United States Division of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Discover of Funding Alternative (NOFO):
DRL: Defending Survivors of Gender-Based mostly Violence (GBV) in Libya
That is the announcement of funding alternative quantity SFOP0009368
Catalog of Federal Home Help Quantity: 19.345
Sort of Solicitation: Open Competitors
Software Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on 1 Might
Whole Funding Ground: $1,000,000
Whole Funding Ceiling: $1,000,000
Anticipated Variety of Awards: 1-2
Sort of Award: Grant, Cooperative Settlement
Interval of Efficiency: 24-36 months
Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 6-9 months
A. Mission Description
The U.S. Division of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) declares an open competitors for proposals that improve efforts to fight gender-based violence (GBV) in Libya.
DRL’s purpose is to stop, handle, and reply to GBV inside Libya. DRL goals to allow Libyan civil society to steer survivor-sensitive GBV advocacy efforts and develop efficient reporting and survivor-centered service provision mechanisms.
Potential program approaches might embrace:
- Enhancing procedures and referral programs that present complete, victim-centered providers together with medical, financial, and psychosocial assist for survivors.
- Reinforcing capacities of service suppliers and native establishments to guard girls from violence, politically motivated threats, discrimination, exploitation, and abuse.
- Strengthening coordination amongst service suppliers, native establishments, and professionalized networks of assist
- Enhancing built-in digital, bodily, and psychosocial safety measures and rising consciousness of reporting mechanisms for GBV survivors.
- Amplifying rights consciousness campaigns, together with efforts to vary societal attitudes that stigmatize survivors of GBV and forestall survivors from accessing help and formally reporting crimes.
- Supporting the institution of shelters or different safety mechanisms for GBV survivors throughout all of Libya and rising response efforts, together with enhancing entry to emergency help, transportation, and relocation assist.
Please be aware that each one proposed program goals will need to have their main scope and affect inside Libya. Working with native Libyan companions, together with substantive engagement of Libyan civil society organizations in this system’s design and implementation, have to be a central side of any proposed program.
All applications ought to intention 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 artistic approaches. This doesn’t exclude from consideration initiatives that enhance upon or increase present profitable initiatives in a brand new and complementary method.
DRL is dedicated to advancing fairness and assist for underserved and underrepresented communities. In accordance with the Govt Order on Advancing Racial Fairness and Underserved Communities, applications ought to implement methods for integration and inclusion of people/organizations/beneficiaries that may deliver views primarily based 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. Applications must be demand-driven and domestically led to the extent doable.
DRL requires all applications to be non-discriminatory and expects implementers to incorporate methods for nondiscrimination of people/organizations/beneficiaries primarily based 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. Proposal approaches ought to particularly middle on supporting underserved and marginalized communities in Libya. This will embrace, girls, residents of South Libya, indigenous communities together with Amazigh, Tuareg, and Tebu peoples, migrants, asylum seekers, internally displaced individuals, and/or LGBTQI+ figuring out folks.
The place acceptable, aggressive proposals might embrace:
- Alternatives for beneficiaries to use their new data and abilities in sensible efforts;
- Solicitation of suggestions and recommendations from beneficiaries when creating actions with the intention to strengthen the sustainability of applications and participant possession of undertaking outcomes;
- Enter from contributors on sustainability plans and systematic assessment of the plans all through the lifetime of the undertaking, with changes made as essential;
- Inclusion of weak populations;
- Joint identification and definition of key ideas with related stakeholders and stakeholder enter into undertaking actions;
- Systematic observe 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 abilities.
Actions which can be not sometimes allowed embrace, however aren’t 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 aren’t essential per safety issues;
- 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 somewhat than present residents of focused nations.
This discover is topic to availability of funding.
B. Federal Award Data
Major organizations can submit one software in response to the NOFO.
The U.S. authorities might: (a) reject all or any purposes, (b) settle for aside from the bottom price software, (c) settle for multiple software, and (d) waive irregularities in purposes obtained.
The U.S. authorities might make award(s) on the premise of preliminary purposes obtained, with out discussions or negotiations. Subsequently, every preliminary software ought to comprise the applicant’s greatest phrases from a price and technical standpoint. The U.S. authorities reserves the best (although it’s beneath no obligation to take action), nonetheless, to enter into discussions with a number of candidates with the intention to receive clarifications, further element, or to counsel refinements within the undertaking description, price range, or different facets of an software.
DRL anticipates awarding both a grant or cooperative settlement relying on the wants and threat components of this system. The ultimate dedication on award mechanism will likely 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 undertaking. If a cooperative settlement is awarded, DRL will undertake cheap and programmatically essential substantial involvement. Examples of considerable involvement can embrace, however aren’t restricted to:
- Lively participation or collaboration with the recipient within the implementation of the award;
- Overview and approval of 1 stage of labor earlier than one other can start;
- Overview and approval of substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards or contracts past present Federal coverage;
- Approval of the recipient’s price range 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 outcome from this NOFO, DRL retains the best to execute non-competitive continuation modification(s). The full length 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 Data
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 training; 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 further assessment following the panel choice course of. Moreover, the Division of State prohibits revenue to for-profit or industrial organizations beneath its help awards. Revenue is outlined as any quantity in extra of allowable direct and oblique prices. The allowability of prices incurred by industrial 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 Ideas and Procedures.
Please see 2 CFR 200.307 for rules relating to program revenue.
C.2 Value Sharing or Matching
Offering price sharing, matching, or price participation isn’t an eligibility issue or requirement for this NOFO and offering price share is not going to 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 might kind consortia with the intention to deliver collectively organizations with diversified experience to suggest a complete program in a single proposal. Nonetheless, one group must be designated within the proposal because the lead applicant, with the opposite members designated as sub-award companions. DRL reserves the best to request further background data on candidates that do not need 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 applications and actions. DRL welcomes purposes regardless of 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, resembling, however not restricted to, by withholding, adversely impacting, or denying equitable entry to the advantages offered by this award on the premise of any issue not expressly acknowledged within the award. This consists of, 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 beneath 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 Govt Orders 12549 (3 CFR,1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR,1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” Moreover, no entity or particular person listed on the Excluded Events Listing System in SAM.gov can take part in any actions beneath an award. All candidates are strongly inspired to assessment the Excluded Events Listing System in SAM.gov to make sure that no ineligible entity or particular person is included of their software.
D. Software and Submission Data
D.1 Tackle to Request Software Package deal
Candidates can discover software types, kits, or different supplies wanted to use on www.grants.gov and SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ) beneath the announcement title “DRL: Defending Survivors of Gender-Based mostly Violence (GBV) in Libya,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009368.” Please contact the DRL level of contact listed in Part G if requesting cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities or for safety causes. Please be aware that cheap lodging don’t embrace 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 offered (please be aware 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 offered 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 price range, might be reformatted to suit inside one web page width.
D.2.1 Software Necessities
Full purposes should embrace the next:
- Accomplished and signed SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B Please see SF-424 directions in Part 2B of the PSI.
- Organizations that have interaction 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 title, undertaking title, goal nation/nations, undertaking synopsis, and title and call data for the appliance’s foremost level of contact. Please see Cowl Web page Part 2C of the PSI for a template and extra particulars.
- Govt Abstract (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that outlines undertaking targets, goals, actions, and so on.
- The Govt Abstract ought to embrace a quick part that explicitly states: (1) the issue assertion addressed by the undertaking, (2) research-based proof justifying the distinctive undertaking strategy, and (3) quantifiable undertaking outcomes and impacts.
- The Govt Abstract ought to embrace a quick part that explicitly states: (1) the issue assertion addressed by the undertaking, (2) research-based proof justifying the distinctive undertaking strategy, and (3) quantifiable undertaking 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 be aware the ten-page restrict doesn’t embrace the Cowl Web page, Govt 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, Govt Abstract, and Proposal Narrative in a single file). Please see Proposal Narrative Tips 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 folks as a method 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 price sharing contribution, and the full price range. A abstract price range must also be included utilizing the OMB-approved price range 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 must be included as further tabs inside the Excel workbook (if obtainable on the time of submission). Please see Price range Tips Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
- The programming strategy must be devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a essential pillar of sturdy democracies. Please embrace 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 price range spreadsheet, in addition to the supply and an outline of all cost-share supplied. Please see Price range Tips Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
- The group’s most up-to-date audit, if relevant. This must 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 programs are using human rights-based approaches, making use of a gender and fairness lens, and/or embrace the participation of sub-grantees and undertaking contributors. Throughout the Monitoring and Analysis Narrative, candidates ought to reveal their dedication to inclusive methods and think about whether or not analysis design, knowledge assortment, evaluation, reporting and studying are carried out in an moral and accountable method with all undertaking contributors (e.g. direct beneficiaries, sub-grantees). Candidates ought to nonetheless make satisfactory provisions to guard the privateness of human topics when gathering knowledge from people. As an example, when gathering knowledge from undertaking contributors, think about whether or not your group could have the mandatory knowledgeable consent types, confidentiality agreements, and knowledge safety protocols. Candidates must be conscious that, ought to an software transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional assessment and approval.
- Danger Evaluation (ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Danger 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 embrace quick bios that spotlight related skilled expertise. Given the restricted house, CVs aren’t beneficial 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 embrace 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 study embrace institutional practices and boundaries, 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 undertaking design and/or different proposal paperwork, together with a plan for repeatedly reviewing and updating the gender and inclusion evaluation with native companions/beneficiaries, and making any essential changes to undertaking implementation. A set of guiding questions might be present in Part 2L of the PSI.
- Safety Plan addressing any points involving in-person occasions and recruitment for stated occasions, and security for any on-line applications or communications, together with impartial IT safety audits (to incorporate a vulnerability evaluation) of any proposed internet software or platform. Group’s Safety Plan ought to reveal consideration of the dangers recognized within the submitted threat evaluation. Prices may additionally be recognized inside the price range and price range narrative. Candidates are additionally inspired to incorporate contingency plans for in-person or on-line actions.
- Contingency Plan for proposed actions ought to the initially deliberate actions not be capable of be applied. The Contingency Plan must be submitted as a further annex. Candidates ought to reveal consideration of the dangers recognized within the submitted threat evaluation and embrace particular various actions or places as a part of the Contingency Plan. Any proposed “plan” should adjust to 2CFR200.433 – Contingency provisions. Plans should not embrace unallocable or unallowable bills and should not end in a bigger Whole Award Worth than the recognized because the “competitors ceiling.” DRL requires prior approval by the Grants Officer of the “plan” earlier than any actions can happen, or prices might be incurred towards the “plan.”
- Classes Discovered (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) from previous applications (insert nation or theme) that reveal how the implementer has safely operated and responded to programmatic challenges, studying from each successes and failures, within the working setting. To be included into the ten (10) pages allowed for “Proposal Narrative.”
- Psychosocial Help (to be included into the ten (10) pages allowed for “Proposal Narrative,” and into “Price range” and “Price range Narrative”). A bit within the proposal, price range, and price range narrative to replicate acceptable sources and assist for the psychosocial well being of employees (i.e., actions can vary from entry to instructional supplies and coaching alternatives to counseling providers to different contextually related assist).
- References: For reference to worldwide steerage, please see the next: Core Humanitarian Customary Dedication 8.9 (https://corehumanitarianstandard.org/files/files/CHS-Guidance-Notes-and-Indicators.pdf ); and IASC Tips on Psychological Well being and Psychosocial Assist in Emergency Settings Motion Sheet 4.4 (http://www.who.int/mental_health/emergencies/guidelines_iasc_mental_health_psychosocial_june_2007.pdf ).
Purposes that don’t embrace the weather listed above will likely be deemed technically ineligible.
D.2.2 Further Software Paperwork
Robust purposes may also comprise the next:
- Particular person Letters of Assist and/or Memorandum of Understanding. Letters of assist and MOUs have to be particular to the undertaking implementation (e.g. from proposed companions or sub-award recipients) and won’t rely in direction of the web page restrict.
Please confer with 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 offered on the DRL web site are steered, however not necessary.
DRL reserves the best to request further paperwork not included on this NOFO. Moreover, to make sure that all purposes obtain a balanced analysis, the DRL assessment panel will assessment from the primary web page of every part as much as the web page restrict and no additional.
Word: 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 offer further data and paperwork requested within the notification of intent. The deadlines might differ in every notification of intent and candidates should adhere to the acknowledged deadline within the notification of intent.
D.2.3 Further Data 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 situations and suggestions from the DRL assessment panel;
- A duplicate of the applicant’s newest NICRA as a PDF file, if the applicant has a NICRA and consists of NICRA prices within the price range;
- 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 Fee Administration System managed by the Division of Well being and Human Companies, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time (until an exemption is offered);
- 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 will likely be required to create a SAMS Home account with the intention to settle for the ultimate award. Accounts have to be logged into to each 60 days with the intention to preserve an lively account.
D.3 Distinctive Entity Identifier and System for Award Administration (SAM)
All prime organizations, whether or not primarily based in the US 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 might not assessment purposes from or make awards to candidates that haven’t accomplished all relevant UEI and SAM.gov necessities. A UEI is likely one of the knowledge components mandated by Public Legislation 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), for all Federal awards.
Word: As of April 2022, a DUNS quantity is not required for federal help purposes.
The two CFR 200 requires that sub-grantees receive a UEI quantity. Please be aware the UEI for sub-grantees isn’t required on the time of software however will likely be required earlier than the award is processed and/or directed to a sub-grantee.
Word: The method of acquiring or renewing a SAM.gov registration might take wherever from 4-8 weeks. Please start your registration as early as doable.
- Organizations primarily based in the US or that pay staff inside the US will want an Employer Identification Quantity (EIN) from the Inner Income Service (IRS) and a UEI quantity previous to registering in SAM.gov. Please be aware that as of February 2023, organizations primarily based in the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are not required to have a Business and Authorities Entity (CAGE) code to use for non-DoD overseas help funding alternatives.
- If an applicant group is mid-registration and needs 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 fsd.gov utilizing the next language: “I don’t intend to hunt monetary help from the Division of Protection. I don’t want to receive a CAGE code. I perceive that I might want to submit my registration after this incident is resolved with the intention to have my registration activated.”
- Organizations primarily based outdoors of the US and that don’t pay staff inside the US don’t want an EIN from the IRS, however do want a UEI quantity previous to registering in SAM.gov. Please be aware that as of December 2022, organizations primarily based outdoors of the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are 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 needs 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 fsd.gov utilizing the next language: “I don’t intend to hunt monetary help from the Division of Protection. I don’t want to receive an NCAGE code. I perceive that I might want to submit my registration after this incident is resolved with the intention to have my registration activated.”
Organizations primarily based outdoors of the US and that DO NOT plan to do enterprise with the DoD ought to observe 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 primarily based outdoors of the US and that DO plan to do enterprise with the DoD ought to observe 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 every year with the intention 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 dedication as a foundation for making an award to a different applicant.
Please confer with 2 CFR 25.200 for extra data.
Word: SAM.gov isn’t the identical as SAMS Home. It is freed from cost to register in each programs, however the registration processes are completely different.
Data 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 basic data. Please be aware, 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 assessment 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 most effective of our data primarily based 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 offered 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 consequence of potential endangerment of their mission, their group’s standing, their staff, or people being served by the applicant.
- For an applicant, if the federal awarding company makes a dedication 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 cases, 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 a minimum of 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 might be deemed eligible for assessment.
Word: As of December 2022, organizations primarily based outdoors of the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are not required to have a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code to use for non-DoD overseas help funding alternatives. As of February 2023, organizations primarily based in the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. DoD awards are not required to have a Business and Authorities Entity (CAGE) 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 Customary Time (EST), on 1 Might, 2023, on https://www.grants.gov/ or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com) beneath the announcement title “DRL: Defending Survivors of Gender-Based mostly Violence (GBV) in Libya,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009368.”
Grants.gov and SAMS Home routinely 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 of. Identified system errors attributable to Grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.service-now.com ) which can be outdoors of the applicant’s management will likely be reviewed on a case by case foundation. Candidates shouldn’t anticipate 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 assessment and think about 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, might assessment data within the designated integrity and efficiency programs 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 think about any feedback by the applicant, along with the opposite data within the designated integrity and efficiency system, in making a judgment concerning the applicant’s integrity, enterprise ethics, and file of efficiency beneath federal awards when finishing the assessment of threat posed by candidates as described in 2 CFR 200.206.
DRL is not going to think about purposes that replicate any kind of assist for any member, affiliate, or consultant of a delegated terrorist group. Please refer the hyperlink for Overseas Terrorist Organizations: https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
Mission actions whose direct beneficiaries are overseas militaries or paramilitary teams or people is not going to be thought of for DRL funding given objective limitations on funding.
In accordance with Division of State coverage for terrorism, candidates are suggested that profitable passing of vetting to judge the chance that funds might profit terrorists or their supporters is a situation of award. If chosen for an award, candidates will likely be requested to submit data required by DS Type 4184, Danger Evaluation Data (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 may additionally be requested for undertaking beneficiaries and contributors. Failure to submit data when requested, or failure to move 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 beneath 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 might 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 offered by this funding alternative could also be furnished to any unit of the safety forces of a overseas nation when there’s credible data that such unit has dedicated a gross violation of human rights. In accordance with the necessities of part 620M of the FAA, often known as the Leahy legislation, undertaking beneficiaries or contributors from a overseas authorities’s safety forces might must 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 consists of restrictions, pursuant to part 7043(a)(3) of the Division of State, Overseas Operations, and Associated Applications Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. G, P.L. 116-94)(SFOAA), on funds appropriated beneath title III of the act for help for Burma. Part 7043(a)(3) gives that such funds “might not be made obtainable 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 spiritual teams or people in Burma, as decided by the Secretary of State.” As well as, funds can’t be made obtainable to any particular person or group that has dedicated severe human rights abuse.
Organizations must be cognizant of those restrictions when creating undertaking proposals as these restrictions would require acceptable due diligence of program beneficiaries and collaboration with DRL to make sure compliance with these restrictions. Program beneficiaries topic to due diligence vetting will embrace any people or entities which can be beneficiaries of overseas help funding or assist. Due diligence vetting will embrace a assessment of open-source supplies.
Federal awards usually is not going to enable reimbursement of pre-award prices; nonetheless, the Grants Officer might approve pre-award prices on a case-by-case foundation. Usually, development prices aren’t allowed beneath 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 by way of www.grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ). Each programs require registration by the making use of group. Please be aware 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 outcome 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 exhibiting all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.
Faxed, couriered, or emailed paperwork will not be accepted. Affordable lodging might, in acceptable circumstances, be offered to candidates with disabilities or for safety causes. Candidates should observe 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 Customary Time (EST)). If an applicant experiences technical difficulties and has contacted the suitable assist desk however isn’t receiving well timed help (e.g. if in case you have not obtained a response inside 48 hours of contacting the assistance desk), you might contact the DRL level of contact listed within the NOFO in Part G. The purpose of contact might 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 observe the “create an account” hyperlink.
Organizations should bear in mind to avoid wasting a display screen shot of the guidelines exhibiting 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 prices apply for worldwide callers) or by the Self Service on-line portal that may be accessed from https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com . Buyer assist is on the market 24/7.
Grants.gov Purposes:
Candidates who don’t submit purposes by way of SAMS Home might submit by way of 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 confer with 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 by way of Grants.gov can take as much as two enterprise days. Moreover, organizations should bear in mind to avoid wasting a screenshot of the guidelines exhibiting 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 on the market 24 hours a day, seven days every week, besides federal holidays.
See https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ for a listing of federal holidays.
E. Software Overview Data
E.1 Proposal Overview Standards
The DRL assessment 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 response to the sub-sections.
High quality of Mission Concept
Purposes must be conscious of this system framework and coverage goals recognized within the NOFO, acceptable within the nation/regional context, and may exhibit originality, substance, precision, and relevance to DRL’s mission of selling human rights and democracy. Initiatives ought to have the potential to have an instantaneous 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 increase present profitable initiatives in a brand new and complementary method. In nations the place related actions are already going down, an evidence must be offered as to how new actions is not going to duplicate or merely add to present actions and the way these efforts will likely be coordinated. Proposals that promote inventive approaches to acknowledged ongoing challenges are extremely inspired. DRL prioritizes undertaking proposals with inclusive approaches for advancing these rights.
Mission Planning/Means to Obtain Aims
A powerful software will embrace a transparent articulation of how the proposed undertaking actions contribute to the general undertaking goals, and every exercise will likely be clearly developed and detailed. A complete month-to-month work plan ought to reveal substantive undertakings and the logistical capability of the group. Aims must be formidable but measurable, results-focused and achievable in an affordable timeframe. A whole software should embrace a Logic Mannequin to reveal how the undertaking actions will have an effect on its proposed goals. The Logic Mannequin ought to match the goals, outcomes, key actions, and outputs described within the narrative. Purposes ought to handle how the undertaking will have interaction related stakeholders and may establish native companions as acceptable.
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 establish goal geographic areas for actions, goal participant teams or choice standards for contributors, and the precise roles of sub-awardees, amongst different pertinent particulars.
DRL acknowledges that each one applications have some degree of threat as a consequence of inner/exterior variables which have the potential to adversely have an effect on a program. Danger administration ought to handle how the undertaking design incorporates the identification, evaluation, and administration of key threat components. DRL will assessment the Danger Evaluation primarily based on the group’s capacity to establish dangers that might have an effect on the general program in addition to how the group will handle these dangers.
Establishment’s File and Capability
DRL will think about the previous efficiency of prior recipients and the demonstrated potential of recent candidates. Purposes ought to reveal an institutional file of profitable democracy and human rights applications, together with accountable fiscal administration and full compliance with all reporting necessities for previous grants. Proposed personnel and institutional sources must be satisfactory and acceptable to attain the undertaking’s goals. 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 essential pillar of sturdy democracies. Discrimination, violence, inequity, and inequality focusing on any members of society undermines collective safety and threatens democracy. DRL prioritizes inclusive and built-in program fashions that assess and handle the boundaries to entry for people and teams primarily based on their race, ethnicity, faith, revenue, geography, gender id, sexual orientation, or incapacity. The proposal must also reveal how the undertaking 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 must be an integral a part of each the idea and specific design, and implementation of all proposed undertaking actions, goals, and monitoring. Robust proposals will present particular evaluation, measures, and corresponding targets as acceptable. Stakeholders shall establish the distinction between alternatives and boundaries to entry, and design initiatives accordingly to not perpetuate these inequalities, however somewhat improve programmatic affect by together with all folks in society. The purpose of this strategy is to deliver communities and people in energy collectively in assist of extra steady and safe societies.
Value Effectiveness
DRL strongly encourages candidates to obviously reveal undertaking cost-effectiveness of their software, together with examples of leveraging institutional and different sources. Nonetheless, cost-sharing or different examples of leveraging different sources aren’t required. Inclusion of cost-sharing within the price range doesn’t end in further factors awarded throughout the assessment course of. Budgets ought to have low and/or cheap overhead and administration prices, and candidates ought to present clear explanations and justifications for these prices in relation to the work concerned. All price range objects must be clearly defined and justified to reveal necessity, appropriateness, and connection to the undertaking goals.
Please be aware: If price share is included within the price range, the recipient should preserve written data to assist all allowable prices which can be claimed as its contribution to price share, in addition to prices to be paid by the Federal authorities. Such data are topic to audit. Within the occasion the recipient doesn’t meet the minimal quantity of cost-sharing as stipulated within the recipient’s price range, 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 undertaking 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. contributors skilled beneath a grant go on to coach different folks; workshop contributors use abilities from a workshop to boost a nationwide degree election that impacts the whole populace). A powerful sustainability plan might embrace demonstrating persevering with affect past the lifetime of a undertaking or garnering different donor assist after DRL funding ceases.
Mission Monitoring and Analysis
Full purposes will embrace an in depth M&E Narrative, which element how the undertaking’s progress will likely be monitored and evaluated. Incorporating well-designed monitoring and analysis processes right into a undertaking is an environment friendly methodology for documenting the change (supposed and unintended) {that a} undertaking seeks. Purposes ought to reveal the capability to offer goals with measurable outputs and outcomes.
The standard of the M&E sections will likely be judged on the narrative explaining how each monitoring and analysis will likely be carried out and who will likely be answerable for these associated actions. The M&E Narrative ought to clarify how analysis(s), inner or exterior, will likely be included into the undertaking implementation plan or how the undertaking will likely 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.
Word: Candidates are not required to submit an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan of their proposals. Nonetheless, candidates must be conscious that, ought to an software transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional assessment and approval.
The output and outcome-based efficiency indicators shouldn’t solely be separated by undertaking goals but in addition ought to match the goals, outcomes, and outputs detailed within the Logic Mannequin and Proposal Narrative. Efficiency indicators must be clearly outlined (i.e., defined how the indications will likely 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 embrace baselines and quarterly and cumulative targets, knowledge assortment instruments, knowledge sources, forms of knowledge disaggregation, and frequency of monitoring and analysis. There must also be metrics to seize how undertaking actions goal those that face discrimination as a consequence 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 Overview and Choice Course of
DRL strives to make sure that every software receives a balanced analysis by a DRL assessment 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 embrace high quality of undertaking concept, undertaking planning/capacity to attain goals, institutional file and capability, inclusive programming, price effectiveness, multiplier impact/sustainability, and undertaking monitoring and analysis.
Moreover, the DRL assessment panel will consider how the appliance addresses the NOFO request, U.S. overseas coverage targets, and the precedence wants of DRL total. DRL may additionally take into accounts the steadiness of the present portfolio of lively initiatives, together with geographic or thematic range, if wanted.
Most often, the DRL assessment panel consists of 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, further panelists might 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 can be in a public-private partnership with DRL. On the finish of the panel’s dialogue about an software, the assessment panel votes on whether or not to suggest the appliance for approval by the DRL Assistant Secretary. If extra purposes are beneficial for approval than DRL can in the end fund, the assessment panel will rank the beneficial 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 assessment panels might present situations and suggestions on purposes to boost the proposed undertaking, which have to be addressed by the applicant earlier than additional consideration of the award. To make sure efficient use of DRL funds, situations or suggestions might embrace requests to extend, lower, make clear, and/or justify prices and undertaking actions.
F. Federal Award Administration Data
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 by way of e mail requesting that the applicant reply to assessment panel situations 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 assessment panel’s situations and suggestions; being registered in required programs, together with the U.S. authorities’s Fee Administration System (PMS), until an exemption is offered; and finishing and offering any further documentation requested by DRL or AQM. Remaining approval can also be contingent on Congressional Notification necessities being met and remaining assessment 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 authorizing doc. If awarded, the discover of Federal award will likely be offered to the applicant’s designated Authorizing Official by way of 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 rules, together with however not restricted to the next:
The Uniform Administrative Necessities, Value Ideas 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, apart 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 beneath the award should adjust to all relevant phrases and situations, along with the peace of mind and certifications made a part of the Discover of Award. The Division’s Customary Phrases and Circumstances might be seen 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 confer with the next hyperlink: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1141 .
Because of the dedication made beneath the Trafficking Victims Safety Act (TVPA) for funds obligated throughout FY 2023, help that advantages the governments of the next nations could also be topic to a restriction beneath the TVPA. The Division of State determines on a case-by-case foundation what constitutes help to a authorities; the final ideas listed under apply.
Help to the federal government consists of:
- All branches of presidency (govt, legislative, judicial) in any respect ranges (nationwide, regional, native);
- Public colleges, universities, hospitals, and state-owned enterprises, in addition to authorities staff;
- Money, coaching, gear, providers, or different help offered on to the federal government, help offered to an NGO or different implementer for the advantage of the federal government, and help to authorities staff.
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. DRL awards require that each 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 embrace a story as described under in addition to Program Indicators (or different mutually agreed upon format authorized by the Grants Officer), together with commonplace (F) framework indicators and DRL framework indicators. F and DRL framework indicators will likely be reviewed and negotiated throughout the remaining levels of issuing an award on a project-by-project foundation.
Narrative progress experiences ought to replicate the give attention to measuring the undertaking’s progress on the overarching goals and must be compiled in response to the goals, outcomes, and outputs as outlined within the award’s Scope of Work (SOW) and within the Monitoring & Analysis Narrative. An evaluation of the general undertaking’s achievements must be included in every progress report. The place related, progress experiences ought to embrace the next sections:
- Related contextual data (restricted);
- Rationalization and analysis of great actions of the reporting interval and the way the actions replicate progress towards reaching goals, together with assembly benchmarks/targets as set within the authorized 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 undertaking, when doable;
- Copy of baseline, mid-term, and/or remaining analysis report(s) carried out by an exterior evaluator; if relevant;
- Related supporting documentation or merchandise associated to the undertaking actions (resembling articles, assembly lists and agendas, participant surveys, images, manuals, and so on.) 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 undertaking and a corrective motion plan with an up to date timeline of actions;
- The reason why established targets weren’t met;
- Information for the required F and/or DRL framework indicator(s) for the quarter in addition to mixture knowledge by fiscal 12 months;
- Program Indicators or different mutually agreed upon format authorized by the Grants Officer;
- Proposed actions for the subsequent quarter; and,
- Further pertinent data, together with evaluation and rationalization of price overruns or excessive unit prices, if relevant.
Overseas Help Information Overview: 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 Overview (FADR). The FADR requires monitoring of overseas help exercise knowledge from budgeting, planning, and allocation by obligation and disbursement. Profitable candidates will likely be required to report and draw down federal funding primarily based on the suitable FADR Information Components, indicated inside their award documentation. In circumstances of multiple FADR Information Factor, sometimes program or sector and/or areas or nation, the profitable applicant will likely be required to keep up separate accounting data.
A remaining narrative and monetary report should even be submitted inside 120 days after the expiration of the award.
Please be aware: Delays in reporting might end in delays of fee approvals and failure to offer required experiences might jeopardize the recipient’s’ capacity to obtain future U.S. authorities funds. DRL reserves the best to request any further programmatic and/or monetary undertaking data throughout the award interval.
G. Contact Data
For technical submission questions associated to this NOFO, please contact DRL-NEAProgramInfo@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 prices 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 on the market 24/7.
Please be aware that establishing an account in SAMS Home might require the usage of smartphone for multi-factor authentication (MFA). If an applicant doesn’t have accessibility to a smartphone throughout 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 on the market 24 hours a day, seven days every 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, throughout the NOFO interval U.S. Division of State employees in Washington and abroad shall not talk about this competitors with candidates till the whole proposal assessment course of has been accomplished and rejection and approval letters have been transmitted.
H. Different Data
Candidates must be conscious that DRL understands that some data contained in purposes could also be thought of delicate or proprietary and can make acceptable efforts to guard such data. Nonetheless, candidates are suggested that DRL can not assure that such data is not going to be disclosed, together with pursuant to the Freedom of Data Act (FOIA) or different related statutes.
The knowledge on this NOFO and “Proposal Submission Directions for Purposes” is binding and might not be modified by any DRL consultant. Explanatory data offered by DRL that contradicts this language is not going to 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 improve 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 Data on DRL and Normal DRL Funding
DRL has the mission of selling democracy and defending human rights and elementary 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 range, fairness, and inclusion as a core aspect of fine governance. DRL sometimes focuses its work in nations dealing with human rights violations and abuses, the place democracy and human rights defenders are beneath stress, and the place governance infrastructure is undemocratic, in transition, or prone to backsliding.
Further background data on DRL and its efforts might 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/.