. The Logic Mannequin ought to match the aims, outcomes, key actions, and outputs described within the narrative. Purposes ought to handle how the mission will interact related stakeholders and will determine native companions as applicable.
If native companions have been recognized, DRL strongly encourages candidates to submit letters of assist from proposed in-country companions. Moreover, candidates ought to describe the division of labor among the many direct applicant and any native companions. If relevant, purposes ought to determine goal geographic areas for actions, goal participant teams or choice standards for individuals, and the particular roles of sub-awardees, amongst different pertinent particulars.
DRL acknowledges that every one packages have some degree of threat as a result of inside/exterior variables which have the potential to adversely have an effect on a program. Threat administration ought to handle how the mission design incorporates the identification, evaluation, and administration of key threat elements. DRL will overview the Threat Evaluation based mostly on the group’s capacity to determine dangers that would have an effect on the general program in addition to how the group will handle these dangers.
Establishment’s File and Capability
DRL will take into account the previous efficiency of prior recipients and the demonstrated potential of recent candidates. Purposes ought to reveal an institutional report of profitable democracy and human rights packages, together with accountable fiscal administration and full compliance with all reporting necessities for previous grants. Proposed personnel and institutional sources ought to be ample and applicable to attain the mission’s aims. Initiatives ought to have potential for continued funding past DRL sources.
Addressing Obstacles to Equal Participation
DRL strives to make sure its initiatives advance the rights and uphold the dignity of all individuals. Because the U.S. authorities’s lead bureau devoted to selling democratic governance, DRL requests a programming strategy devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a obligatory pillar of robust democracies. Discrimination, violence, inequity, and inequality concentrating on any members of society undermines collective safety and threatens democracy. DRL prioritizes inclusive and built-in program fashions that assess and handle the obstacles to entry for people and teams based mostly on their race, ethnicity, faith, earnings, geography, gender id, sexual orientation, or incapacity. The proposal must also reveal how the mission will additional engagement in underserved communities and with people from underserved communities. Candidates ought to describe how programming will affect all of its beneficiaries, together with assist for underserved and underrepresented communities. This strategy ought to be an integral a part of each the idea and specific design, and implementation of all proposed mission actions, aims, and monitoring. Sturdy proposals will present particular evaluation, measures, and corresponding targets as applicable. Stakeholders shall determine the distinction between alternatives and obstacles to entry, and design initiatives accordingly to not perpetuate these inequalities, however fairly improve programmatic affect by together with all individuals in society. The aim of this strategy is to deliver communities and people in energy collectively in assist of extra secure and safe societies.
Value Effectiveness
DRL strongly encourages candidates to obviously reveal mission cost-effectiveness of their software, together with examples of leveraging institutional and different sources. Nonetheless, cost-sharing or different examples of leveraging different sources will not be required. Inclusion of cost-sharing within the funds doesn’t end in extra factors awarded in the course of the overview course of. Budgets ought to have low and/or affordable overhead and administration prices, and candidates ought to present clear explanations and justifications for these prices in relation to the work concerned. All funds gadgets ought to be clearly defined and justified to reveal necessity, appropriateness, and connection to the mission aims.
Please notice: If value share is included within the funds, the recipient should preserve written information to assist all allowable prices which are claimed as its contribution to value share, in addition to prices to be paid by the Federal authorities. Such information are topic to audit. Within the occasion the recipient doesn’t meet the minimal quantity of cost-sharing as stipulated within the recipient’s funds, DRL’s contribution could also be decreased in proportion to the recipient’s contribution.
Multiplier Impact/Sustainability
Purposes ought to clearly delineate how components of the mission could have a multiplier impact and be sustainable past the lifetime of the grant. A very good multiplier impact will have an effect past the direct beneficiaries of the grant (e.g. individuals educated underneath a grant go on to coach different individuals; workshop individuals use expertise from a workshop to boost a nationwide degree election that impacts all the populace). A robust sustainability plan could embody demonstrating persevering with affect past the lifetime of a mission or garnering different donor assist after DRL funding ceases.
Venture Monitoring and Analysis
Full purposes will embody an in depth M&E Narrative, which element how the mission’s progress might be monitored and evaluated. Incorporating well-designed monitoring and analysis processes right into a mission is an environment friendly technique for documenting the change (meant and unintended) {that a} mission seeks. Purposes ought to reveal the capability to supply aims with measurable outputs and outcomes.
The standard of the M&E sections might be judged on the narrative explaining how each monitoring and analysis might be carried out and who might be liable for these associated actions. The M&E Narrative ought to clarify how analysis(s), inside or exterior, might be included into the mission implementation plan or how the mission might be systematically assessed within the absence of 1. Please see the part on Monitoring and Analysis Narrative within the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI) for extra data on what’s required within the narrative.
Notice: Candidates are now not required to submit an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan of their proposals. Nonetheless, candidates ought to be conscious that, ought to an software transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional overview and approval.
The output and outcome-based efficiency indicators shouldn’t solely be separated by mission aims but additionally ought to match the aims, outcomes, and outputs detailed within the Logic Mannequin and Proposal Narrative. Efficiency indicators ought to be clearly outlined (i.e., defined how the indications might be measured and reported) both inside the desk or with a separate Efficiency Indicator Reference Sheet (PIRS). For every efficiency indicator, the desk must also embody baselines and quarterly and cumulative targets, knowledge assortment instruments, knowledge sources, kinds of knowledge disaggregation, and frequency of monitoring and analysis. There must also be metrics to seize how mission actions goal those that face discrimination as a result of their faith, gender, disabilities, ethnicity or sexual orientation and gender id, the place relevant. Please see the part on Monitoring and Analysis Plan within the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI) for extra data on what’s required within the plan.
E.2 Assessment and Choice Course of
DRL strives to make sure that every software receives a balanced analysis by a DRL overview panel. AQM will decide technical eligibility for all purposes. All technically eligible purposes for a given NOFO are reviewed towards the identical seven standards, which embody high quality of mission thought, mission planning/capacity to attain aims, institutional report and capability, inclusive programming, value effectiveness, multiplier impact/sustainability, and mission monitoring and analysis.
Moreover, the DRL overview panel will consider how the appliance addresses the NOFO request, U.S. overseas coverage objectives, and the precedence wants of DRL total. DRL might also consider the stability of the present portfolio of lively initiatives, together with geographic or thematic variety, if wanted.
Usually, the DRL overview panel contains representatives from DRL, the suitable Division of State regional bureau (to incorporate suggestions from U.S. embassies), and U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID) (to incorporate suggestions from USAID missions). In some circumstances, extra panelists could take part, together with from different Division of State bureaus or places of work; U.S. authorities departments, companies, or boards; representatives from accomplice governments; or representatives from entities which are in a public-private partnership with DRL. On the finish of the panel’s dialogue about an software, the overview panel votes on whether or not to suggest the appliance for approval by the DRL Assistant Secretary. If extra purposes are really useful for approval than DRL can in the end fund, the overview panel will rank the really useful purposes in precedence order for consideration by the DRL Assistant Secretary. The Grants Officer Consultant (GOR) for the eventual award doesn’t vote on the panel. All panelists should signal non-disclosure agreements and conflicts of curiosity agreements.
DRL overview panels could present circumstances and suggestions on purposes to boost the proposed mission, which have to be addressed by the applicant earlier than additional consideration of the award. To make sure efficient use of DRL funds, circumstances or suggestions could embody requests to extend, lower, make clear, and/or justify prices and mission actions.
F. Federal Award Administration Info
F.1 Federal Award Notices
DRL will present a separate notification to candidates on the results of their purposes. Profitable candidates will obtain a letter electronically through e mail requesting that the applicant reply to overview panel circumstances and suggestions. This notification isn’t an authorization to start actions and doesn’t represent formal approval or a funding dedication.
Remaining approval is contingent on the applicant efficiently responding to the overview panel’s circumstances and suggestions; being registered in required techniques, together with the U.S. authorities’s Cost Administration System (PMS), except an exemption is supplied; and finishing and offering any extra documentation requested by DRL or AQM. Remaining approval can also be contingent on Congressional Notification necessities being met and closing overview and approval by the Division’s warranted Grants Officer.
The discover of Federal award signed by the Division’s warranted Grants Officers is the only real authorizing doc. If awarded, the discover of Federal award might be supplied to the applicant’s designated Authorizing Official through SAMS Home to be electronically counter-signed within the system.
F.2 Administrative and Nationwide Coverage and Authorized Necessities
DRL requires all recipients of overseas help funding to adjust to all relevant Division and Federal legal guidelines and laws, together with however not restricted to the next:
The Uniform Administrative Necessities, Value Rules and Audit Necessities for Federal Awards set forth in 2 CFR Chapter 200 (Sub-Chapters A by F) shall apply to all non-Federal entities, aside from help awards to People and Overseas Public Entities. Sub-Chapters A by E shall apply to all overseas organizations, and Sub-Chapters A by D shall apply to all U.S. and overseas for-profit entities. The applicant/recipient of the award and any sub-recipient underneath the award should adjust to all relevant phrases and circumstances, along with the peace of mind and certifications made a part of the Discover of Award. The Division’s Commonplace Phrases and Situations may be considered at https://www.state.gov/about-us-office-of-the-procurement-executive/.
Moreover, DRL helps implementation of the Nationwide Technique on Gender Fairness and Equality; the Ladies Peace and Safety (WPS) Act of 2017, which highlights the U.S. dedication to the significant participation of girls in battle prevention, administration, and determination; and the Division of State WPS Implementation Plan. For extra data, please seek advice from the next hyperlink: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1141 .
Further necessities could also be included relying on the content material of this system.
F.3 Reporting
Candidates ought to concentrate on the post-award reporting necessities for federal help awards as mirrored in 2 CFR 200 Appendix XII – Award Time period and Situation for Recipient Integrity and Efficiency Issues.https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=027fb85899500d580fc71df69d11573a&mc=true&n=pt2.1.200&r=PART&ty=HTML – ap2.1.200_1521.i DRL awards require that every one experiences (monetary and progress) are uploaded to the federal award file in SAMS Home on a quarterly foundation. The Federal Monetary Report (FFR or SF-425) is the required kind for monetary experiences and have to be submitted in PMS, and a replica of the report submitted in PMS then uploaded to the award file in SAMS Home. Progress experiences uploaded to the award file in SAMS Home should embody a story as described under in addition to Program Indicators (or different mutually agreed upon format authorised by the Grants Officer), together with customary (F) framework indicators and DRL framework indicators. F and DRL framework indicators might be reviewed and negotiated in the course of the closing phases of issuing an award on a project-by-project foundation.
Narrative progress experiences ought to mirror the concentrate on measuring the mission’s progress on the overarching aims and ought to be compiled in accordance with the aims, outcomes, and outputs as outlined within the award’s Scope of Work (SOW) and within the Monitoring & Analysis Narrative. An evaluation of the general mission’s achievements ought to be included in every progress report. The place related, progress experiences ought to embody the next sections:
- Related contextual data (restricted);
- Clarification and analysis of great actions of the reporting interval and the way the actions mirror progress towards attaining aims, together with assembly benchmarks/targets as set within the authorised M&E Plan. As well as, connect the M&E Plan, evaluating the goal and precise numbers for the indications;
- Any qualitative affect or success tales from the mission, when potential;
- Copy of baseline, mid-term, and/or closing analysis report(s) carried out by an exterior evaluator; if relevant;
- Related supporting documentation or merchandise associated to the mission actions (reminiscent of articles, assembly lists and agendas, participant surveys, pictures, manuals, and so forth.) as separate attachments;
- Description of how the recipient is pursuing sustainability, together with on the lookout for sources of follow-on funding;
- Any issues/challenges in implementing the mission and a corrective motion plan with an up to date timeline of actions;
- The reason why established objectives weren’t met;
- Information for the required F and/or DRL framework indicator(s) for the quarter in addition to combination knowledge by fiscal yr;
- Program Indicators or different mutually agreed upon format authorised by the Grants Officer;
- Proposed actions for the subsequent quarter; and,
- Further pertinent data, together with evaluation and clarification of value overruns or excessive unit prices, if relevant.
Overseas Help Information Assessment: As required by Congress, the Division of State should make progress in its efforts to enhance monitoring and reporting of overseas help knowledge by the Overseas Help Information Assessment (FADR). The FADR requires monitoring of overseas help exercise knowledge from budgeting, planning, and allocation by obligation and disbursement. Profitable candidates might be required to report and draw down federal funding based mostly on the suitable FADR Information Parts, indicated inside their award documentation. In circumstances of multiple FADR Information Factor, sometimes program or sector and/or areas or nation, the profitable applicant might be required to keep up separate accounting information.
A closing narrative and monetary report should even be submitted inside 120 days after the expiration of the award.
Please notice: Delays in reporting could end in delays of fee approvals and failure to supply required experiences could jeopardize the recipient’s’ capacity to obtain future U.S. authorities funds. DRL reserves the best to request any extra programmatic and/or monetary mission data in the course of the award interval.
G. Contact Info
For technical submission questions associated to this NOFO, please contact drlirfgrants@state.gov.
For help with SAMS Home accounts and technical points associated to the system, please contact the ILMS assist desk by cellphone at +1 (888) 313-4567 (toll fees apply for worldwide callers) or by the Self Service on-line portal that may be accessed from https://afsitsm.service-now.com/ilms/home . Buyer assist is out there 24/7.
Please notice that establishing an account in SAMS Home could require the usage of smartphone for multi-factor authentication (MFA). If an applicant doesn’t have accessibility to a smartphone in the course of the time of making an account, please contact the helpdesk and request directions on MFA for Home windows PC.
For help with Grants.gov accounts and technical points associated to utilizing the system, please name the Contact Heart at +1 (800) 518-4726 or e mail assist@grants.gov. The Contact Heart is out there 24 hours a day, seven days per week, besides federal holidays.
For a listing of federal holidays go to:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/
Aside from technical submission questions, in the course of the NOFO interval U.S. Division of State employees in Washington and abroad shall not talk about this competitors with candidates till all the proposal overview course of has been accomplished and rejection and approval letters have been transmitted.
H. Different Info
Candidates ought to be conscious that DRL understands that some data contained in purposes could also be thought-about delicate or proprietary and can make applicable efforts to guard such data. Nonetheless, candidates are suggested that DRL can not assure that such data won’t be disclosed, together with pursuant to the Freedom of Info Act (FOIA) or different related statutes.
The data on this NOFO and “Proposal Submission Directions for Purposes” is binding and is probably not modified by any DRL consultant. Explanatory data supplied by DRL that contradicts this language won’t be binding. Issuance of the NOFO and negotiation of purposes doesn’t represent an award dedication on the a part of the U.S. authorities. DRL reserves the best to cut back, revise, or enhance proposal budgets.
This NOFO will seem on www.grants.gov, SAMS Domestic , and DRL’s web site https://www.state.gov/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/programs-and-grants/.
Background Info on DRL and Basic DRL Funding
DRL has the mission of selling democracy and defending human rights and basic freedoms globally. DRL helps initiatives designed by an evidence-based framework that empower native civil society companions to advertise and defend democracy globally, together with efforts to counter authoritarianism, promote human rights, and meaningfully handle variety, fairness, and inclusion as a core ingredient of excellent governance. DRL sometimes focuses its work in nations dealing with human rights violations and abuses, the place democracy and human rights defenders are underneath stress, and the place governance infrastructure is undemocratic, in transition, or liable to backsliding.
Further background data on DRL and its efforts may be discovered on https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/.