DRL Supporting Efforts to Advance Accountability and Justice in Yemen

United States Division of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Discover of Funding Alternative (NOFO):
DRL Supporting Efforts to Advance Accountability and Justice in Yemen

That is the announcement of funding alternative quantity SFOP0009426

Catalog of Federal Home Help Quantity:  19.345

Sort of Solicitation: Open Competitors

Utility Deadline:  11:59 PM EST on April 17, 2023

Funding Ground:  $750,000

Funding Ceiling:  $2,000,000

Anticipated Variety of Awards:  2-3

Sort of Award: Grant or Cooperative Settlement

Interval of Efficiency:  24-36 months

Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 6-9 months

A. Venture Description

The U.S. Division of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) publicizes an open competitors for organizations to submit functions for tasks that guarantee credible transitional justice processes in Yemen embrace a survivor-centered and accessible method.

DRL’s purpose in Yemen is to carry perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses accountable for his or her actions.  The goals of those packages are to precisely doc and rectify human rights abuses and violations by all events to the battle.  Disseminating data and consciousness about judicial recourse processes to survivors when their rights have been violated helps stop hurt, breaks patterns of impunity, and ensures the rule of regulation is revered and upheld.  Increasing entry to advocacy networks with worldwide attain amplifies the voices of survivors.  Views from Yemeni civil society are integral in bolstering survivor-centered justice mechanisms.   Profitable program design ought to deal with approaches that promote the inclusion of civil society and survivors in transitional justice processes and incorporate a rigorous, survivor-centered methodology to precisely doc human rights abuses and violations by all events to the battle.

Potential program approaches might embrace:

• Strengthening Yemeni civil society organizations to supply and protect top quality documentation of human rights abuses and violations from all sides of the battle, consistent with a survivor-centered method.
• Growing and implementing a Yemeni civil society and survivor-led framework of suggestions on justice and accountability and fascinating key stakeholders and decision-makers on the native, nationwide, and worldwide ranges, together with improvement of dossiers for referral for worldwide sanctions and accountability initiatives.
• Fostering the creation of networks of survivors’ teams to tell transitional justice processes, facilitate advocacy efforts, and hyperlink documentation efforts throughout Yemen.
• Creating Yemeni-led referral networks and enhancing entry to companies for survivors, together with psychosocial help.

Working with native Yemeni companions, together with civil society organizations, ought to be a central facet of any proposed program.  Actions ought to incorporate efforts to assist members’ resilience and security, enabling them to hold out their work in a trauma and survivor-centered method in any respect ranges.  The proposed program ought to embrace consultative discussions with related stakeholders to make sure a participatory and needs-based method and will reveal familiarity and expertise working inside the Yemen context.  The proposed program must also tackle the way it will guarantee coordination with current transitional justice and accountability efforts in Yemen.  Candidates ought to clearly describe how they are going to have interaction Yemeni consultants, and authorized and support establishments, along with organizations representing underserved or goal populations.  DRL strongly encourages candidates to submit letters of dedication if companions have been recognized within the proposal.

All packages ought to intention to have influence that results in reforms and have the potential for sustainability past DRL sources.  DRL’s desire is to keep away from duplicating previous efforts by supporting new and inventive approaches.  This doesn’t exclude from consideration tasks that enhance upon or broaden current profitable tasks in a brand new and complementary manner.

DRL is dedicated to advancing fairness and assist for underserved and underrepresented communities.  In accordance with the Government Order on Advancing Racial Fairness and Underserved Communities, packages ought to implement methods for integration and inclusion of people/organizations/beneficiaries that may carry views primarily based on their faith, intercourse, incapacity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identification, gender expression, intercourse traits, nationwide origin, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, being pregnant, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing.  Packages ought to be demand-driven and domestically led to the extent potential.  Proposal approaches ought to particularly middle on supporting underserved and marginalized communities in Yemen.  This may increasingly embrace efforts to doc violations in opposition to ladies, youth, the “Muhamasheen” neighborhood, migrants, asylum seekers, internally displaced individuals, individuals with disabilities, and/or LGBTQI+-identifying individuals.

DRL requires all packages to be non-discriminatory and expects implementers to incorporate methods for nondiscrimination of people/organizations/beneficiaries primarily based on race, coloration, faith, intercourse, gender identification, gender expression, intercourse traits, sexual orientation, being pregnant, nationwide origin, incapacity, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing.

DRL is aware of the ever-changing safety state of affairs within the broader NEA area together with Yemen. With this in thoughts, candidates are required to submit an in depth contingency plan and danger evaluation to be able to reveal situational consciousness and preparedness.  Threat evaluation and contingency plan paperwork should tackle security and contingency for in-person occasions and recruitment for stated occasions, processes for receiving and disbursing funds, in addition to means to safe on-line packages or communications.

The place applicable, aggressive proposals might embrace:

• Alternatives for beneficiaries to use their new information and abilities in sensible efforts;
• Solicitation of suggestions and solutions from beneficiaries when growing actions to be able to strengthen the sustainability of packages and participant possession of venture outcomes;
• Enter from members on sustainability plans and systematic overview of the plans all through the lifetime of the venture, with changes made as essential;
• Inclusion of susceptible populations;
• Joint identification and definition of key ideas with related stakeholders and stakeholder enter into venture 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 sometimes allowed embrace, however should not restricted to:

1. The availability of humanitarian help;
2. English language instruction;
3. Improvement of high-tech pc or communications software program and/or {hardware};
4. Purely educational exchanges or fellowships;
5. Exterior exchanges or fellowships lasting longer than six months;
6. Off-shore actions that aren’t clearly linked to in-country initiatives and influence or should not essential per safety issues;
7. 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;
8. Micro-loans or related small enterprise improvement initiatives;
9. Initiatives directed in the direction of a diaspora neighborhood fairly than present residents of focused international locations.

This discover is topic to availability of funding.

B. Federal Award Info

Major organizations can submit one utility in response to the NOFO.

The U.S. authorities might: (a) reject all or any functions, (b) settle for aside from the bottom value utility, (c) settle for multiple utility, and (d) waive irregularities in functions obtained.

The U.S. authorities might make award(s) on the premise of preliminary functions obtained, with out discussions or negotiations.  Due to this fact, every preliminary utility ought to include the applicant’s finest phrases from a price and technical standpoint.  The U.S. authorities reserves the appropriate (although it’s beneath no obligation to take action), nevertheless, to enter into discussions with a number of candidates to be able to receive clarifications, extra element, or to recommend refinements within the venture description, funds, or different points of an utility.

DRL anticipates awarding both a grant or cooperative settlement relying on the wants and danger components of this system.  The ultimate willpower on award mechanism can be made by the Grants Officer.  The excellence between grants and cooperative agreements revolves across the existence of “substantial involvement.”  Cooperative agreements require better Federal authorities participation within the venture.  If a cooperative settlement is awarded, DRL will undertake affordable and programmatically essential substantial involvement.  Examples of considerable involvement can embrace, however should not restricted to:

• Lively participation or collaboration with the recipient within the implementation of the award;
• Evaluate and approval of 1 stage of labor earlier than one other can start;
• Evaluate and approval of substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards or contracts past current Federal coverage;
• Approval of the recipient’s funds or plan of labor previous to the award.

The authority for this funding alternative is discovered within the Overseas Help Act of 1961, as amended (FAA).

To maximise the influence and sustainability of the award(s) that end result from this NOFO, DRL retains the appropriate to execute non-competitive continuation modification(s).  The whole 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 will not be assured, and the Division of State reserves the appropriate to train or to not train this selection.

C. Eligibility Info

For utility 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; non-public, public, or state establishments of upper schooling; and for-profit organizations or companies.  DRL’s desire is to work with non-profit entities; nevertheless, there could also be some events when a for-profit entity is finest suited.

Purposes submitted by for-profit entities could also be topic to extra overview following the panel choice course of.  Moreover, the Division of State prohibits revenue to for-profit or business organizations beneath its help awards.  Revenue is outlined as any quantity in extra of allowable direct and oblique prices.  The allowability of prices incurred by business organizations is decided in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 48 CFR 30, Value Accounting Requirements Administration, and 48 CFR 31 Contract Value Ideas and Procedures.

Please see 2 CFR 200.307 for laws relating to program earnings.

C.2 Value Sharing or Matching

Offering value sharing, matching, or value participation will not be 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, 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 tasks.  DRL encourages functions from foreign-based NGOs headquartered within the geographic areas/international locations related to this NOFO.  Candidates might type consortia to be able to carry collectively organizations with different experience to suggest a complete program in a single proposal.  Nevertheless, one group ought to be designated within the proposal because the lead applicant, with the opposite members designated as sub-award companions.  DRL reserves the appropriate to request extra background data on candidates that wouldn’t have earlier expertise administering federal grant awards, and these candidates could also be topic to restricted funding on a pilot foundation.

DRL is dedicated to an anti-discrimination coverage in all of its packages and actions.  DRL welcomes functions regardless of race, ethnicity, coloration, creed, nationwide origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, incapacity, or different standing.  DRL seeks functions that reveal that the recipient doesn’t discriminate in opposition to any beneficiaries in implementation of a possible award, equivalent to, 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 identification, 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 Checklist System within the System for Award Management (SAM.gov)  (www.sam.gov) and/or has a present debt to the U.S. authorities will not be eligible to use for an help award in accordance with the OMB pointers at 2 CFR 180 that implement Government Orders 12549 (3 CFR,1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR,1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.”  Moreover, no entity or individual listed on the Excluded Events Checklist System in SAM.gov can take part in any actions beneath an award.  All candidates are strongly inspired to overview the Excluded Events Checklist System in SAM.gov to make sure that no ineligible entity or individual is included of their utility.

D. Utility and Submission Info

D.1 Handle to Request Utility Bundle

Candidates can discover utility varieties, kits, or different supplies wanted to use on www.grants.gov  and SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ) beneath the announcement title “DRL Supporting Efforts to Advance Accountability and Justice in Yemen” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009426.”  Please contact the DRL level of contact listed in Part G if requesting affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities or for safety causes.  Please word that affordable lodging don’t embrace deadline extensions.

D.2 Content material and Type of Utility Submission

For all utility paperwork, please guarantee:

• All paperwork are in English and all prices are in U.S. {Dollars}.  If an authentic doc inside the utility is in one other language, an English translation should be offered (please word 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 international 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 Occasions New Roman font, with 1-inch margins.  Captions and footnotes could also be 10-point Occasions New Roman font.  Font sizes in charts and tables, together with the funds, may be reformatted to suit inside one web page width.

D.2.1 Utility Necessities

Full functions should embrace the next:

1. Accomplished and signed SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B varieties.  Please see SF-424 directions in Part 2B of the PSI.
2. 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 steerage in Part 2B of the PSI.
3. Cowl Web page (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that features a desk with the group identify, venture title, goal nation/international locations, venture synopsis, and identify and phone data for the appliance’s important level of contact.  Please see Cowl Web page Part 2C of the PSI for a template and extra particulars.
4. Government Abstract (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that outlines venture targets, goals, actions, and so on.
   1. The Government Abstract ought to embrace a short part that explicitly states:  (1) the issue assertion addressed by the venture, (2) research-based proof justifying the distinctive venture method, and (3) quantifiable venture outcomes and impacts.
5. Desk of Contents (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) itemizing all paperwork and attachments with web page numbers.
6. Proposal Narrative (to not exceed ten (10) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc).  Please word the ten-page restrict doesn’t embrace the Cowl Web page, Government Abstract, Desk of Contents, Attachments, Detailed Price range, Price range Narrative, Audit, or NICRA.  Candidates are inspired to mix a number of paperwork right into a single Phrase Doc or PDF (i.e. Cowl Web page, Desk of Contents, Government Abstract, and Proposal Narrative in a single file).  Please see Proposal Narrative Pointers in Part 2F of the PSI for extra particulars.
   1. The Proposal Narrative ought to reveal the applicant’s dedication to making sure the participation of all individuals as a method for implementation.  Please combine inclusion methods in all sections of the Proposal Narrative to boost programmatic influence.
7. Price range (ideally as an Excel workbook) that features three (3) columns containing the request to DRL, any value sharing contribution, and the overall funds.  A abstract funds must also be included utilizing the OMB-approved funds classes (see SF-424A as a pattern) in a separate tab.  Prices should be in U.S. {Dollars}.  Detailed line-item budgets for sub-grantees ought to be included as extra tabs inside the Excel workbook (if accessible on the time of submission).
   Please see Price range Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
   1. The programming method ought to be devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a essential pillar of robust democracies.  Please embrace prices related to this dedication within the Price range and Price range Narrative.
8. Price range Narrative (ideally as a Phrase Doc) that features substantive explanations and justifications for every line merchandise within the detailed funds spreadsheet, in addition to the supply and an outline of all cost-share supplied.  Please see Price range Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
9. The group’s most up-to-date audit, if relevant.  This ought to be a single audit, program-specific audit, or different audit in accordance with Typically Accepted Authorities Auditing Requirements (GAGAS).  Please see Audit Part 2H of the PSI for extra data.
10. Logic Mannequin (ideally as a Phrase Doc).  Please see Logic Mannequin Part 2I of the PSI for extra data.
11. 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.
    1. As acknowledged inside the DRL Information to Program Monitoring and Analysis (p. 6): DRL strongly encourages candidates to think about 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 venture members.  Throughout the Monitoring and Analysis Narrative, candidates ought to reveal their dedication to inclusive methods and take into account whether or not analysis design, information assortment, evaluation, reporting and studying are performed in an moral and accountable manner with all venture members (e.g. direct beneficiaries, sub-grantees).  Candidates ought to nonetheless make enough provisions to guard the privateness of human topics when accumulating information from people.  For example, when accumulating information from venture members, take into account whether or not your group can have the mandatory knowledgeable consent varieties, confidentiality agreements, and information safety protocols.  Candidates ought to be conscious that, ought to an utility transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional overview and approval.
12. Threat Evaluation (ideally as a Phrase Doc).  Please see Threat Evaluation Part 2K of the PSI for extra data on this requirement, together with Do No Hurt ideas and Stopping Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) insurance policies/plans.
13. 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 area, CVs should not advisable for submission.
14. 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.
15. 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 international locations.  Potential domains of research embrace institutional practices and obstacles, cultural norms, gender roles, entry to and management over property and sources, and patterns of energy and decision-making.  Candidates ought to briefly clarify how they’ve built-in findings from their evaluation into venture design and/or different proposal paperwork, together with a plan for commonly reviewing and updating the gender and inclusion evaluation with native companions/beneficiaries, and making any essential changes to venture implementation.  A set of guiding questions may be present in Part 2L of the PSI.
16. Safety Plan addressing any points involving in-person occasions and recruitment for stated occasions, and security for any on-line packages or communications, together with impartial IT safety audits (to incorporate a vulnerability evaluation) of any proposed internet utility or platform.  Group’s Safety Plan ought to reveal consideration of the dangers recognized within the submitted danger evaluation.  Prices can also be recognized inside the funds and funds narrative.  Candidates are additionally inspired to incorporate contingency plans for in-person or on-line actions.
17. Contingency Plan for proposed actions ought to the initially deliberate actions not be capable to be carried out.  The Contingency Plan ought to be submitted as an extra annex.  Candidates ought to reveal consideration of the dangers recognized within the submitted danger 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 may be incurred in opposition to the “plan.”
18. Classes Discovered (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) from previous packages (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 atmosphere.  To be integrated into the ten (10) pages allowed for “Proposal Narrative.”
19. Psychosocial Help (to be integrated into the ten (10) pages allowed for “Proposal Narrative,” and into “Price range” and “Price range Narrative”).  A piece within the proposal, funds, and funds narrative to mirror applicable sources and assist for the psychosocial well being of employees (i.e., actions can vary from entry to academic supplies and coaching alternatives to counseling companies to different contextually related assist).
    1. 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 Pointers on Psychological Well being and Psychosocial Help 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 can be deemed technically ineligible.  

D.2.2 Extra Utility Paperwork

Robust functions can even include the next:

• Particular person Letters of Help and/or Memorandum of Understanding.  Letters of assist and MOUs should be particular to the venture implementation (e.g. from proposed companions or sub-award recipients) and won’t depend in the 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 utility 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 prompt, however not necessary.

DRL reserves the appropriate to request extra paperwork not included on this NOFO.  Moreover, to make sure that all functions obtain a balanced analysis, the DRL overview panel will overview from the primary web page of every part as much as the web page restrict and no additional.

Notice:  If finally supplied with a notification of non-binding intent to make a federal award, candidates sometimes have two to a few weeks to supply extra data and paperwork requested within the notification of intent.  The deadlines might range in every notification of intent and candidates should adhere to the acknowledged deadline within the notification of intent.

D.2.3 Extra 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 utility paperwork addressing situations and proposals from the DRL overview panel;
• A replica of the applicant’s newest NICRA as a PDF file, if the applicant has a NICRA and consists of NICRA prices within the funds;
• A accomplished copy of the Division’s Monetary Administration Survey, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time;
• Submission of required paperwork to register within the Cost Administration System managed by the Division of Well being and Human Providers, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time (except 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 functions by Grants.gov can be required to create a SAMS Home account to be able to settle for the ultimate award.  Accounts should be logged into to each 60 days to be able to preserve an lively account.

D.3 Distinctive Entity Identifier and System for Award Administration (SAM)

All prime organizations, whether or not primarily based in america or out of the country, will need to have a Distinctive Entity Identifier (UEI) and an lively registration with the SAM.gov earlier than submitting an utility.  DRL might not overview 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 information parts mandated by Public Legislation 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), for all Federal awards.

Notice:  As of April 2022, a DUNS quantity is not required for federal help functions.

The two CFR 200 requires that sub-grantees receive a UEI quantity.  Please word the UEI for sub-grantees will not be required on the time of utility however can be required earlier than the award is processed and/or directed to a sub-grantee. 

Notice:  The method of acquiring or renewing a SAM.gov registration might take anyplace from 4-8 weeks.  Please start your registration as early as potential.

• Organizations primarily based in america or that pay staff inside america will want an Employer Identification Quantity (EIN) from the Inner Income Service (IRS), a Business and Authorities Entity (CAGE) code, and a UEI quantity previous to registering in SAM.gov.
• Organizations primarily based exterior of america and that don’t pay staff inside america don’t want an EIN from the IRS, however do want a UEI quantity previous to registering in SAM.gov.  Please word that as of December 2022, organizations primarily based exterior of america 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 international 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 www.fsd.gov  to hunt steerage on how to take action.

Organizations primarily based exterior of america 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 should be renewed yearly.

Organizations primarily based exterior of america 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 should be renewed yearly.

All prime organizations should additionally proceed to take care of lively SAM.gov registration with present data always throughout which they’ve an lively Federal award or utility into account by a federal award company.  SAM.gov requires all entities to resume their registration annually to be able to preserve an lively registration standing in SAM.gov.  It’s the duty of the applicant to make sure it has an lively registration in SAM.gov and to take care of that lively registration.  If an applicant has not absolutely complied with the necessities on the time of utility, 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 confer with 2 CFR 25.200 for added data.

Notice:  SAM.gov will not be the identical as SAMS Home.  It is freed from cost to register in each programs, however the registration processes are totally different.

Info is included on the SAM.gov web site to assist worldwide registrations, together with “Fast Begin Information for Worldwide Registrations” and “Useful Hints.”  Navigate to www.SAM.gov, click on “HELP” within the high navigation bar, then click on “Discover” and “New to SAM.gov?” for normal data.  Please word, steerage on SAM.gov and the steerage on GSA’s web site about requirement for registering in SAM.gov is topic to vary and is at present being up to date.  Candidates ought to overview the web site for essentially the most up-to-date steerage.

The hooked up “AQM Steerage 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 will not be owned by the Division of State.  This steerage and instruction are to the very best of our information 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 identification should be protected resulting from 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 willpower that there are exigent circumstances that prohibit the applicant from receiving a UEI and finishing SAM.gov registration previous to receiving a federal award.  In these situations, federal awarding companies should require the recipient to acquire a UEI and full SAM.gov registration inside 30 days of the federal award date.

Organizations requesting exemption from UEI or SAM.gov necessities should e-mail the purpose of contact listed within the NOFO at the least two weeks previous to the deadline within the NOFO offering a justification of their request.  Approval for a SAM.gov exemption should come from the warranted Grants Officer earlier than the appliance may be deemed eligible for overview.

Notice:  As of December 2022, organizations primarily based exterior of america 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 international help funding alternatives.

D.4 Submission Dates and Occasions

Purposes are due no later than 11:59 PM Japanese Customary Time (EST), on APRIL 17, 2023 on https://www.grants.gov/ or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ) beneath the announcement title “DRL Supporting Efforts to Advance Accountability and Justice in Yemen” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009426.” 

Grants.gov and SAMS Home robotically log the date and time an utility submission is made, and the Division of State will use this data to find out whether or not an utility has been submitted on time.  Late functions are neither reviewed nor thought of.  Identified system errors attributable to Grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.service-now.com ) which might be exterior of the applicant’s management can be reviewed on a case by case foundation.  Candidates shouldn’t count on a notification upon DRL receiving their utility.

D.5 Funding Restrictions

Previous to issuing a federal award with a complete quantity of federal share better than $250,000, the Division of State is required to overview and take into account any details about the applicant that’s discovered within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible by SAM.gov (41 USC §2313).  An applicant, at its possibility, might overview 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 take into account 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 document of efficiency beneath federal awards when finishing the overview of danger posed by candidates as described in 2 CFR 200.206.

DRL won’t take into account functions that mirror any kind of assist for any member, affiliate, or consultant of a chosen terrorist group.  Please refer the hyperlink for Overseas Terrorist Organizations:  https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/

Venture actions whose direct beneficiaries are international 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 danger that funds might profit terrorists or their supporters is a situation of award.  If chosen for an award, candidates can be requested to submit data required by DS Kind 4184, Threat Evaluation Info (hooked up to this solicitation) about their firm and its principal personnel.  Vetting data can also be required for all sub-award efficiency on help awards recognized by the Division of State as presenting a danger of terrorist financing.  Vetting data can also be requested for venture beneficiaries and members.  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 international help funds from supporting international safety power 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 international 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 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 international 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 regulation, venture beneficiaries or members from a international 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 international safety forces or personnel, compliance with the Leahy Legislation is required.

U.S. international 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 Packages 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 “will 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 non secular 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 severe human rights abuse.

Organizations ought to be cognizant of those restrictions when growing venture 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 embrace any people or entities which might be beneficiaries of international help funding or assist.  Due diligence vetting will embrace a overview of open-source supplies.

Federal awards typically won’t permit reimbursement of pre-award prices; nevertheless, the Grants Officer might approve pre-award prices on a case-by-case foundation.  Typically, development prices should not allowed beneath 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 utility submissions should be made electronically through www.grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com ).  Each programs require registration by the making use of group.  Please word that the Grants.gov registration course of can take ten (10) enterprise days or longer, even when all registration steps are accomplished in a well timed method.

It’s the duty of the applicant to make sure that it has an lively registration in SAMS Home or Grants.gov.  Candidates are required to doc that the appliance has been obtained by SAMS Home or Grants.gov in its entirety.  DRL bears no duty for disqualification that end result from candidates not being registered earlier than the due date, for system errors in both SAMS Home or Grants.gov, or different errors within the utility course of.  Moreover, candidates should save a display screen shot of the guidelines displaying all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.

Faxed, couriered, or emailed paperwork will not be accepted.  Cheap lodging might, in applicable 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 functions throughout regular enterprise hours (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Japanese Customary Time (EST)).  If an applicant experiences technical difficulties and has contacted the suitable assist desk however will not be receiving well timed help (e.g. you probably have not obtained a response inside 48 hours of contacting the assistance desk), chances are you’ll 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 keep in mind to save lots of a display screen shot of the guidelines displaying all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.

SAMS Home Assist Desk: 
For help with SAMS Home accounts and technical points associated to the system, please contact the ILMS assist desk by cellphone at +1 (888) 313-4567 (toll 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 accessible 24/7.

Grants.gov Purposes:
Candidates who don’t submit functions through SAMS Home might submit through www.grants.gov.

Please be suggested that finishing all the mandatory registration steps for acquiring a username and password from Grants.gov can take ten (10) enterprise days or longer.

Please confer with the Grants.gov web site for definitions of varied “utility 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 utility.  Validation of an digital submission through Grants.gov can take as much as two enterprise days.  Moreover, organizations should keep in mind to save lots of a screenshot of the guidelines displaying all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.

Grants.gov Helpdesk: 

For help with Grants.gov, please name the Contact Middle at +1 (800) 518-4726 or e-mail [email protected].  The Contact Middle is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days per week, besides federal holidays.

See https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/  for a listing of federal holidays.

E. Utility Evaluate Info

E.1 Proposal Evaluate Standards

The DRL overview panel will consider every utility 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 utility based on the sub-sections.

High quality of Venture Thought

Purposes ought to be attentive to this system framework and coverage goals 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.  Tasks ought to have the potential to have a direct influence 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 manner.  In international locations the place related actions are already going down, an evidence ought to be offered as to how new actions won’t duplicate or merely add to current actions and the way these efforts can be coordinated.  Proposals that promote inventive approaches to acknowledged ongoing challenges are extremely inspired.  DRL prioritizes venture proposals with inclusive approaches for advancing these rights.

Venture Planning/Means to Obtain Aims

A robust utility will embrace a transparent articulation of how the proposed venture actions contribute to the general venture goals, and every exercise can 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 ought to be bold but measurable, results-focused and achievable in an affordable timeframe.  A whole utility should embrace a Logic Mannequin to reveal how the venture 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 tackle how the venture will have interaction related stakeholders and will establish 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 establish goal geographic areas for actions, goal participant teams or choice standards for members, and the precise roles of sub-awardees, amongst different pertinent particulars.

DRL acknowledges that each one packages have some stage of danger resulting from inner/exterior variables which have the potential to adversely have an effect on a program.  Threat administration ought to tackle how the venture design incorporates the identification, evaluation, and administration of key danger components.  DRL will overview the Threat Evaluation primarily based on the group’s potential to establish dangers that would have an effect on the general program in addition to how the group will handle these dangers.

Establishment’s Document and Capability

DRL will take into account the previous efficiency of prior recipients and the demonstrated potential of recent candidates.  Purposes ought to reveal an institutional document of profitable democracy and human rights packages, together with accountable fiscal administration and full compliance with all reporting necessities for previous grants.  Proposed personnel and institutional sources ought to be enough and applicable to realize the venture’s goals.  Tasks ought to have potential for continued funding past DRL sources.

Addressing Boundaries 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 method devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a essential pillar of robust democracies.  Discrimination, violence, inequity, and inequality concentrating on any members of society undermines collective safety and threatens democracy.  DRL prioritizes inclusive and built-in program fashions that assess and tackle the obstacles to entry for people and teams primarily based on their race, ethnicity, faith, earnings, geography, gender identification, sexual orientation, or incapacity.  The proposal must also reveal how the venture will additional engagement in underserved communities and with people from underserved communities. Candidates ought to describe how programming will influence all of its beneficiaries, together with assist for underserved and underrepresented communities.  This method ought to be an integral a part of each the idea and specific design, and implementation of all proposed venture actions, goals, and monitoring.  Robust proposals will present particular evaluation, measures, and corresponding targets as applicable.  Stakeholders shall establish the distinction between alternatives and obstacles to entry, and design tasks accordingly to not perpetuate these inequalities, however fairly improve programmatic influence by together with all individuals in society.  The purpose of this method is to carry communities and people in energy collectively in assist of extra steady and safe societies.

Value Effectiveness

DRL strongly encourages candidates to obviously reveal venture cost-effectiveness of their utility, together with examples of leveraging institutional and different sources.  Nevertheless, cost-sharing or different examples of leveraging different sources should not required.  Inclusion of cost-sharing within the funds doesn’t end in extra factors awarded in the course of the overview course of.  Budgets ought to have low and/or affordable overhead and administration prices, and candidates ought to present clear explanations and justifications for these prices in relation to the work concerned.  All funds objects ought to be clearly defined and justified to reveal necessity, appropriateness, and connection to the venture goals.

Please word:  If value share is included within the funds, 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 funds, DRL’s contribution could also be decreased in proportion to the recipient’s contribution.

Multiplier Impact/Sustainability

Purposes ought to clearly delineate how parts of the venture can have a multiplier impact and be sustainable past the lifetime of the grant.  A great multiplier impact will have an effect past the direct beneficiaries of the grant (e.g. members skilled beneath a grant go on to coach different individuals; workshop members use abilities from a workshop to boost a nationwide stage election that impacts your entire populace).  A robust sustainability plan might embrace demonstrating persevering with influence past the lifetime of a venture or garnering different donor assist after DRL funding ceases.

Venture Monitoring and Analysis

Full functions will embrace an in depth M&E Narrative, which element how the venture’s progress can be monitored and evaluated.  Incorporating well-designed monitoring and analysis processes right into a venture is an environment friendly methodology for documenting the change (supposed and unintended) {that a} venture seeks.  Purposes ought to reveal the capability to supply goals with measurable outputs and outcomes.

The standard of the M&E sections can be judged on the narrative explaining how each monitoring and analysis can be carried out and who can be liable for these associated actions.  The M&E Narrative ought to clarify how analysis(s), inner or exterior, can be integrated into the venture implementation plan or how the venture can be systematically assessed within the absence of 1.  Please see the part on Monitoring and Analysis Narrative within the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI) for extra data on what’s required within the narrative.

Notice: Candidates are not required to submit an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan of their proposals.  Nevertheless, candidates ought to be conscious that, ought to an utility transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional overview and approval.

The output and outcome-based efficiency indicators shouldn’t solely be separated by venture goals but additionally ought to match the goals, outcomes, and outputs detailed within the Logic Mannequin and Proposal Narrative.  Efficiency indicators ought to be clearly outlined (i.e., defined how the indications can 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, information assortment instruments, information sources, varieties of information disaggregation, and frequency of monitoring and analysis.  There must also be metrics to seize how venture actions goal those that face discrimination resulting from their faith, gender, disabilities, ethnicity or sexual orientation and gender identification, 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 Evaluate and Choice Course of

DRL strives to make sure that every utility receives a balanced analysis by a DRL overview 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 embrace high quality of venture thought, venture planning/potential to realize goals, institutional document and capability, inclusive programming, value effectiveness, multiplier impact/sustainability, and venture monitoring and analysis.

Moreover, the DRL overview panel will consider how the appliance addresses the NOFO request, U.S. international coverage targets, and the precedence wants of DRL general.  DRL can also think about the stability of the present portfolio of lively tasks, together with geographic or thematic variety, if wanted.

Usually, the DRL overview 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 places of work; U.S. authorities departments, companies, or boards; representatives from companion 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 utility, the overview panel votes on whether or not to advocate the appliance for approval by the DRL Assistant Secretary.  If extra functions are advisable for approval than DRL can finally fund, the overview panel will rank the advisable 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 overview panels might present situations and proposals on functions to boost the proposed venture, which should 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 venture 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 through e-mail requesting that the applicant reply to overview panel situations and proposals.  This notification will not be an authorization to start actions and doesn’t represent formal approval or a funding dedication.

Remaining approval is contingent on the applicant efficiently responding to the overview panel’s situations and proposals; being registered in required programs, together with the U.S. authorities’s Cost Administration System (PMS), except an exemption is offered; and finishing and offering any extra documentation requested by DRL or AQM.  Remaining approval can also be contingent on Congressional Notification necessities being met and ultimate overview and approval by the Division’s warranted Grants Officer.

The discover of Federal award signed by the Division’s warranted Grants Officers is the only authorizing doc.  If awarded, the discover of Federal award can be offered to the applicant’s designated Authorizing Official through SAMS Home to be electronically counter-signed within the system.

F.2 Administrative and Nationwide Coverage and Authorized Necessities

DRL requires all recipients of international help funding to adjust to all relevant Division and Federal legal guidelines and laws, together with however not restricted to the next:

The Uniform Administrative Necessities, Value 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, aside from help awards to People and Overseas Public Entities.  Sub-Chapters A by E shall apply to all international organizations, and Sub-Chapters A by D shall apply to all U.S. and international 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 reassurance and certifications made a part of the Discover of Award.  The Division’s Customary Phrases and Situations may 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 Girls Peace and Safety (WPS) Act of 2017, which highlights the U.S. dedication to the significant participation of ladies in battle prevention, administration, and determination; and the Division of State WPS Implementation Plan.  For added data, please confer with the next hyperlink: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1141 .

Because of the willpower made beneath the Trafficking Victims Safety Act (TVPA) for funds obligated throughout FY 2023, help that advantages the governments of the next international locations 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 (government, legislative, judicial) in any respect ranges (nationwide, regional, native);
• Public colleges, universities, hospitals, and state-owned enterprises, in addition to authorities staff;
• Money, coaching, tools, companies, 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.

Extra necessities could also be included relying on the content material of this system.

F.3 Reporting

Candidates ought to pay attention to 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 reviews (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 reviews and should be submitted in PMS, and a replica of the report submitted in PMS then uploaded to the award file in SAMS Home.  Progress reviews 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 accredited by the Grants Officer), together with normal (F) framework indicators and DRL framework indicators.  F and DRL framework indicators can be reviewed and negotiated in the course of the ultimate levels of issuing an award on a project-by-project foundation.

Narrative progress reviews ought to mirror the deal with measuring the venture’s progress on the overarching goals and ought to be compiled based on 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 venture’s achievements ought to be included in every progress report.  The place related, progress reviews 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 mirror progress towards attaining goals, together with assembly benchmarks/targets as set within the accredited M&E Plan.  As well as, connect the M&E Plan, evaluating the goal and precise numbers for the indications;
• Any qualitative influence or success tales from the venture, when potential;
• Copy of baseline, mid-term, and/or ultimate analysis report(s) performed by an exterior evaluator; if relevant;
• Related supporting documentation or merchandise associated to the venture actions (equivalent to articles, assembly lists and agendas, participant surveys, pictures, 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 venture and a corrective motion plan with an up to date timeline of actions;
• Explanation why established targets weren’t met;
• Information for the required F and/or DRL framework indicator(s) for the quarter in addition to combination information by fiscal yr;
• Program Indicators or different mutually agreed upon format accredited by the Grants Officer;
• Proposed actions for the subsequent quarter; and,
• Extra pertinent data, together with evaluation and clarification of value overruns or excessive unit prices, if relevant.

Overseas Help Information Evaluate:  As required by Congress, the Division of State should make progress in its efforts to enhance monitoring and reporting of international help information by the Overseas Help Information Evaluate (FADR).  The FADR requires monitoring of international help exercise information from budgeting, planning, and allocation by obligation and disbursement.  Profitable candidates can be required to report and draw down federal funding primarily based on the suitable FADR Information Parts, indicated inside their award documentation.  In circumstances of multiple FADR Information Ingredient, sometimes program or sector and/or areas or nation, the profitable applicant can be required to take care of separate accounting information.

A ultimate narrative and monetary report should even be submitted inside 120 days after the expiration of the award.

Please word:  Delays in reporting might end in delays of cost approvals and failure to supply required reviews might jeopardize the recipient’s’ potential to obtain future U.S. authorities funds.  DRL reserves the appropriate to request any extra programmatic and/or monetary venture data in the course of the award interval.

G. Contact Info

For technical submission questions associated to this NOFO, please contact [email protected].

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 accessible 24/7.

Please word that establishing an account in SAMS Home might require using smartphone for multi-factor authentication (MFA).  If an applicant doesn’t have accessibility to a smartphone in the course of the time of making an account, please contact the helpdesk and request directions on MFA for Home windows PC.

For help with Grants.gov accounts and technical points associated to utilizing the system, please name the Contact Middle at +1 (800) 518-4726 or e-mail [email protected].  The Contact Middle is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days per week, besides federal holidays.

For a listing of federal holidays go to:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ 

Aside from technical submission questions, in the course of the NOFO interval U.S. Division of State employees in Washington and abroad shall not focus on this competitors with candidates till your entire proposal overview course of has been accomplished and rejection and approval letters have been transmitted.

H. Different Info

Candidates ought to be conscious that DRL understands that some data contained in functions could also be thought of delicate or proprietary and can make applicable efforts to guard such data.  Nevertheless, candidates are suggested that DRL can’t assure that such data won’t be disclosed, together with pursuant to the Freedom of Info Act (FOIA) or different related statutes.

The data on this NOFO and “Proposal Submission Directions for Purposes” is binding and will not be modified by any DRL consultant.  Explanatory data offered 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 appropriate 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 basic freedoms globally.  DRL helps tasks 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 tackle variety, fairness, and inclusion as a core component of fine governance.  DRL sometimes focuses its work in international locations 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 liable to backsliding.

Extra background data on DRL and its efforts may be discovered on https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/.