Enabling Civil Society Efforts to Address the Misuse, Diversion, and Abuse of Arms Exports

United States Division of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Enabling Civil Society Efforts to Handle the Misuse, Diversion, and Abuse of Arms Exports

That is the announcement of funding alternative quantity: SFOP0009429

Catalog of Federal Home Help Quantity: 19.345

Sort of Solicitation: Open Competitors

Utility Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Funding Flooring (lowest $$ worth): $1,000,000

Funding Ceiling (highest $$ worth): $1,000,000

Anticipated Variety of Awards: 1

Interval of Efficiency: 18-48 months

Anticipated Time to Award (pending availability of funds): 6 months

A. Challenge Description

The U.S. Division of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) proclaims an open competitors for organizations to submit purposes for tasks that tackle impunity for individuals who facilitate and perpetuate the misuse and diversion of arms exports.

DRL’s aim is to advertise complete end-use reporting to make sure that weapons don’t gasoline violations of human rights or Worldwide Humanitarian Regulation (IHL) and promote accountability once they do. DRL’s goal is that civil society can successfully report on the usage of weapons and the conduct of forces using them, together with the usage of U.S. weapons in violations of human rights and IHL, and different civilian hurt.  DRL seeks to help civil society in offering credible details about the misuse and diversion of arms exports, in publishing reviews of such info, and fascinating with the governments involved to advertise accountability for these chargeable for misuse and diversion.

Responsive tasks must be designed to attain the next outcomes:

• Elevated data and capability amongst civil society to advertise human rights, IHL, and civilian hurt concerns in typical weapons transfers and use.
• Improved and elevated end-use reporting of arms exports.
• Governments acknowledge, forestall, and tackle the misuse and diversion of arms exports.

Precedence areas for this program are: Close to East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eurasia, and Western Hemisphere.  International locations included in these areas could be discovered here.  Proposals that embody work in different areas is not going to be deemed aggressive.  Candidates might suggest to work in a single or a number of international locations throughout the areas famous above.  Candidates might also suggest to work in a number of areas.  Geographic alternatives should be clearly recognized within the proposal bundle, together with on the duvet web page, and are topic to panel approval. Candidates should embody a transparent justification and rationale for the geographic choice.

DRL strongly encourages candidates to submit letters of dedication, with translations, if mandatory, for any companions recognized within the proposal, and encourages all candidates to both have a robust in-country presence and/or work carefully with native civil society organizations.  If the proposal will embody offshore program actions, the applicant should justify this strategy and show expertise utilizing this technique.

All applications ought to goal to have influence that results in reforms and will have the potential for sustainability past DRL assets.  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 manner.

DRL is dedicated to advancing fairness and help for underserved and underrepresented communities.  DRL requires all applications to be non-discriminatory and expects implementers to incorporate methods for integration of people/organizations no matter faith, gender, incapacity, race, ethnicity, and/or sexual orientation and gender identification.

Actions which might be not usually allowed embody, however will not be restricted to:

• The supply of humanitarian help;
• English language instruction;
• Growth of high-tech laptop or communications software program and/or {hardware};
• Purely educational exchanges or fellowships;
• Exterior exchanges or fellowships lasting longer than six months;
• Off-shore actions that aren’t clearly linked to in-country initiatives and influence or will not be mandatory 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 related small enterprise improvement initiatives;
• Initiatives directed in the direction of a diaspora neighborhood moderately than present residents of focused international locations.

All applications ought to goal to have influence that results in reforms and have the potential for sustainability past DRL assets.  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 manner.

DRL is dedicated to advancing fairness and help for underserved and underrepresented communities.  In accordance with the Government Order on Advancing Racial Fairness and Underserved Communities, applications 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 info, marital standing, parental standing, being pregnant, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing.  Packages must be demand-driven and domestically led to the extent potential.

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

The place acceptable, aggressive proposals might embody:

• Alternatives for beneficiaries to use their new data and abilities in sensible efforts;
• Solicitation of suggestions and strategies from beneficiaries when growing actions with a view to strengthen the sustainability of applications and participant possession of undertaking outcomes;
• Enter from members on sustainability plans and systematic overview of the plans all through the lifetime of the undertaking, with changes made as mandatory;
• Inclusion of susceptible populations;
• Joint identification and definition of key ideas with related stakeholders and stakeholder enter into undertaking actions;
• Systematic comply with up with beneficiaries at particular intervals after the completion of actions to trace how beneficiaries are retaining new data in addition to making use of their new abilities.

Actions which might be not usually allowed embody, however will not be restricted to:

• The supply of humanitarian help;
• English language instruction;
• Growth of high-tech laptop or communications software program and/or {hardware};
• Purely educational exchanges or fellowships;
• Exterior exchanges or fellowships lasting longer than six months;
• Off-shore actions that aren’t clearly linked to in-country initiatives and influence or will not be mandatory 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 related small enterprise improvement initiatives;
• Initiatives directed in the direction of a diaspora neighborhood moderately than present residents of focused international locations.

This discover is topic to availability of funding.

B. Federal Award Info

Major organizations can submit 3 purposes in response to the NOFO.  If an applicant chooses to submit a number of purposes to this NOFO, it’s the accountability of the applicant to show the competitiveness and uniqueness of every software.

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

The U.S. authorities might make award(s) on the idea of preliminary purposes obtained, with out discussions or negotiations.  Due to this fact, every preliminary software ought to include the applicant’s finest 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 recommend refinements within the undertaking description, funds, or different features of an software.

DRL anticipates awarding both a grant or cooperative settlement relying on the wants and threat components of this system.  The ultimate dedication on award mechanism will probably 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 undertaking.  If a cooperative settlement is awarded, DRL will undertake affordable and programmatically mandatory substantial involvement.  Examples of considerable involvement can embody, however will not be restricted to:

• Lively participation or collaboration with the recipient within the implementation of the award;
• Overview and approval of 1 stage of labor earlier than one other can start;
• Overview and approval of substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards or contracts past 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 International Help Act of 1961, as amended (FAA).

To maximise the influence and sustainability of the award(s) that consequence from this NOFO, DRL retains the best to execute non-competitive continuation modification(s).  The full length of any award, together with potential non-competitive continuation amendments, shall not exceed 54 months, or 4 and a half years.  Any non-competitive continuation is contingent on efficiency and pending availability of funds.  A non-competitive continuation will not be assured, and the Division of State reserves the best to train or to not train this selection.

C. Eligibility Info

For software info, please see the proposal submission directions (PSI), up to date December 2022 on our web site.

C.1 Eligible Candidates

DRL welcomes purposes from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public worldwide organizations; personal, public, or state establishments of upper training; 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 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 below 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, Price Accounting Requirements Administration, and 48 CFR 31 Contract Price Ideas and Procedures.

Please see 2 CFR 200.307 for laws concerning program revenue.

C.2 Price 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 is not going to lead to 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 personal sector companions and NGOs, and have demonstrable expertise in administering profitable and ideally related tasks.  DRL encourages purposes from foreign-based NGOs headquartered within the geographic areas/international locations related to this NOFO.  Candidates might type consortia with a view to carry collectively organizations with diverse experience to suggest a complete program in a single proposal.  Nevertheless, 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 info on candidates that shouldn’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 applications and actions.  DRL welcomes purposes regardless of race, ethnicity, coloration, creed, nationwide origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, incapacity, or different standing.  DRL seeks purposes that show that the recipient doesn’t discriminate towards 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 supplied by means of this award on the idea 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 info, 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 Listing 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 tips at 2 CFR 180 that implement Government Orders 12549 (3 CFR,1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR,1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.”  Moreover, no entity or individual listed on the Excluded Events Listing System in SAM.gov can take part in any actions below an award.  All candidates are strongly inspired to overview the Excluded Events Listing System in SAM.gov to make sure that no ineligible entity or individual is included of their software.

D. Utility and Submission Info

D.1 Handle to Request Utility Bundle

Candidates can discover software varieties, kits, or different supplies wanted to use on SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com) below the announcement title “Enabling Civil Society Efforts to Handle the Misuse, Diversion, and Abuse of Arms Exports,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009429.”  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 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 authentic doc throughout the software is in one other language, an English translation should be supplied (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 supplied 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, could be reformatted to suit inside one web page width.

D.2.1 Utility Necessities

Full purposes should embody the next:

1. Accomplished and signed SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B Please see SF-424 directions in Part 2B of the PSI.
2. Organizations that interact in lobbying the U.S. authorities, together with Congress, or pay for one more entity to foyer on their behalf, are additionally required to finish the SF-LLL “Disclosure of Lobbying Actions” 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, undertaking title, goal nation/international locations, undertaking synopsis, and identify and speak to info for the applying’s predominant 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 undertaking targets, goals, actions, and so forth.
   1. The Government Abstract ought to embody a short part that explicitly states: (1) the issue assertion addressed by the undertaking, (2) research-based proof justifying the distinctive undertaking strategy, and (3) quantifiable undertaking outcomes and impacts.
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 embody the Cowl Web page, Government 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, 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 show 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. Funds (ideally as an Excel workbook) that features three (3) columns containing the request to DRL, any value sharing contribution, and the entire 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 must be included as extra tabs throughout the Excel workbook (if accessible on the time of submission).
   Please see Funds Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra info.
   1. The programming strategy must be devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a mandatory pillar of sturdy democracies.  Please embody prices related to this dedication within the Funds and Funds Narrative.
8. Funds Narrative (ideally as a Phrase Doc) that features substantive explanations and justifications for every line merchandise within the detailed funds spreadsheet, in addition to the supply and an outline of all cost-share provided. Please see Funds Pointers Part 2G of the PSI for extra info.
9. 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 info.
10. Logic Mannequin (ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Logic Mannequin Part 2I of the PSI for extra info.
11. Threat Evaluation (ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Threat Evaluation Part 2K of the PSI for extra info on this requirement, together with Do No Hurt rules and Stopping Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) insurance policies/plans.
12. Key Personnel (to not exceed two (2) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please embody quick bios that spotlight related skilled expertise. Given the restricted house, CVs will not be beneficial for submission.
13. 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.
14. 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 embody institutional practices and limitations, cultural norms, gender roles, entry to and management over property and assets, and patterns of energy and decision-making. Candidates ought to briefly clarify how they’ve built-in findings from their evaluation into undertaking design and/or different proposal paperwork, together with a plan for repeatedly reviewing and updating the gender and inclusion evaluation with native companions/beneficiaries, and making any mandatory changes to undertaking implementation.  A set of guiding questions could be present in Part 2L of the PSI.
15. Classes Discovered (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 surroundings.  To be integrated into the ten (10) pages allowed for “Proposal Narrative.”
16. Psychosocial Help (to be integrated into the ten (10) pages allowed for “Proposal Narrative,” and into “Funds” and “Funds Narrative”). A bit within the proposal, funds, and funds narrative to replicate acceptable assets and help for the psychosocial well being of workers (i.e., actions can vary from entry to academic supplies and coaching alternatives to counseling companies to different contextually related help).
    1. References: For reference to worldwide steerage, 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 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 embody the weather listed above will probably be deemed technically ineligible. 

D.2.2 Further Utility Paperwork

Robust purposes can even include the next:

• Particular person Letters of Help and/or Memorandum of Understanding. Letters of help and MOUs should be particular to the undertaking implementation (e.g. from proposed companions or sub-award recipients) and won’t depend in the direction of the web page restrict.

Please consult with the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI), up to date December 2022, on DRL’s web site for detailed steerage on the paperwork above:  https://www.state.gov/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/programs-and-grants/.  For an software guidelines and pattern templates please see the Sources 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 steered, however not obligatory.

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

Notice:  If finally supplied with a notification of non-binding intent to make a federal award, candidates usually have two to a few weeks to supply extra info 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 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 proposals from the DRL overview 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 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 Fee Administration System managed by the Division of Well being and Human Providers, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time (until an exemption is supplied);
• Different requested info or paperwork included within the notification of intent to make a federal award or subsequent communications previous to issuance of a federal award;
• Candidates will probably be required to create a SAMS Home account with a view to settle for the ultimate award. Accounts should be logged into to each 60 days with a view to preserve an lively account.

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

All prime organizations, whether or not primarily based in the US or overseas, will need to have a Distinctive Entity Identifier (UEI) and an lively registration with the SAM.gov earlier than submitting an software.  DRL might not overview purposes from or make awards to candidates that haven’t accomplished all relevant UEI and SAM.gov necessities.  A UEI is likely one of the information parts mandated by Public Regulation 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 purposes.

The two CFR 200 requires that sub-grantees get hold of a UEI quantity.  Please word the UEI for sub-grantees will not be required on the time of software however will probably 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 the US or that pay workers inside the US will want an Employer Identification Quantity (EIN) from the Inside Income Service (IRS) and a UEI quantity previous to registering in SAM.gov. Please word that as of February 2023, organizations primarily based in the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are not required to have a Industrial and Authorities Entity (CAGE) code to use for non-DoD international 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 primarily based 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 word that as of December 2022, organizations primarily based exterior of the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are not required to have a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code to use for non-DoD international 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 primarily based exterior of the US and that DO NOT plan to do enterprise with the DoD ought to comply with the beneath 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 the US and that DO plan to do enterprise with the DoD ought to comply with the beneath directions:

Step 1:  Apply for an NCAGE code by following the directions on the NSPA NATO web site linked beneath:

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 keep up lively SAM.gov registration with present info always throughout which they’ve an lively Federal award or software into account by a federal award company.  SAM.gov requires all entities to resume their registration yearly with a view to preserve an lively registration standing in SAM.gov.  It’s the accountability of the applicant to make sure it has an lively registration in SAM.gov and to keep up that lively registration.  If an applicant has not absolutely complied with the necessities on the time of software, the applicant could also be deemed technically ineligible to obtain an award and use that dedication as a foundation for making an award to a different applicant.

Please consult with 2 CFR 25.200 for added info.

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 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 high navigation bar, then click on “Discover” and “New to SAM.gov?” for common info.  Please word, steerage on SAM.gov and the steerage 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 overview the web site for probably the most up-to-date steerage.

The connected “AQM Steerage for NCAGE-SAM.gov for Grant Candidates as of Dec. 2022” is a compilation of assets 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 one of the best of our data primarily based on the time of posting this solicitation.  The place steerage in these attachments differs from the SAM.gov web site, SAM.gov prevails and the applicant is inspired to hunt and doc responses 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 identification should 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 dedication that there are exigent circumstances that prohibit the applicant from receiving a UEI and finishing SAM.gov registration previous to receiving a federal award. In these 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 very 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 applying could be deemed eligible for overview.

Notice:  As of December 2022, organizations primarily based exterior of the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. Division of Protection (DoD) awards are not required to have a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code to use for non-DoD international help funding alternatives.  As of February 2023, organizations primarily based in the US that don’t intend to use for U.S. DoD awards are not required to have a Industrial and Authorities Entity (CAGE) 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 Commonplace Time (EST), on APRIL 25, 2023 on SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com) below the announcement title “DRL Enabling Civil Society Efforts to Handle the Misuse, Diversion, and Abuse of Arms Exports ,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009429.”

SAMS Home routinely logs the date and time an software submission is made, and the Division of State will use this info to find out whether or not an software has been submitted on time.  Late purposes are neither reviewed nor thought-about.  Identified system errors attributable to SAMS Home (https://mygrants.service-now.com) which might be exterior of the applicant’s management will probably 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 overview and contemplate any details about the applicant that’s discovered within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible by means of SAM.gov (41 USC §2313).  An applicant, at its choice, might overview info within the designated integrity and efficiency programs accessible by means of 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 by means of SAM.gov.  The Division of State will contemplate any feedback by the applicant, along with the opposite info within the designated integrity and efficiency system, in making a judgment concerning the applicant’s integrity, enterprise ethics, and file of efficiency below federal awards when finishing the overview of threat posed by candidates as described in 2 CFR 200.206.

DRL is not going to contemplate purposes that replicate any sort of help for any member, affiliate, or consultant of a chosen terrorist group.  Please refer the hyperlink for International Terrorist Organizations:  https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/

Challenge actions whose direct beneficiaries are international militaries or paramilitary teams or people is not going to be thought-about for DRL funding given function limitations on funding.

In accordance with Division of State coverage for terrorism, candidates are suggested that profitable passing of vetting to judge the chance that funds might profit terrorists or their supporters is a situation of award.  If chosen for an award, candidates will probably be requested to submit info required by DS Kind 4184, Threat Evaluation Info (connected to this solicitation) about their firm and its principal personnel.  Vetting info can be required for all sub-award efficiency on help awards recognized by the Division of State as presenting a threat of terrorist financing.  Vetting info might also be requested for undertaking beneficiaries and members.  Failure to submit info when requested, or failure to move vetting, could also be grounds for rejecting your proposal previous to award.

The Leahy Regulation prohibits Division international help funds from supporting international safety power items if the Secretary of State has credible info 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 international nation if the Secretary of State has credible info that such unit has dedicated a gross violation of human rights.”  Restrictions might apply to any proposed help to police or different legislation enforcement.  Amongst these, pursuant to part 620M of the International Help Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), no help supplied by means of this funding alternative could also be furnished to any unit of the safety forces of a international nation when there’s credible info that such unit has dedicated a gross violation of human rights.  In accordance with the necessities of part 620M of the FAA, also referred to as the Leahy legislation, undertaking beneficiaries or members from a international authorities’s safety forces might must 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 Regulation 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, 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 “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 towards 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 growing undertaking proposals as these restrictions would require acceptable due diligence of program beneficiaries and collaboration with DRL to make sure compliance with these restrictions.  Program beneficiaries topic to due diligence vetting will embody any people or entities which might be beneficiaries of international help funding or help.  Due diligence vetting will embody a overview of open-source supplies.

Federal awards usually is not going to enable reimbursement of pre-award prices; nevertheless, the Grants Officer might approve pre-award prices on a case-by-case foundation.  Usually, building prices will not be allowed below DRL awards.  For extra info, 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 should be made electronically through SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com).

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

Faxed, couriered, or emailed paperwork will not be accepted.  Affordable lodging might, in acceptable circumstances, be supplied to candidates with disabilities or for safety causes.  Candidates should comply with all formatting directions within the relevant NOFO and these directions.

DRL encourages organizations to submit purposes throughout regular enterprise hours (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Japanese Commonplace 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. when you’ve got not obtained a response inside 48 hours of contacting the assistance desk), it’s possible 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 purposes.

SAMS Home Purposes:

Candidates utilizing SAMS Home for the primary time ought to full their “New Group Registration.”  To register with SAMS Home, click on “Login to https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com” and comply with the “create an account” hyperlink.

Organizations should bear in mind to avoid wasting a display screen shot of the guidelines 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 telephone at +1 (888) 313-4567 (toll prices apply for worldwide callers) or by means of the Self Service on-line portal that may be accessed from https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com .  Buyer help is obtainable 24/7.

E. Utility Overview Info

E.1 Proposal Overview Standards

The DRL overview panel will consider every software individually towards the next standards, listed beneath so as of significance, and never towards competing purposes.  Please use the beneath standards as a reference, however don’t construction your software based on the sub-sections.

High quality of Challenge Thought

Purposes must be conscious of this system framework and coverage goals recognized within the NOFO, acceptable 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 right away 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, a proof must be supplied as to how new actions is not going to duplicate or merely add to current actions and the way these efforts will probably be coordinated.  Proposals that promote inventive approaches to acknowledged ongoing challenges are extremely inspired.  DRL prioritizes undertaking proposals with inclusive approaches for advancing these rights.

Challenge Planning/Potential to Obtain Goals

A powerful software will embody a transparent articulation of how the proposed undertaking actions contribute to the general undertaking goals, and every exercise will probably be clearly developed and detailed.  A complete month-to-month work plan ought to show substantive undertakings and the logistical capability of the group.  Goals must be formidable but measurable, results-focused and achievable in an inexpensive timeframe.  A whole software should embody a Logic Mannequin to show how the undertaking actions will have an effect on its proposed goals.  The Logic Mannequin ought to match the goals, outcomes, key actions, and outputs described within the narrative.  Purposes ought to tackle how the undertaking will interact related stakeholders and will determine native companions as acceptable.

If native companions have been recognized, DRL strongly encourages candidates to submit letters of help from proposed in-country companions.  Moreover, candidates ought to describe the division of labor among the many direct applicant and any native companions.  If relevant, purposes ought to determine goal geographic areas for actions, goal participant teams or choice standards for members, and the precise roles of sub-awardees, amongst different pertinent particulars.

DRL acknowledges that every one applications have some degree of threat on account of inner/exterior variables which have the potential to adversely have an effect on a program.  Threat administration ought to tackle how the undertaking design incorporates the identification, evaluation, and administration of key threat components.  DRL will overview the Threat Evaluation primarily based on the group’s capacity to determine dangers that might have an effect on the general program in addition to how the group will handle these dangers.

Establishment’s File and Capability

DRL will contemplate the previous efficiency of prior recipients and the demonstrated potential of recent candidates.  Purposes ought to show an institutional file of profitable democracy and human rights applications, together with accountable fiscal administration and full compliance with all reporting necessities for previous grants.  Proposed personnel and institutional assets must be sufficient and acceptable to attain the undertaking’s goals.  Tasks ought to have potential for continued funding past DRL assets.

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 strategy devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a mandatory pillar of sturdy democracies.  Discrimination, violence, inequity, and inequality focusing on any members of society undermines collective safety and threatens democracy.  DRL prioritizes inclusive and built-in program fashions that assess and tackle the limitations to entry for people and teams primarily based on their race, ethnicity, faith, revenue, geography, gender identification, sexual orientation, or incapacity.  The proposal must also show how the undertaking 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 help for underserved and underrepresented communities.  This strategy must be an integral a part of each the idea and express design, and implementation of all proposed undertaking actions, goals, and monitoring.  Robust proposals will present particular evaluation, measures, and corresponding targets as acceptable.  Stakeholders shall determine the distinction between alternatives and limitations to entry, and design tasks accordingly to not perpetuate these inequalities, however moderately improve programmatic influence by together with all individuals in society.  The aim of this strategy is to carry communities and people in energy collectively in help of extra steady and safe societies.

Price Effectiveness

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

Please word:  If value share is included within the funds, the recipient should preserve written information to help 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 undertaking could have a multiplier impact and be sustainable past the lifetime of the grant.  An excellent multiplier impact will have an effect past the direct beneficiaries of the grant (e.g. members skilled below a grant go on to coach different individuals; workshop members use abilities from a workshop to boost a nationwide degree election that impacts the whole populace).  A powerful sustainability plan might embody demonstrating persevering with influence past the lifetime of a undertaking or garnering different donor help after DRL funding ceases.

Challenge Monitoring and Analysis

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

The standard of the M&E sections will probably be judged on the narrative explaining how each monitoring and analysis will probably be carried out and who will probably be chargeable for these associated actions.  The M&E Narrative ought to clarify how analysis(s), inner or exterior, will probably be integrated into the undertaking implementation plan or how the undertaking will probably 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 info 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 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 overview and approval.

The output and outcome-based efficiency indicators shouldn’t solely be separated by undertaking goals but additionally ought to match the goals, outcomes, and outputs detailed within the Logic Mannequin and Proposal Narrative.  Efficiency indicators must be clearly outlined (i.e., defined how the indications will probably be measured and reported) both throughout the desk or with a separate Efficiency Indicator Reference Sheet (PIRS).  For every efficiency indicator, the desk must also embody baselines and quarterly and cumulative targets, information assortment instruments, information sources, varieties of information disaggregation, and frequency of monitoring and analysis.  There must also be metrics to seize how undertaking actions goal those that face discrimination on account of 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 info on what’s required within the plan.

E.2 Overview and Choice Course of

DRL strives to make sure that every software receives a balanced analysis by a DRL overview panel.  AQM will decide technical eligibility for all purposes.  All technically eligible purposes for a given NOFO are reviewed towards the identical seven standards, which embody high quality of undertaking concept, undertaking planning/capacity to attain goals, institutional file and capability, inclusive programming, value effectiveness, multiplier impact/sustainability, and undertaking monitoring and analysis.

Moreover, the DRL overview panel will consider how the applying addresses the NOFO request, U.S. international coverage targets, and the precedence wants of DRL general.  DRL might also consider the stability of the present portfolio of lively tasks, together with geographic or thematic range, 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 Growth (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 accomplice 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 overview panel votes on whether or not to suggest the applying for approval by the DRL Assistant Secretary.  If extra purposes are beneficial for approval than DRL can finally fund, the overview panel will rank the beneficial purposes in precedence order for consideration by the DRL Assistant Secretary.  The Grants Officer Consultant (GOR) for the eventual award doesn’t vote on the panel.  All panelists should signal non-disclosure agreements and conflicts of curiosity agreements.

DRL overview panels might present situations and proposals on purposes to boost the proposed undertaking, 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 embody requests to extend, lower, make clear, and/or justify prices and undertaking actions.

F. Federal Award Administration Info

F.1 Federal Award Notices

DRL will present a separate notification to candidates on the results of their purposes.  Profitable candidates will obtain a letter electronically through e-mail requesting that the applicant reply to overview panel situations and proposals.  This notification will not be an authorization to start actions and doesn’t represent formal approval or a funding dedication.

Last 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 Fee Administration System (PMS), until an exemption is supplied; and finishing and offering any extra documentation requested by DRL or AQM.  Last approval can be contingent on Congressional Notification necessities being met and closing overview and approval by the Division’s warranted Grants Officer.

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

F.2 Administrative and Nationwide Coverage and Authorized Necessities

DRL requires all recipients of 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, Price Ideas and Audit Necessities for Federal Awards set forth in 2 CFR Chapter 200 (Sub-Chapters A by means of F) shall apply to all non-Federal entities, aside from help awards to People and International Public Entities.  Sub-Chapters A by means of E shall apply to all international organizations, and Sub-Chapters A by means of D shall apply to all U.S. and international 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 Circumstances could 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 extra info, please consult with the next hyperlink: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1141.

As a result of dedication made below 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 below the TVPA.  The Division of State determines on a case-by-case foundation what constitutes help to a authorities; the final rules listed beneath apply.

Help to the federal government consists of:

• All branches of presidency (govt, legislative, judicial) in any respect ranges (nationwide, regional, native);
• Public colleges, universities, hospitals, and state-owned enterprises, in addition to authorities workers;
• Money, coaching, tools, 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 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 embody a story as described beneath in addition to Program Indicators (or different mutually agreed upon format authorized by the Grants Officer), together with normal (F) framework indicators and DRL framework indicators.  F and DRL framework indicators will probably be reviewed and negotiated throughout the closing levels of issuing an award on a project-by-project foundation.

Narrative progress reviews ought to replicate the concentrate on measuring the undertaking’s progress on the overarching goals and must 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 undertaking’s achievements must be included in every progress report.  The place related, progress reviews ought to embody the next sections:

• Related contextual info (restricted);
• Rationalization and analysis of great actions of the reporting interval and the way the actions replicate progress towards reaching goals, together with assembly benchmarks/targets as set within the authorized M&E Plan. As well as, connect the M&E Plan, evaluating the goal and precise numbers for the indications;
• Any qualitative influence or success tales from the undertaking, when potential;
• Copy of baseline, mid-term, and/or closing analysis report(s) carried out by an exterior evaluator; if relevant;
• Related supporting documentation or merchandise associated to the undertaking actions (equivalent to articles, assembly lists and agendas, participant surveys, images, manuals, and so forth.) as separate attachments;
• Description of how the recipient is pursuing sustainability, together with on the lookout for sources of follow-on funding;
• Any issues/challenges in implementing the undertaking and a corrective motion plan with an up to date timeline of actions;
• The reason why established targets weren’t met;
• Knowledge 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 authorized by the Grants Officer;
• Proposed actions for the subsequent quarter; and,
• Further pertinent info, together with evaluation and clarification of value overruns or excessive unit prices, if relevant.

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

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

Please word:  Delays in reporting might lead to delays of cost approvals and failure to supply required reviews might jeopardize the recipient’s’ capacity to obtain future U.S. authorities funds.  DRL reserves the best to request any extra programmatic and/or monetary undertaking info throughout 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 telephone at +1 (888) 313-4567 (toll prices apply for worldwide callers) or by means of the Self Service on-line portal that may be accessed from https://afsitsm.service-now.com/ilms/home.  Buyer help is obtainable 24/7.

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

Aside from technical submission questions, throughout 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 overview 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 info contained in purposes could also be thought-about delicate or proprietary and can make acceptable efforts to guard such info.  Nevertheless, candidates are suggested that DRL can’t assure that such info is not going to 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 info supplied by DRL that contradicts this language is not going to be binding.  Issuance of the NOFO and negotiation of purposes doesn’t represent an award dedication on the a part of the U.S. authorities.  DRL reserves the best to cut back, revise, or improve proposal budgets.

This NOFO will seem on SAMS Domestic solely.

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 by means of 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 range, fairness, and inclusion as a core factor of excellent governance.  DRL usually focuses its work in international locations dealing with 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 liable to backsliding.

Further background info on DRL and its efforts could 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/.