United States Division of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Discover of Funding Alternative (NOFO):
DRL Transitional Justice Fast Response Consortium
That is the announcement of funding alternative quantity SFOP0009486
Catalog of Federal Home Help Quantity: 19.345
Kind of Solicitation: Open Competitors
Utility Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on Friday, Could 5, 2023
Complete Funding Ground: $3,481,481
HRDF Funding Ground: $2,000,000
ESF Funding Ground: $1,481,481
Complete Funding Ceiling: $3,481,481
HRDF Funding Ground: $2,000,000
ESF Funding Ground: $1,481,481
Anticipated Variety of Awards: 1
Kind of Award: Cooperative Settlement
Interval of Efficiency: 2-5 years
Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 6-7 months
A. Challenge Description
The U.S. Division of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) declares an open competitors for a 5-year incrementally funded program that responds to time delicate, creating, and evolving transitional justice wants of societies in numerous levels of or rising from battle or durations of authoritarian rule, and coping with legacies of or ongoing gross human rights abuses and violations with a view to promote long-term, sustainable peace. DRL envisions a minimal federal contribution of $15 million. This solicitation will award the primary tranche of those program efforts.
DRL will award an overarching cooperative settlement to a lead group that may coordinate a consortium of organizations with world attain and technical experience (“Consortium”) to collaborate on the co-design and execution of particular person tasks designed to deal with particular alternatives or challenges in transitional justice processes—whether or not judicial or non-judicial, formal or casual—across the globe. The Consortium must be set as much as design and handle built-in, domestically owned, and victim- and survivor-centered approaches to contribute to the next aims:
- The Consortium is ready to quickly reply to world transitional justice wants, challenges, and alternatives as they come up with progressive mission fashions and interventions that have interaction a spread of restorative and retributive transitional justice instruments, inclusive of truth-telling, memorialization, reparative justice, prison accountability and institutional reform;
- The Consortium leverages political will, public momentum, and/or different home windows of alternative to construct upon pilot tasks, wants assessments, and different Consortium tasks with phased, adaptive, accountable and sustainable programming that acknowledges the long-term nature of transitional justice processes and manages the expectations of native communities, particularly sufferer and survivor communities; and
- The Consortium’s experience, convenings, and project-specific collaborations and evaluations construct upon different transitional justice efforts to contribute to the expansion and improvement of the sector of transitional justice and cross-regional studying by capturing and disseminating classes discovered and greatest practices, feeding into broader questions important to the sector, increasing understanding of how transitional justice intersects with and applies to different fields, and exploring leading edge points within the discipline.
Whereas the scope of actions which might be eligible to be undertaken below this cooperative settlement is broad and complete, all Consortium tasks and actions will likely be reviewed and accepted by DRL to make sure alignment with bureau priorities and deconfliction with different USG-funded efforts within the transitional justice house.
Throughout the Consortium, one group should function the lead group and the first applicant (“Lead Group” or “Main Applicant”). It’s envisioned that Consortium members might implement particular person tasks, two or extra may fit on particular person however collaborative tasks, or two or extra may fit collectively on one mission. With DRL approval, the Consortium can also incorporate new Consortium members into particular person or joint tasks. Consortium members, together with Lead Group or Main Applicant, could also be based mostly within the U.S. or in different nations.
To make sure the appliance of extremely technical, multidisciplinary help in response to wants round reality, justice, accountability and reconciliation in battle and post-conflict, authoritarian and post-authoritarian settings, the Consortium should show the next areas of technical experience: investigation and documentation of human rights abuses for transitional justice functions; victim- and survivor-led advocacy, resilience, and psychological well being and psychosocial assist; search and identification of the lacking and disappeared utilizing forensic sciences and investigations; memorialization, historic reminiscence, and different technique of preserving public reminiscence of atrocities; reparative justice, together with symbolic and different types of reparations; truth-telling, truth-seeking, and different initiatives to acknowledge and reveal human rights violations or abuses; archiving; software of know-how to human rights documentation and different transitional justice instruments; points associated to gender and justice, together with conflict-related sexual violence; prevention of native battle and mass atrocities; entry to justice, institutional reform, and rule of regulation; and prison and different types of accountability. The Consortium ought to embody members with experience based mostly on their very own indigenous or localized experiences and information of collaborating in transitional justice processes. As well as, to make sure that all interventions are knowledgeable by native information and experience, the Consortium also needs to be certain that it has a stable attain in and throughout all geographic areas and may preserve, via a demonstrated monitor document, robust relationships with skilled, dependable, native associate organizations throughout the globe.
Consortium companions should additionally show the flexibility to: (a) assess nation situations and draw on expertise, classes discovered, and native partnerships to design progressive and efficient transitional justice tasks inside their respective areas of experience as alternatives and/or challenges unfold on the bottom; (b) combine new and current native companions into tasks rapidly and simply with out overburdening native companions as effectively constructing in alternatives for native associate capability constructing; (c) construct and preserve relationships with different organizations, together with on the native ranges, and key stakeholders; (d) implement tasks in a time-sensitive method throughout all areas whereas guaranteeing that tasks match the suitable cultural, judicial, authorized, and financial context(s) of the native context and clearly articulate and handle the wants and priorities of victims and their households; (e) situation and handle quite a few micro, small, and huge grants with numerous timelines to Consortium companions and native organizations engaged on these points; (f) intently monitor and consider mission implementation, outcomes, and affect, troubleshoot issues, and make course corrections when needed; (g) present in-depth reporting of every program; (h) incorporate a trauma-informed strategy to all Consortium actions and engagements that prioritizes victims, survivors, and different affected communities’ bodily, emotional and digital security and safety; and (i) successfully exhibit the work of the Consortium, particularly contributions to the sector of transitional justice, via private and non-private platforms.
As a cooperative settlement, the Consortium will work intently with DRL to design, in a well timed style, focused tasks that handle a particular or vary of transitional justice points. DRL might strategy the Consortium with an concept for a mission or the Consortium might suggest a mission concept to DRL in response to a particular scenario on the bottom, globally, however the two will work collectively to design the mission that a number of members of the Consortium will implement. Particular person tasks carried out below the mechanism will likely be accepted based mostly upon tips and processes established by the Consortium and accepted by DRL as soon as the cooperative settlement is awarded. The Lead Group ought to submit a letter of dedication from every associate within the Consortium, which ought to reference every companions’ space(s) of experience. Aggressive proposals will embody Consortium companions with demonstrated expertise of main and/or collaborating in comparable technical consortium mechanisms; and show robust inner capability and expertise in danger administration and safety (together with each bodily and digital) of consortium mechanisms, together with particular person companions, working within the transitional justice house.
The Consortium ought to allocate funding to offer as a lot direct help to this system’s actions as doable whereas sustaining environment friendly oversight. Moreover, the Consortium will likely be anticipated to collaborate with DRL on collaborative and sustainability alternatives, together with these with different overseas authorities donors and thru personal partnerships.
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 tasks that enhance upon or broaden current profitable tasks in a brand new and complementary means.
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 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 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 based mostly on race, shade, 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.
Aggressive proposals can also embody a abstract price range and price range narrative for as much as 36 extra months, however to not exceed 60 months whole, following the proposed interval of efficiency, indicated above. This data ought to point out what goal(s) and/or actions could possibly be completed with extra time and/or funds past the proposed interval of efficiency.
The place applicable, aggressive proposals might embody:
- Alternatives for beneficiaries to use their new information and abilities in sensible efforts;
- Solicitation of suggestions and solutions from beneficiaries when creating actions with a view to strengthen the sustainability of applications and participant possession of mission outcomes;
- Enter from contributors on sustainability plans and systematic evaluation of the plans all through the lifetime of the mission, with changes made as needed;
- Inclusion of susceptible populations;
- Joint identification and definition of key ideas with related stakeholders and stakeholder enter into mission actions;
- Systematic observe up with beneficiaries at particular intervals after the completion of actions to trace how beneficiaries are retaining new information in addition to making use of their new abilities.
Actions which might be not usually allowed embody, however should not restricted to:
- The supply of humanitarian help;
- English language instruction;
- Improvement of high-tech laptop or communications software program and/or {hardware};
- Purely tutorial 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 should not needed per safety considerations;
- Theoretical explorations of human rights or democracy points, together with tasks aimed primarily at analysis and analysis that don’t incorporate coaching or capacity-building for native civil society;
- Micro-loans or comparable small enterprise improvement initiatives;
- Initiatives directed in direction of a diaspora group quite than present residents of focused nations.
This discover is topic to availability of funding.
B. Federal Award Info
Main organizations can submit 1 software in response to the NOFO.
The U.S. authorities might: (a) reject all or any functions, (b) settle for apart from the bottom value software, (c) settle for a couple of software, and (d) waive irregularities in functions acquired.
The U.S. authorities might make award(s) on the premise of preliminary functions acquired, 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 below no obligation to take action), nevertheless, to enter into discussions with a number of candidates with a view to get hold of clarifications, extra element, or to counsel refinements within the mission description, price range, or different points of an software.
DRL anticipates awarding both a grant or cooperative settlement relying on the wants and danger elements of this system. The ultimate willpower 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 higher Federal authorities participation within the mission. If a cooperative settlement is awarded, DRL will undertake affordable and programmatically needed substantial involvement. Examples of considerable involvement can embody, however should not restricted to:
- Energetic participation or collaboration with the recipient within the implementation of the award;
- Evaluation and approval of 1 stage of labor earlier than one other can start;
- Evaluation and approval of substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards or contracts past current 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 International 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 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 feature.
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 functions from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public worldwide organizations; personal, public, or state establishments of upper schooling; and for-profit organizations or companies. DRL’s choice is to work with non-profit entities; nevertheless, 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 evaluation following the panel choice course of. Moreover, the Division of State prohibits revenue to for-profit or industrial organizations below 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 set 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 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 current, or the capability to develop, energetic partnerships with thematic or in-country companions, entities, and related stakeholders, together with personal sector companions and NGOs, and have demonstrable expertise in administering profitable and ideally comparable tasks. DRL encourages functions from foreign-based NGOs headquartered within the geographic areas/nations related to this NOFO. Candidates might type consortia with a view to deliver collectively organizations with various 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 extra background data on candidates that should 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 applications and actions. DRL welcomes functions regardless of race, ethnicity, shade, creed, nationwide origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender id, incapacity, or different standing. DRL seeks functions that show that the recipient doesn’t discriminate in opposition to any beneficiaries in implementation of a possible award, resembling, however not restricted to, by withholding, adversely impacting, or denying equitable entry to the advantages supplied via this award on the premise of any issue not expressly acknowledged within the award. This consists of, for instance, race, shade, 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 below a possible award.
Any applicant listed on the Excluded Events Checklist 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 tips 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 Checklist System in SAM.gov can take part in any actions below an award. All candidates are strongly inspired to evaluation the Excluded Events Checklist System in SAM.gov to make sure that no ineligible entity or particular person is included of their software.
D. Utility and Submission Info
D.1 Handle to Request Utility Bundle
Candidates can discover software varieties, kits, or different supplies wanted to use on www.grants.gov and SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ) below the announcement title “DRL Transitional Justice Fast Response Consortium,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009486.” Please contact the DRL level of contact listed in Part G if requesting affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities or for safety causes. Please be aware that affordable lodging don’t embody deadline extensions.
D.2 Content material and Type of Utility 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 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 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 price range, might be reformatted to suit inside one web page width.
D.2.1 Utility Necessities
Full functions should embody 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 an additional entity to foyer on their behalf, are additionally required to finish the SF-LLL “Disclosure of Lobbying Actions” type (provided that relevant). Please see SF-LLL steering 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 phone 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.
- Govt Abstract (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that outlines mission targets, aims, actions, and so on.
- The Govt 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 be aware the ten-page restrict doesn’t embody the Cowl Web page, Govt Abstract, Desk of Contents, Attachments, Detailed Funds, Funds 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 Pointers in Part 2F of the PSI for extra particulars.
- The Proposal Narrative ought to show 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 reinforce programmatic affect.
- Funds (ideally as an Excel workbook) that features three (3) columns containing the request to DRL, any value sharing contribution, and the full price range. A abstract price range also needs to 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 extra tabs inside the Excel workbook (if accessible on the time of submission).Candidates should submit price range proposals with requested funding damaged down by funding kind, based mostly on based mostly on (1) the kind of funding allotted (i.e., Human Rights Democracy Funds (HRDF), Financial Assist Funds (ESF)), (2) the funding yr of funds, and/or (3) the variety of International Help Knowledge Evaluation (FADR) Knowledge Parts. Please reference the “Complete Funding Ground” and “Complete Funding Ceiling” sections on Web page 1 of this NOFO for funding varieties allotted to this NOFO. Funds proposals should embody a separate “Detailed Funds” tab within the Excel price range workbook for every kind of funding recognized within the NOFO. Please see Funds Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
- The programming strategy must be devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a needed pillar of robust democracies. Please embody prices related to this dedication within the Funds and Funds Narrative.
- Aggressive proposals might embody a abstract price range for as much as 36 extra months, however to not exceed 60 months whole, following the proposed interval of efficiency.
- Funds 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 provided. Please see Funds Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
- Aggressive proposals might embody a abstract price range narrative for as much as 36 extra months, however to not exceed 60 months whole, following the proposed interval of efficiency.
- 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 methods are using human rights-based approaches, making use of a gender and fairness lens, and/or embody the participation of sub-grantees and mission contributors. Throughout the Monitoring and Analysis Narrative, candidates ought to show their dedication to inclusive methods and contemplate whether or not analysis design, knowledge assortment, evaluation, reporting and studying are carried out in an moral and accountable means with all mission contributors (e.g. direct beneficiaries, sub-grantees). Candidates ought to nonetheless make enough provisions to guard the privateness of human topics when amassing knowledge from people. As an illustration, when amassing knowledge from mission contributors, contemplate whether or not your group can have the required knowledgeable consent varieties, 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 evaluation 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 rules 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 brief bios that spotlight related skilled expertise. Given the restricted house, CVs should not really helpful 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 limitations, 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 needed changes to mission 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 mentioned occasions, and security for any on-line applications or communications, together with impartial IT safety audits (to incorporate a vulnerability evaluation) of any proposed net software or platform. Group’s Safety Plan ought to show consideration of the dangers recognized within the submitted danger evaluation. Prices can also 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.
- Classes Realized (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) from previous applications (insert nation or theme) that show 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 “Funds” and “Funds Narrative”). A bit within the proposal, price range, and price range narrative to replicate applicable sources and assist for the psychosocial well being of workers (i.e., actions can vary from entry to instructional supplies and coaching alternatives to counseling companies to different contextually related assist).
- References: For reference to worldwide steering, please see the next: Core Humanitarian Commonplace Dedication 8.9 (https://corehumanitarianstandard.org/files/files/CHS-Guidance-Notes-and-Indicators.pdf ); and IASC Pointers 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 ).
- Burma Due Diligence Evaluation (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally in Microsoft Phrase) that outlines current organizational practices for vetting program beneficiaries and capability to conduct due diligence vetting as outlined within the solicitation.
Purposes that don’t embody the weather listed above will likely be deemed technically ineligible.
D.2.2 Further Utility Paperwork
Robust functions may also 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 rely in direction of the web page restrict.
Please discuss with the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI), up to date December 2022, on DRL’s web site for detailed steering 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 functions obtain a balanced analysis, the DRL evaluation panel will evaluation from the primary web page of every part as much as the web page restrict and no additional.
Be aware: If in the end supplied with a notification of non-binding intent to make a federal award, candidates usually have two to 3 weeks to offer extra 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 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 situations and suggestions from the DRL evaluation 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 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 functions via Grants.gov will likely be required to create a SAMS Home account with a view to settle for the ultimate award. Accounts have to be logged into to each 60 days with a view to preserve an energetic account.
D.3 Distinctive Entity Identifier and System for Award Administration (SAM)
All prime organizations, whether or not based mostly in the US or abroad, should have a Distinctive Entity Identifier (UEI) and an energetic registration with the SAM.gov earlier than submitting an software. DRL might not evaluation functions 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.
Be aware: As of April 2022, a DUNS quantity is now not required for federal help functions.
The two CFR 200 requires that sub-grantees get hold of 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.
Be aware: 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 based mostly in the US or that pay workers 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 based mostly in the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are now not required to have a Industrial and Authorities Entity (CAGE) 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 fsd.gov utilizing the next language: “I don’t intend to hunt monetary help from the Division of Protection. I don’t want to get hold of a CAGE code. I perceive that I might want to submit my registration after this incident is resolved with a view to have my registration activated.”
- Organizations based mostly exterior of the US and that don’t pay workers 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 based mostly exterior of the US 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 fsd.gov utilizing the next language: “I don’t intend to hunt monetary help from the Division of Protection. I don’t want to get hold of an NCAGE code. I perceive that I might want to submit my registration after this incident is resolved with a view to have my registration activated.”
Organizations based mostly exterior 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 based mostly exterior 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 energetic SAM.gov registration with present data always throughout which they’ve an energetic Federal award or software into consideration by a federal award company. SAM.gov requires all entities to resume their registration annually with a view to preserve an energetic registration standing in SAM.gov. It’s the accountability of the applicant to make sure it has an energetic registration in SAM.gov and to keep up that energetic 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 discuss with 2 CFR 25.200 for extra data.
Be aware: SAM.gov isn’t the identical as SAMS Home. It is freed from cost to register in each methods, however the registration processes are completely 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 common data. Please be aware, steering on SAM.gov and the steering on GSA’s web site about requirement for registering in SAM.gov is topic to alter and is at the moment being up to date. Candidates ought to evaluation the web site for probably the most up-to-date steering.
The connected “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 steering and instruction are to the most effective of our information based mostly on the time of posting this solicitation. The place steering 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 on account 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 businesses 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 might be deemed eligible for evaluation.
Be aware: As of December 2022, organizations based mostly exterior of the US 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. As of February 2023, organizations based mostly in the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. DoD awards are now not required to have a Industrial 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 Commonplace Time (EST), on Friday, Could 5, 2023 on https://www.grants.gov/ or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ) below the announcement title “DRL Transitional Justice Fast Response Consortium,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009486.”
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 functions are neither reviewed nor thought of. Recognized system errors attributable to Grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.service-now.com ) which might be exterior 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 higher than $250,000, the Division of State is required to evaluation and contemplate any details about the applicant that’s discovered within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible via SAM.gov (41 USC §2313). An applicant, at its possibility, might evaluation data within the designated integrity and efficiency methods accessible via SAM.gov and touch upon any details about itself {that a} federal awarding company beforehand entered and is at the moment within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible via SAM.gov. The Division of State will contemplate 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 document of efficiency below federal awards when finishing the evaluation of danger posed by candidates as described in 2 CFR 200.206.
DRL won’t contemplate functions that replicate any kind of assist for any member, affiliate, or consultant of a delegated terrorist group. Please refer the hyperlink for International Terrorist Organizations: https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
Challenge actions whose direct beneficiaries are overseas militaries or paramilitary teams or people won’t be thought of for DRL funding given goal limitations on funding.
In accordance with Division of State coverage for terrorism, candidates are suggested that profitable passing of vetting to guage 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 Info (connected to this solicitation) about their firm and its principal personnel. Vetting data can be required for all sub-award efficiency on help awards recognized by the Division of State as presenting a danger of terrorist financing. Vetting data can also be requested for mission beneficiaries and contributors. 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 below 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 regulation enforcement. Amongst these, pursuant to part 620M of the International Help Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), no help supplied via 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, also called the Leahy regulation, mission beneficiaries or contributors from a overseas authorities’s safety forces might should be vetted by the Division earlier than the supply 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, International Operations, and Associated Packages Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. G, P.L. 116-94)(SFOAA), on funds appropriated below title III of the act for help for Burma. Part 7043(a)(3) gives that such funds “might not be made accessible to any group or entity managed by the armed forces of Burma, or to any particular person or group that advocates violence in opposition to ethnic or spiritual teams or people in Burma, as decided by the Secretary of State.” As well as, funds can’t be made accessible to any particular person or group that has dedicated critical human rights abuse.
Organizations must be cognizant of those restrictions when creating 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 might be beneficiaries of overseas help funding or assist. Due diligence vetting will embody a evaluation of open-source supplies.
Federal awards usually won’t enable reimbursement of pre-award prices; nevertheless, the Grants Officer might approve pre-award prices on a case-by-case foundation. Usually, building prices should not allowed below DRL awards. For added 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 Utility Submission
All software submissions have to be made electronically by way of www.grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ). Each methods 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 accountability of the applicant to make sure that it has an energetic registration in SAMS Home or Grants.gov. Candidates are required to doc that the appliance has been acquired by SAMS Home or Grants.gov in its entirety. DRL bears no accountability 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 applicable circumstances, be supplied 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 functions 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 acquired 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 might help in contacting the suitable assist desk.
The Grants Officer will decide technical eligibility of all functions.
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 save lots of 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 via 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 functions by way of SAMS Home might submit by way of www.grants.gov.
Please be suggested that finishing all the required registration steps for acquiring a username and password from Grants.gov can take ten (10) enterprise days or longer.
Please discuss with the Grants.gov web site for definitions of varied “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 save lots of 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 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 an inventory of federal holidays.
E. Utility Evaluation Info
E.1 Proposal Evaluation Standards
The DRL evaluation panel will consider every software individually in opposition to the next standards, listed under so as of significance, and never in opposition to competing functions. Please use the under standards as a reference, however don’t construction your software in accordance with the sub-sections.
High quality of Challenge Concept
Purposes must be attentive to 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 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 tasks that enhance upon or broaden current profitable tasks in a brand new and complementary means. In nations the place comparable actions are already going down, a proof must be supplied as to how new actions won’t duplicate or merely add to current actions and the way these efforts will likely 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.
Challenge Planning/Means to Obtain Aims
A robust software will embody a transparent articulation of how the proposed mission actions contribute to the general mission aims, and every exercise will likely be clearly developed and detailed. A complete month-to-month work plan ought to show 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 embody a Logic Mannequin to show 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 have interaction 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, functions ought to determine 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 every one applications have some degree of danger on account of inner/exterior variables which have the potential to adversely have an effect on a program. Danger administration ought to handle how the mission design incorporates the identification, evaluation, and administration of key danger elements. DRL will evaluation the Danger Evaluation based mostly on the group’s capability 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 contemplate the previous efficiency of prior recipients and the demonstrated potential of recent candidates. Purposes ought to show an institutional document 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 enough and applicable to attain the mission’s aims. Initiatives ought to have potential for continued funding past DRL sources.
Addressing Limitations to Equal Participation
DRL strives to make sure its tasks 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 needed pillar of robust 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 limitations to entry for people and teams based mostly on their race, ethnicity, faith, revenue, geography, gender id, sexual orientation, or incapacity. The proposal also needs to show 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 must be an integral a part of each the idea and specific design, and implementation of all proposed mission actions, aims, and monitoring. Robust proposals will present particular evaluation, measures, and corresponding targets as applicable. Stakeholders shall determine the distinction between alternatives and limitations to entry, and design tasks accordingly to not perpetuate these inequalities, however quite 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 secure and safe societies.
Value Effectiveness
DRL strongly encourages candidates to obviously show 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 should not required. Inclusion of cost-sharing within the price range doesn’t end in extra factors awarded through the evaluation 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 price range objects must be clearly defined and justified to show necessity, appropriateness, and connection to the mission aims.
Please be aware: If value share is included within the price range, the recipient should preserve written information to assist all allowable prices which might be 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 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 mission can 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 below a grant go on to coach different folks; workshop contributors use abilities from a workshop to reinforce a nationwide degree election that impacts the whole populace). A robust sustainability plan might embody demonstrating persevering with affect past the lifetime of a mission or garnering different donor assist after DRL funding ceases.
Challenge Monitoring and Analysis
Full functions will embody an in depth M&E Narrative, which element how the mission’s progress will likely be monitored and evaluated. Incorporating well-designed monitoring and analysis processes right into a mission is an environment friendly methodology for documenting the change (meant and unintended) {that a} mission seeks. Purposes ought to show the capability to offer aims 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 mission implementation plan or how the mission 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.
Be aware: Candidates are now 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 evaluation 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 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 also needs to embody baselines and quarterly and cumulative targets, knowledge assortment instruments, knowledge sources, varieties of knowledge disaggregation, and frequency of monitoring and analysis. There also needs to be metrics to seize how mission actions goal those that face discrimination on account 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 Evaluation and Choice Course of
DRL strives to make sure that every software receives a balanced analysis by a DRL evaluation panel. AQM will decide technical eligibility for all functions. All technically eligible functions for a given NOFO are reviewed in opposition to the identical seven standards, which embody high quality of mission concept, mission planning/capability to attain aims, institutional document and capability, inclusive programming, value effectiveness, multiplier impact/sustainability, and mission monitoring and analysis.
Moreover, the DRL evaluation panel will consider how the appliance addresses the NOFO request, U.S. overseas coverage targets, and the precedence wants of DRL total. DRL can also take into accounts the steadiness of the present portfolio of energetic tasks, together with geographic or thematic variety, if wanted.
Normally, the DRL evaluation 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 Improvement (USAID) (to incorporate suggestions from USAID missions). In some circumstances, extra panelists might take part, together with from different Division of State bureaus or workplaces; U.S. authorities departments, businesses, or boards; representatives from associate governments; or representatives from entities which might be in a public-private partnership with DRL. On the finish of the panel’s dialogue about an software, the evaluation panel votes on whether or not to advocate the appliance for approval by the DRL Assistant Secretary. If extra functions are really helpful for approval than DRL can in the end fund, the evaluation panel will rank the really helpful functions 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 evaluation panels might present situations and suggestions on functions to reinforce 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, situations or suggestions might 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 functions. Profitable candidates will obtain a letter electronically by way of e-mail requesting that the applicant reply to evaluation panel situations and suggestions. This notification isn’t an authorization to start actions and doesn’t represent formal approval or a funding dedication.
Ultimate approval is contingent on the applicant efficiently responding to the evaluation panel’s situations and suggestions; being registered in required methods, together with the U.S. authorities’s Fee Administration System (PMS), until an exemption is supplied; and finishing and offering any extra documentation requested by DRL or AQM. Ultimate approval can be contingent on Congressional Notification necessities being met and last evaluation 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 supplied 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 via F) shall apply to all non-Federal entities, aside from help awards to People and International Public Entities. Sub-Chapters A via E shall apply to all overseas organizations, and Sub-Chapters A via D shall apply to all U.S. and overseas for-profit entities. The applicant/recipient of the award and any sub-recipient below the award should adjust to all relevant phrases and situations, along with the reassurance and certifications made a part of the Discover of Award. The Division’s Commonplace Phrases and Situations might 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 ladies in battle prevention, administration, and backbone; and the Division of State WPS Implementation Plan. For added data, please discuss with the next hyperlink: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1141 .
As a result of willpower made below 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 below the TVPA. The Division of State determines on a case-by-case foundation what constitutes help to a authorities; the final rules listed under apply.
Help to the federal government consists of:
- All branches of presidency (government, legislative, judicial) in any respect ranges (nationwide, regional, native);
- Public faculties, universities, hospitals, and state-owned enterprises, in addition to authorities workers;
- Money, coaching, gear, companies, or different help supplied on to the federal government, help supplied to an NGO or different implementer for the advantage of the federal government, and help to authorities workers.
Topic to TVPA for funds obligated throughout FY 2023:
AF: Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan
EAP: Burma, China (PRC), Macau, North Korea
EUR: Belarus, Russia
NEA: Iran, Syria
SCA: Afghanistan
WHA: Cuba, Curacao, Nicaragua, Sint Maarten
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 every one studies (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 type for monetary studies 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 studies 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 accepted by the Grants Officer), together with normal (F) framework indicators and DRL framework indicators. F and DRL framework indicators will likely be reviewed and negotiated through the last levels of issuing an award on a project-by-project foundation.
Narrative progress studies ought to replicate the concentrate on measuring the mission’s progress on the overarching aims and must 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 must be included in every progress report. The place related, progress studies ought to embody 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 aims, together with assembly benchmarks/targets as set within the accepted 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 doable;
- Copy of baseline, mid-term, and/or last analysis report(s) carried out by an exterior evaluator; if relevant;
- Related supporting documentation or merchandise associated to the mission 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 searching 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 explanation why established targets weren’t met;
- Knowledge 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 accepted by the Grants Officer;
- Proposed actions for the subsequent quarter; and,
- Further pertinent data, together with evaluation and rationalization of value overruns or excessive unit prices, if relevant.
International Help Knowledge Evaluation: As required by Congress, the Division of State should make progress in its efforts to enhance monitoring and reporting of overseas help knowledge via the International Help Knowledge Evaluation (FADR). The FADR requires monitoring of overseas help exercise knowledge from budgeting, planning, and allocation via obligation and disbursement. Profitable candidates will likely be required to report and draw down federal funding based mostly on the suitable FADR Knowledge Parts, indicated inside their award documentation. In circumstances of a couple of FADR Knowledge Factor, usually program or sector and/or areas or nation, the profitable applicant will likely be required to keep up separate accounting information.
A last 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 cost approvals and failure to offer required studies might jeopardize the recipient’s’ capability to obtain future U.S. authorities funds. DRL reserves the best to request any extra programmatic and/or monetary mission data through the award interval.
G. Contact Info
For technical submission questions associated to this NOFO, please contact DRL-TJ@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 via 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 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 through 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 an inventory of federal holidays go to: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/
Aside from technical submission questions, through the NOFO interval U.S. Division of State workers in Washington and abroad shall not talk about this competitors with candidates till the whole proposal evaluation course of has been accomplished and rejection and approval letters have been transmitted.
H. Different Info
Candidates must be conscious that DRL understands that some data contained in functions could also be thought of 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 comparable 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 supplied by DRL that contradicts this language won’t be binding. Issuance of the NOFO and negotiation of functions 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 Common DRL Funding
DRL has the mission of selling democracy and defending human rights and elementary freedoms globally. DRL helps tasks designed via 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 aspect of excellent governance. DRL usually focuses its work in nations going through human rights violations and abuses, the place democracy and human rights defenders are below 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/.