United States Division of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Discover of Funding Alternative (NOFO): DRL Staff’ Rights in Africa- Mining, Manufacturing & Development
That is the announcement of funding alternative quantity SFOP0009354
Catalog of Federal Home Help Quantity: 19.345
Sort of Solicitation: Open Competitors
Software Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Whole Funding Ground: $900,000
Whole Funding Ceiling: $900,000
Anticipated Variety of Awards: 1
Sort of Award: Grant
Interval of Efficiency: 24-36 months
Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 6 months
A. Mission Description
The U.S. Division of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) publicizes an open competitors for organizations concerned about selling internationally acknowledged labor requirements for staff in mining, manufacturing, and/or building in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Human rights abuses are alleged within the mining, manufacturing, and building sectors throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Issues about these typically foreign-owned and operated industries embody lack of transparency and disclosure of influence assessments and due diligence processes, land rights violations, lack of livelihoods, well being threats, and labor rights abuses. Labor rights violations are reported often in these industries with poor working situations stemming from non-compliance with, and challenges imposing, legal guidelines and requirements for occupational security and well being, working time, wages and contracts, and worker advantages. Abuses in opposition to staff in these industries embody unsafe work environments; unfair dismissal; nonpayment, underpayment, and delayed fee of wages; discrimination; lack of honest hiring processes; and restrictions on unionization.
DRL requests proposals for a $900,000 mission to advertise respect for internationally acknowledged labor requirements, together with secure and wholesome working environments and freedom of affiliation, by rising staff’ data of their labor rights and their capability to prepare to advance these rights within the mining, manufacturing, and/or building sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proposals ought to try to incorporate staff and commerce unions from foreign-owned or operated websites the place stories of labor rights abuses are excessive. Tasks might goal a number of of the requested industries and not more than three nations.
Proposed initiatives ought to be designed to realize the next outcomes:
- Staff apply their understanding of labor rights, together with for well being and security at work, to extend membership in unbiased commerce unions and employee organizations, and advance labor dialogue with employers within the mining, manufacturing, and/or building sectors.
- Staff and labor rights advocates successfully make the most of systematically documented labor rights violations of their claims for justice and accountability for labor abuses.
- Labor rights advocates hyperlink with collaborative advocacy coalitions, akin to environmental, well being, and/or land rights teams, for better collective energy that amplifies calls to motion.
- Staff, unbiased employee organizations, and allied activists and teams denounce labor rights violations and conduct evidence-based advocacy for staff’ rights on the nationwide, transnational, regional or worldwide ranges to carry governments and/or employers accountable to legal guidelines and commitments.
Aggressive packages might be carried out by, or accomplice with, unbiased staff’ organizations, commerce unions, and/or different native civil society teams and assist or construct upon domestically led efforts. Tasks might embody small grants for labor rights defenders and labor and different allied organizations to maximise assist for revolutionary civil society pushed efforts.
Outreach to staff at mines, manufacturing, and building websites ought to embody international staff, the place doable, for actions akin to knowledge assortment, schooling, coaching, and help documenting abuses.
Extremely aggressive proposals will embody a technique for employer engagement and dispute decision. Proposals ought to clearly define the roles and tasks of companions and embody letters of dedication from proposed teams.
Proposals should focus on how candidates will entry the goal group(s) and prioritize the protection and safety of contributors. Candidates ought to describe any present relationships or networks that might be drawn upon to facilitate the requested work. Funds may additionally be included to allow speedy responses to imminent threats to labor rights defenders, together with to offer emergency-based help and digital and bodily resilience assist.
All packages ought to intention to have influence that results in reforms and have the potential for sustainability past DRL assets. DRL’s desire is to keep away from duplicating previous efforts by supporting new and artistic approaches. This doesn’t exclude from consideration initiatives that enhance upon or increase present profitable initiatives in a brand new and complementary method.
DRL is dedicated to advancing fairness and assist for underserved and underrepresented communities. In accordance with the Govt Order on Advancing Racial Fairness and Underserved Communities, 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 id, gender expression, intercourse traits, nationwide origin, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, being pregnant, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing. Packages must be demand-driven and domestically led to the extent doable.
DRL requires all packages to be non-discriminatory and expects implementers to incorporate methods for nondiscrimination of people/organizations/beneficiaries primarily based on race, shade, faith, intercourse, gender id, gender expression, intercourse traits, sexual orientation, being pregnant, nationwide origin, incapacity, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing.
Aggressive proposals may additionally embody a abstract finances and finances narrative for 12 further months following the proposed interval of efficiency, indicated above. This data ought to point out what goal(s) and/or actions may very well be achieved with further time and/or funds past the proposed interval of efficiency.
The place applicable, aggressive proposals might embody:
- Alternatives for beneficiaries to use their new data and abilities in sensible efforts;
- Solicitation of suggestions and options from beneficiaries when growing actions with the intention to strengthen the sustainability of packages and participant possession of mission outcomes;
- Enter from contributors on sustainability plans and systematic assessment of the plans all through the lifetime of the mission, with changes made as mandatory;
- Inclusion of susceptible populations;
- Joint identification and definition of key ideas with related stakeholders and stakeholder enter into mission actions;
- Systematic observe up with beneficiaries at particular intervals after the completion of actions to trace how beneficiaries are retaining new data in addition to making use of their new abilities.
Actions which are not usually allowed embody, however aren’t restricted to:
- The supply of humanitarian help;
- English language instruction;
- Improvement of high-tech laptop or communications software program and/or {hardware};
- Purely tutorial exchanges or fellowships;
- Exterior exchanges or fellowships lasting longer than six months;
- Off-shore actions that aren’t clearly linked to in-country initiatives and influence or aren’t mandatory per safety considerations;
- Theoretical explorations of human rights or democracy points, together with initiatives aimed primarily at analysis and analysis that don’t incorporate coaching or capacity-building for native civil society;
- Micro-loans or related small enterprise improvement initiatives;
- Initiatives directed in the direction of a diaspora group moderately than present residents of focused nations.
This discover is topic to availability of funding.
B. Federal Award Data
Main organizations can submit one utility in response to the NOFO.
The U.S. authorities might: (a) reject all or any purposes, (b) settle for aside from the bottom value utility, (c) settle for multiple utility, and (d) waive irregularities in purposes acquired.
The U.S. authorities might make award(s) on the premise of preliminary purposes acquired, with out discussions or negotiations. Due to this fact, every preliminary utility ought to include the applicant’s greatest phrases from a price and technical standpoint. The U.S. authorities reserves the appropriate (although it’s beneath no obligation to take action), nonetheless, to enter into discussions with a number of candidates with the intention to acquire clarifications, further element, or to recommend refinements within the mission description, finances, or different facets of an utility.
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 might 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 mission. If a cooperative settlement is awarded, DRL will undertake cheap and programmatically mandatory substantial involvement. Examples of considerable involvement can embody, however aren’t restricted to:
- Lively participation or collaboration with the recipient within the implementation of the award;
- Evaluation and approval of 1 stage of labor earlier than one other can start;
- Evaluation and approval of substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards or contracts past present Federal coverage;
- Approval of the recipient’s finances 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 outcome from this NOFO, DRL retains the appropriate to execute non-competitive continuation modification(s). The entire 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 shouldn’t be assured, and the Division of State reserves the appropriate to train or to not train this feature.
C. Eligibility Data
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 purposes from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public worldwide organizations; non-public, public, or state establishments of upper schooling; and for-profit organizations or companies. DRL’s desire is to work with non-profit entities; nonetheless, there could also be some events when a for-profit entity is greatest suited.
Purposes submitted by for-profit entities could also be topic to further assessment following the panel choice course of. Moreover, the Division of State prohibits revenue to for-profit or 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 shouldn’t be an eligibility issue or requirement for this NOFO and offering value share is not going to end in a extra favorable aggressive rating.
C.3 Different
Candidates ought to have present, or the capability to develop, energetic partnerships with thematic or in-country companions, entities, and related stakeholders, together with non-public sector companions and NGOs, and have demonstrable expertise in administering profitable and ideally related initiatives. DRL encourages purposes from foreign-based NGOs headquartered within the geographic areas/nations related to this NOFO. Candidates might kind consortia with the intention to 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 appropriate to request further background data on candidates that should not have earlier expertise administering federal grant awards, and these candidates could also be topic to restricted funding on a pilot foundation.
DRL is dedicated to an anti-discrimination coverage in all of its packages and actions. DRL welcomes purposes regardless of race, ethnicity, shade, creed, nationwide origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender id, incapacity, or different standing. DRL seeks purposes that exhibit that the recipient doesn’t discriminate in opposition to any beneficiaries in implementation of a possible award, akin to, however not restricted to, by withholding, adversely impacting, or denying equitable entry to the advantages supplied by way of this award on the premise of any issue not expressly acknowledged within the award. This consists of, for instance, race, shade, faith, intercourse (together with gender id, gender expression, intercourse traits, sexual orientation, and being pregnant), nationwide origin, incapacity, age, genetic data, marital standing, parental standing, political affiliation, or veteran’s standing. The recipient ought to insert this provision, together with this paragraph, in all sub-grants and contracts beneath a possible award.
Any applicant listed on the Excluded Events Record System within the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) (www.sam.gov) and/or has a present debt to the U.S. authorities shouldn’t be eligible to use for an help award in accordance with the OMB pointers at 2 CFR 180 that implement Govt Orders 12549 (3 CFR,1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR,1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” Moreover, no entity or individual listed on the Excluded Events Record System in SAM.gov can take part in any actions beneath an award. All candidates are strongly inspired to assessment the Excluded Events Record System in SAM.gov to make sure that no ineligible entity or individual is included of their utility.
D. Software and Submission Data
D.1 Deal with to Request Software Package deal
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 Staff’ Rights in Africa – Mining, Manufacturing & Development,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009354.” Please contact the DRL level of contact listed in Part G if requesting cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities or for safety causes. Please be aware that cheap lodging don’t embody deadline extensions.
D.2 Content material and Type of Software Submission
For all utility paperwork, please guarantee:
- All paperwork are in English and all prices are in U.S. {Dollars}. If an authentic doc throughout the utility is in one other language, an English translation have to be supplied (please be aware the Division of State, as indicated in 2 CFR 200.111, requires that English is the official language of all award paperwork). If any doc is supplied in each English and a 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 finances, might be reformatted to suit inside one web page width.
D.2.1 Software Necessities
Full purposes should embody the next:
- Accomplished and signed SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B Please see SF-424 directions in Part 2B of the PSI.
- Organizations that have interaction in lobbying the U.S. authorities, together with Congress, or pay for an additional entity to foyer on their behalf, are additionally required to finish the SF-LLL “Disclosure of Lobbying Actions” kind (provided that relevant). Please see SF-LLL steering in Part 2B of the PSI.
- Cowl Web page (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that features a desk with the group title, mission title, goal nation/nations, mission synopsis, and title and get in touch with data for the applying’s important level of contact. Please see Cowl Web page Part 2C of the PSI for a template and extra particulars.
- Govt Abstract (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that outlines mission objectives, targets, actions, and so on.
- The Govt Abstract ought to embody a short part that explicitly states: (1) the issue assertion addressed by the mission, (2) research-based proof justifying the distinctive mission method, and (3) quantifiable mission outcomes and impacts.
- Desk of Contents (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) itemizing all paperwork and attachments with web page numbers.
- Proposal Narrative (to not exceed ten (10) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please be aware the ten-page restrict doesn’t embody the Cowl Web page, Govt Abstract, Desk of Contents, Attachments, Detailed Finances, Finances Narrative, Audit, or NICRA. Candidates are inspired to mix a number of paperwork right into a single Phrase Doc or PDF (i.e. Cowl Web page, Desk of Contents, Govt Abstract, and Proposal Narrative in a single file). Please see Proposal Narrative Tips in Part 2F of the PSI for extra particulars.
- The Proposal Narrative ought to exhibit the applicant’s dedication to making sure the participation of all folks as a technique for implementation. Please combine inclusion methods in all sections of the Proposal Narrative to boost programmatic influence.
- Finances (ideally as an Excel workbook) that features three (3) columns containing the request to DRL, any value sharing contribution, and the full finances. A abstract finances also needs to be included utilizing the OMB-approved finances classes (see SF-424A as a pattern) in a separate tab. Prices have to be in U.S. {Dollars}. Detailed line-item budgets for sub-grantees must be included as further tabs throughout the Excel workbook (if out there on the time of submission).Please see Finances Tips Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
- The programming method must be devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a mandatory pillar of robust democracies. Please embody prices related to this dedication within the Finances and Finances Narrative.
- Aggressive proposals might embody a abstract finances for 12 further months following the proposed interval of efficiency.
- Finances Narrative (ideally as a Phrase Doc) that features substantive explanations and justifications for every line merchandise within the detailed finances spreadsheet, in addition to the supply and an outline of all cost-share supplied. Please see Finances Tips Part 2G of the PSI for extra data.
- Aggressive proposals might embody a abstract finances narrative for 12 further months following the proposed interval of efficiency.
- The group’s most up-to-date audit, if relevant. This must be a single audit, program-specific audit, or different audit in accordance with Usually Accepted Authorities Auditing Requirements (GAGAS). Please see Audit Part 2H of the PSI for extra data.
- Logic Mannequin (ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Logic Mannequin Part 2I of the PSI for extra data.
- Monitoring and Analysis Narrative (to not exceed 4 (4) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Monitoring and Analysis Narrative Part 2J of the PSI for extra data.
- As acknowledged throughout the DRL Information to Program Monitoring and Analysis (p. 6): DRL strongly encourages candidates to think about whether or not their monitoring and analysis methods are using human rights-based approaches, making use of a gender and fairness lens, and/or embody the participation of sub-grantees and mission contributors. Throughout the Monitoring and Analysis Narrative, candidates ought to exhibit their dedication to inclusive methods and take into account whether or not analysis design, knowledge assortment, evaluation, reporting and studying are performed in an moral and accountable method with all mission contributors (e.g. direct beneficiaries, sub-grantees). Candidates ought to nonetheless make sufficient provisions to guard the privateness of human topics when gathering knowledge from people. As an example, when gathering knowledge from mission contributors, take into account whether or not your group can have the required knowledgeable consent varieties, confidentiality agreements, and knowledge safety protocols. Candidates must be conscious that, ought to an utility transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional assessment and approval.
- Threat Evaluation (ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please see Threat Evaluation Part 2K of the PSI for extra data on this requirement, together with Do No Hurt ideas and Stopping Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) insurance policies/plans.
- Key Personnel (to not exceed two (2) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc). Please embody brief bios that spotlight related skilled expertise. Given the restricted area, CVs aren’t really useful for submission.
- Timeline (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc or Excel Sheet). The timeline of the general proposal ought to embody actions, analysis efforts, and program closeout.
- Gender and Inclusion Evaluation (to not exceed three (3) pages, ideally as a Phrase Doc) that gives a concise evaluation of related gender norms, fairness and equality for underserved communities and marginalized populations, energy relations, and battle dynamics in goal nations. Potential domains of study embody institutional practices and obstacles, 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 mission design and/or different proposal paperwork, together with a plan for often reviewing and updating the gender and inclusion evaluation with native companions/beneficiaries, and making any mandatory changes to mission implementation. A set of guiding questions might be present in Part 2L of the PSI.
- Safety Plan addressing any points involving in-person occasions and recruitment for mentioned occasions, and security for any on-line packages or communications, together with unbiased IT safety audits (to incorporate a vulnerability evaluation) of any proposed internet utility or platform. Group’s Safety Plan ought to exhibit consideration of the dangers recognized within the submitted threat evaluation. Prices may additionally be recognized throughout the finances and finances narrative. Candidates are additionally inspired to incorporate contingency plans for in-person or on-line actions.
- Contingency Plan for proposed actions ought to the initially deliberate actions not be capable of be carried out. The Contingency Plan must be submitted as an extra annex. Candidates ought to exhibit consideration of the dangers recognized within the submitted threat evaluation and embody particular different actions or areas as a part of the Contingency Plan. Any proposed “plan” should adjust to 2CFR200.433 – Contingency provisions. Plans should not embody unallocable or unallowable bills and should not end in a bigger Whole Award Worth than the recognized because the “competitors ceiling.” DRL requires prior approval by the Grants Officer of the “plan” earlier than any actions can happen, or prices might be incurred in opposition to the “plan.”
- Classes Realized (to not exceed one (1) web page, ideally as a Phrase Doc) from previous packages (selling internationally acknowledged labor requirements in Sub-Saharan Africa) that exhibit how the implementer has safely operated and responded to programmatic challenges, studying from each successes and failures, within the working atmosphere. To be included into the ten (10) pages allowed for “Proposal Narrative.”
Purposes that don’t embody the weather listed above might be deemed technically ineligible.
D.2.2 Extra Software Paperwork
Sturdy purposes may even include the next:
- Particular person Letters of Help and/or Memorandum of Understanding. Letters of assist and MOUs have to be particular to the mission implementation (e.g. from proposed companions or sub-award recipients) and won’t rely in the direction of the web page restrict.
Please check with the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI), up to date December 2022, on DRL’s web site for detailed steering on the paperwork above: https://www.state.gov/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/programs-and-grants/. For an 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 supplied on the DRL web site are recommended, however not obligatory.
DRL reserves the appropriate to request further paperwork not included on this NOFO. Moreover, to make sure that all purposes obtain a balanced analysis, the DRL assessment panel will assessment from the primary web page of every part as much as the web page restrict and no additional.
Word: If in the end supplied with a notification of non-binding intent to make a federal award, candidates usually have two to a few weeks to offer further data and paperwork requested within the notification of intent. The deadlines might fluctuate in every notification of intent and candidates should adhere to the acknowledged deadline within the notification of intent.
D.2.3 Extra Data Requested For These Receiving Notification of Intent
Profitable candidates should submit, after notification of intent to make a federal award, however previous to issuance of a federal award:
- Written responses and revised utility paperwork addressing situations and proposals from the DRL assessment panel;
- A duplicate of the applicant’s newest NICRA as a PDF file, if the applicant has a NICRA and consists of NICRA prices within the finances;
- A accomplished copy of the Division’s Monetary Administration Survey, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time;
- Submission of required paperwork to register within the Fee Administration System managed by the Division of Well being and Human Companies, if receiving DRL funding for the primary time (until an exemption is supplied);
- Different requested data or paperwork included within the notification of intent to make a federal award or subsequent communications previous to issuance of a federal award;
- Candidates who submit their purposes by way of Grants.gov might be required to create a SAMS Home account with the intention to settle for the ultimate award. Accounts have to be logged into to each 60 days with the intention to keep an energetic 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, should have a Distinctive Entity Identifier (UEI) and an energetic registration with the SAM.gov earlier than submitting an utility. DRL might not assessment purposes from or make awards to candidates that haven’t accomplished all relevant UEI and SAM.gov necessities. A UEI is among the knowledge components mandated by Public Legislation 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), for all Federal awards.
Word: As of April 2022, a DUNS quantity is not required for federal help purposes.
The two CFR 200 requires that sub-grantees acquire a UEI quantity. Please be aware the UEI for sub-grantees shouldn’t be required on the time of utility however might be required earlier than the award is processed and/or directed to a sub-grantee.
Word: The method of acquiring or renewing a SAM.gov registration might take anyplace from 4-8 weeks. Please start your registration as early as doable.
- 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 outdoors 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 be aware that as of December 2022, organizations primarily based outdoors 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 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 to hunt steering on how to take action.
Organizations primarily based outdoors 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 have to be renewed yearly.
Organizations primarily based outdoors 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 have to be renewed yearly.
All prime organizations should additionally proceed to take care of energetic SAM.gov registration with present data always throughout which they’ve an energetic Federal award or utility into account by a federal award company. SAM.gov requires all entities to resume their registration annually with the intention to keep an energetic registration standing in SAM.gov. It’s the duty of the applicant to make sure it has an energetic registration in SAM.gov and to take care of that energetic registration. If an applicant has not totally complied with the necessities on the time of utility, 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 check with 2 CFR 25.200 for added data.
Word: SAM.gov shouldn’t be the identical as SAMS Home. It is freed from cost to register in each methods, however the registration processes are completely different.
Data is included on the SAM.gov web site to assist worldwide registrations, together with “Fast Begin Information for Worldwide Registrations” and “Useful Hints.” Navigate to www.SAM.gov, click on “HELP” within the high navigation bar, then click on “Discover” and “New to SAM.gov?” for normal data. Please be aware, steering on SAM.gov and the steering on GSA’s web site about requirement for registering in SAM.gov is topic to alter and is presently being up to date. Candidates ought to assessment the web site for probably the most up-to-date steering.
The hooked up “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 shouldn’t be owned by the Division of State. This steering and instruction are to the most effective of our data primarily based on the time of posting this solicitation. The place steering in these attachments differs from the SAM.gov web site, SAM.gov prevails and the applicant is inspired to hunt and doc responses supplied by the SAM.gov assist desk.
D.3.1 Exemptions
An exemption from these necessities could also be permitted on a case-by-case foundation if:
- An applicant’s id have to be protected 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 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 no less than 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 might be deemed eligible for assessment.
Word: As of December 2022, organizations primarily based outdoors 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 Jap Commonplace Time (EST), on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 on https://www.grants.gov/ or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com) beneath the announcement title “DRL Staff’ Rights in Africa- Mining, Manufacturing & Development,” funding alternative quantity “SFOP0009354.”
Grants.gov and SAMS Home routinely 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 purposes are neither reviewed nor thought-about. Identified system errors brought on by Grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.service-now.com) which are outdoors of the applicant’s management might be reviewed on a case by case foundation. Candidates mustn’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 assessment and take into account any details about the applicant that’s discovered within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible by way of SAM.gov (41 USC §2313). An applicant, at its possibility, might assessment data within the designated integrity and efficiency methods accessible by way of SAM.gov and touch upon any details about itself {that a} federal awarding company beforehand entered and is presently within the designated integrity and efficiency system accessible by way of SAM.gov. The Division of State will take into account any feedback by the applicant, along with the opposite data within the designated integrity and efficiency system, in making a judgment in regards to the applicant’s integrity, enterprise ethics, and document of efficiency beneath federal awards when finishing the assessment of threat posed by candidates as described in 2 CFR 200.206.
DRL is not going to take into account purposes that replicate any kind of assist 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/
Mission actions whose direct beneficiaries are international militaries or paramilitary teams or people is not going to be thought-about for DRL funding given objective limitations on funding.
In accordance with Division of State coverage for terrorism, candidates are suggested that profitable passing of vetting to judge the chance that funds might profit terrorists or their supporters is a situation of award. If chosen for an award, candidates might be requested to submit data required by DS Type 4184, Threat Evaluation Data (hooked up to this solicitation) about their firm and its principal personnel. Vetting data can be required for all sub-award efficiency on help awards recognized by the Division of State as presenting a threat of terrorist financing. Vetting data may additionally be requested for mission beneficiaries and contributors. Failure to submit data when requested, or failure to cross vetting, could also be grounds for rejecting your proposal previous to award.
The Leahy Legislation prohibits Division international help funds from supporting international safety pressure models if the Secretary of State has credible data that the unit has dedicated a gross violation of human rights. Per 22 USC §2378d(a) (2017), “No help shall be furnished beneath this chapter [FOREIGN ASSISTANCE] or the Arms Export Management Act [22 USC 2751 et seq.] to any unit of the safety forces of a 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 legislation enforcement. Amongst these, pursuant to part 620M of the International Help Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), no help supplied by way of 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, also referred to as the Leahy legislation, mission beneficiaries or contributors 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 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, International 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) supplies that such funds “might not be made out there to any group or entity managed by the armed forces of Burma, or to any particular person or group that advocates violence in opposition to ethnic or spiritual teams or people in Burma, as decided by the Secretary of State.” As well as, funds can’t be made out there to any particular person or group that has dedicated severe human rights abuse.
Organizations must be cognizant of those restrictions when growing mission proposals as these restrictions would require applicable due diligence of program beneficiaries and collaboration with DRL to make sure compliance with these restrictions. Program beneficiaries topic to due diligence vetting will embody any people or entities which are beneficiaries of international help funding or assist. Due diligence vetting will embody a assessment of open-source supplies.
Federal awards typically is not going to permit reimbursement of pre-award prices; nonetheless, the Grants Officer might approve pre-award prices on a case-by-case foundation. Usually, building prices aren’t 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 Software Submission
All utility submissions have to be made electronically through www.grants.gov or SAMS Home (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com). Each methods require registration by the making use of group. Please be aware that the Grants.gov registration course of can take ten (10) enterprise days or longer, even when all registration steps are accomplished in a well timed method.
It’s the duty of the applicant to make sure that it has an energetic registration in SAMS Home or Grants.gov. Candidates are required to doc that the applying has been acquired by SAMS Home or Grants.gov in its entirety. DRL bears no duty for disqualification that outcome from candidates not being registered earlier than the due date, for system errors in both SAMS Home or Grants.gov, or different errors within the utility course of. Moreover, candidates should save a display shot of the guidelines displaying all paperwork submitted in case any doc fails to add efficiently.
Faxed, couriered, or emailed paperwork will not be accepted. Affordable lodging might, in applicable circumstances, be supplied to candidates with disabilities or for safety causes. Candidates should observe all formatting directions within the relevant NOFO and these directions.
DRL encourages organizations to submit purposes throughout regular enterprise hours (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Jap Commonplace Time (EST)). If an applicant experiences technical difficulties and has contacted the suitable assist desk however shouldn’t be receiving well timed help (e.g. you probably have not acquired a response inside 48 hours of contacting the assistance desk), you could contact the DRL level of contact listed within the NOFO in Part G. The purpose of contact might help in contacting the suitable assist desk.
The Grants Officer will decide technical eligibility of all purposes.
SAMS Home Purposes:
Candidates utilizing SAMS Home for the primary time ought to full their “New Group Registration.” To register with SAMS Home, click on “Login to https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com” and observe the “create an account” hyperlink.
Organizations should bear in mind to save lots of a display 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 telephone at +1 (888) 313-4567 (toll prices apply for worldwide callers) or by way of the Self Service on-line portal that may be accessed from https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com . Buyer assist is offered 24/7.
Grants.gov Purposes:
Candidates who don’t submit purposes through SAMS Home might submit through www.grants.gov.
Please be suggested that finishing all the required registration steps for acquiring a username and password from Grants.gov can take ten (10) enterprise days or longer.
Please check with the Grants.gov web site for definitions of assorted “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 bear 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 offered 24 hours a day, seven days per week, besides federal holidays.
See https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ for an inventory of federal holidays.
E. Software Evaluation Data
E.1 Proposal Evaluation Standards
The DRL assessment panel will consider every utility individually in opposition to the next standards, listed under so as of significance, and never in opposition to competing purposes. Please use the under standards as a reference, however don’t construction your utility in keeping with the sub-sections.
High quality of Mission Thought
Purposes must be aware of this system framework and coverage targets recognized within the NOFO, applicable within the nation/regional context, and may 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 initiatives that enhance upon or increase present profitable initiatives in a brand new and complementary method. In nations the place related actions are already happening, a proof must be supplied as to how new actions is not going to duplicate or merely add to present actions and the way these efforts might be coordinated. Proposals that promote artistic approaches to acknowledged ongoing challenges are extremely inspired. DRL prioritizes mission proposals with inclusive approaches for advancing these rights.
Mission Planning/Skill to Obtain Aims
A robust utility will embody a transparent articulation of how the proposed mission actions contribute to the general mission targets, and every exercise might be clearly developed and detailed. A complete month-to-month work plan ought to exhibit substantive undertakings and the logistical capability of the group. Aims must be bold but measurable, results-focused and achievable in an inexpensive timeframe. A whole utility should embody a Logic Mannequin to exhibit how the mission actions will have an effect on its proposed targets. The Logic Mannequin ought to match the targets, outcomes, key actions, and outputs described within the narrative. Purposes ought to tackle how the mission will have interaction related stakeholders and may determine native companions as applicable.
If native companions have been recognized, DRL strongly encourages candidates to submit letters of assist from proposed in-country companions. Moreover, candidates ought to describe the division of labor among the many direct applicant and any native companions. If relevant, purposes ought to determine goal geographic areas for actions, goal participant teams or choice standards for contributors, and the precise roles of sub-awardees, amongst different pertinent particulars.
DRL acknowledges that each one packages have some stage of threat resulting from inside/exterior variables which have the potential to adversely have an effect on a program. Threat administration ought to tackle how the mission design incorporates the identification, evaluation, and administration of key threat components. DRL will assessment the Threat Evaluation primarily based on the group’s capability to determine dangers that would have an effect on the general program in addition to how the group will handle these dangers.
Establishment’s Document and Capability
DRL will take into account the previous efficiency of prior recipients and the demonstrated potential of recent candidates. Purposes ought to exhibit 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 assets must be sufficient and applicable to realize the mission’s targets. Tasks ought to have potential for continued funding past DRL assets.
Addressing Boundaries to Equal Participation
DRL strives to make sure its initiatives advance the rights and uphold the dignity of all individuals. Because the U.S. authorities’s lead bureau devoted to selling democratic governance, DRL requests a programming method devoted to strengthening inclusive societies as a mandatory 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 id, sexual orientation, or incapacity. The proposal also needs to exhibit how the mission 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 must be an integral a part of each the idea and express design, and implementation of all proposed mission actions, targets, and monitoring. Sturdy proposals will present particular evaluation, measures, and corresponding targets as applicable. Stakeholders shall determine the distinction between alternatives and obstacles to entry, and design initiatives accordingly to not perpetuate these inequalities, however moderately improve programmatic influence by together with all folks 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 exhibit mission cost-effectiveness of their utility, together with examples of leveraging institutional and different assets. Nevertheless, cost-sharing or different examples of leveraging different assets aren’t required. Inclusion of cost-sharing within the finances doesn’t end in further factors awarded in the course of the assessment course of. Budgets ought to have low and/or cheap overhead and administration prices, and candidates ought to present clear explanations and justifications for these prices in relation to the work concerned. All finances gadgets must be clearly defined and justified to exhibit necessity, appropriateness, and connection to the mission targets.
Please be aware: If value share is included within the finances, the recipient should keep written information to assist all allowable prices which are claimed as its contribution to value share, in addition to prices to be paid by the Federal authorities. Such information are topic to audit. Within the occasion the recipient doesn’t meet the minimal quantity of cost-sharing as stipulated within the recipient’s finances, DRL’s contribution could also be diminished in proportion to the recipient’s contribution.
Multiplier Impact/Sustainability
Purposes ought to clearly delineate how components of the mission can have a multiplier impact and be sustainable past the lifetime of the grant. A great multiplier impact will have an effect past the direct beneficiaries of the grant (e.g. contributors educated beneath a grant go on to coach different folks; workshop contributors use abilities from a workshop to boost a nationwide stage election that impacts all the populace). A robust sustainability plan might embody demonstrating persevering with influence past the lifetime of a mission or garnering different donor assist after DRL funding ceases.
Mission Monitoring and Analysis
Full purposes will embody an in depth M&E Narrative, which element how the mission’s progress might be monitored and evaluated. Incorporating well-designed monitoring and analysis processes right into a mission is an environment friendly technique for documenting the change (supposed and unintended) {that a} mission seeks. Purposes ought to exhibit the capability to offer targets with measurable outputs and outcomes.
The standard of the M&E sections might be judged on the narrative explaining how each monitoring and analysis might be carried out and who might be accountable for these associated actions. The M&E Narrative ought to clarify how analysis(s), inside or exterior, might be included into the mission implementation plan or how the mission might be systematically assessed within the absence of 1. Please see the part on Monitoring and Analysis Narrative within the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI) for extra data on what’s required within the narrative.
Word: 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 utility transfer ahead for funding consideration, DRL will request an in depth Monitoring and Analysis Plan for additional assessment and approval.
The output and outcome-based efficiency indicators mustn’t solely be separated by mission targets but in addition ought to match the targets, outcomes, and outputs detailed within the Logic Mannequin and Proposal Narrative. Efficiency indicators must be clearly outlined (i.e., defined how the indications might be measured and reported) both throughout the desk or with a separate Efficiency Indicator Reference Sheet (PIRS). For every efficiency indicator, the desk also needs to embody baselines and quarterly and cumulative targets, knowledge assortment instruments, knowledge sources, kinds of knowledge disaggregation, and frequency of monitoring and analysis. There also needs to be metrics to seize how mission actions goal those that face discrimination resulting from their faith, gender, disabilities, ethnicity or sexual orientation and gender id, the place relevant. Please see the part on Monitoring and Analysis Plan within the Proposal Submission Directions (PSI) for extra data on what’s required within the plan.
E.2 Evaluation and Choice Course of
DRL strives to make sure that every utility receives a balanced analysis by a DRL assessment panel. AQM will decide technical eligibility for all purposes. All technically eligible purposes for a given NOFO are reviewed in opposition to the identical seven standards, which embody high quality of mission concept, mission planning/capability to realize targets, institutional document and capability, inclusive programming, value effectiveness, multiplier impact/sustainability, and mission monitoring and analysis.
Moreover, the DRL assessment panel will consider how the applying addresses the NOFO request, U.S. international coverage objectives, and the precedence wants of DRL total. DRL may additionally consider the steadiness of the present portfolio of energetic initiatives, together with geographic or thematic variety, if wanted.
Usually, the DRL assessment panel consists of representatives from DRL, the suitable Division of State regional bureau (to incorporate suggestions from U.S. embassies), and U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement (USAID) (to incorporate suggestions from USAID missions). In some instances, further 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 are in a public-private partnership with DRL. On the finish of the panel’s dialogue about an utility, the assessment panel votes on whether or not to suggest the applying for approval by the DRL Assistant Secretary. If extra purposes are really useful for approval than DRL can in the end fund, the assessment panel will rank the really useful purposes in precedence order for consideration by the DRL Assistant Secretary. The Grants Officer Consultant (GOR) for the eventual award doesn’t vote on the panel. All panelists should signal non-disclosure agreements and conflicts of curiosity agreements.
DRL assessment panels might present situations and proposals on purposes to boost the proposed mission, which have to be addressed by the applicant earlier than additional consideration of the award. To make sure efficient use of DRL funds, situations or suggestions might embody requests to extend, lower, make clear, and/or justify prices and mission actions.
F. Federal Award Administration Data
F.1 Federal Award Notices
DRL will present a separate notification to candidates on the results of their purposes. Profitable candidates will obtain a letter electronically through e mail requesting that the applicant reply to assessment panel situations and proposals. This notification shouldn’t be an authorization to start actions and doesn’t represent formal approval or a funding dedication.
Closing approval is contingent on the applicant efficiently responding to the assessment panel’s situations and proposals; being registered in required methods, together with the U.S. authorities’s Fee Administration System (PMS), until an exemption is supplied; and finishing and offering any further documentation requested by DRL or AQM. Closing approval can be contingent on Congressional Notification necessities being met and closing assessment and approval by the Division’s warranted Grants Officer.
The discover of Federal award signed by the Division’s warranted Grants Officers is the only real authorizing doc. If awarded, the discover of Federal award might be supplied to the applicant’s designated Authorizing Official through SAMS Home to be electronically counter-signed within the system.
F.2 Administrative and Nationwide Coverage and Authorized Necessities
DRL requires all recipients of 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 way of F) shall apply to all non-Federal entities, aside from help awards to People and International Public Entities. Sub-Chapters A by way of E shall apply to all international organizations, and Sub-Chapters A by way of 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 Commonplace Phrases and Situations might be considered at https://www.state.gov/about-us-office-of-the-procurement-executive/.
Moreover, DRL helps implementation of the Nationwide Technique on Gender Fairness and Equality; the Ladies Peace and Safety (WPS) Act of 2017, which highlights the U.S. dedication to the significant participation of ladies in battle prevention, administration, and determination; and the Division of State WPS Implementation Plan. For added data, please check with the next hyperlink: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1141.
Because of the dedication made beneath the Trafficking Victims Safety Act (TVPA) for funds obligated throughout FY 2023, help that advantages the governments of the next nations could also be topic to a restriction beneath the TVPA. The Division of State determines on a case-by-case foundation what constitutes help to a authorities; the final ideas listed under apply.
Help to the federal government consists of:
- All branches of presidency (govt, legislative, judicial) in any respect ranges (nationwide, regional, native);
- Public faculties, universities, hospitals, and state-owned enterprises, in addition to authorities staff;
- Money, coaching, gear, companies, or different help supplied on to the federal government, help supplied to an NGO or different implementer for the advantage of the federal government, and help to authorities staff.
Topic to TVPA for funds obligated throughout FY 2023:
AF: Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan
Extra necessities could also be included relying on the content material of this system.
F.3 Reporting
Candidates ought to concentrate on the post-award reporting necessities for federal help awards as mirrored in 2 CFR 200 Appendix XII – Award Time period and Situation for Recipient Integrity and Efficiency Issues. DRL awards require that each one stories (monetary and progress) are uploaded to the federal award file in SAMS Home on a quarterly foundation. The Federal Monetary Report (FFR or SF-425) is the required kind for monetary stories and have to be submitted in PMS, and a replica of the report submitted in PMS then uploaded to the award file in SAMS Home. Progress stories uploaded to the award file in SAMS Home should embody a story as described under in addition to Program Indicators (or different mutually agreed upon format accredited by the Grants Officer), together with normal (F) framework indicators and DRL framework indicators. F and DRL framework indicators might be reviewed and negotiated in the course of the closing levels of issuing an award on a project-by-project foundation.
Narrative progress stories ought to replicate the give attention to measuring the mission’s progress on the overarching targets and must be compiled in keeping with the targets, outcomes, and outputs as outlined within the award’s Scope of Work (SOW) and within the Monitoring & Analysis Narrative. An evaluation of the general mission’s achievements must be included in every progress report. The place related, progress stories ought to embody the next sections:
- Related contextual data (restricted);
- Clarification and analysis of great actions of the reporting interval and the way the actions replicate progress towards reaching targets, 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 mission, when doable;
- Copy of baseline, mid-term, and/or closing analysis report(s) performed by an exterior evaluator; if relevant;
- Related supporting documentation or merchandise associated to the mission actions (akin to articles, assembly lists and agendas, participant surveys, photographs, manuals, and so on.) as separate attachments;
- Description of how the recipient is pursuing sustainability, together with in search of sources of follow-on funding;
- Any issues/challenges in implementing the mission and a corrective motion plan with an up to date timeline of actions;
- The reason why established objectives weren’t met;
- Information for the required F and/or DRL framework indicator(s) for the quarter in addition to mixture knowledge by fiscal yr;
- Program Indicators or different mutually agreed upon format accredited by the Grants Officer;
- Proposed actions for the following quarter; and,
- Extra pertinent data, together with evaluation and rationalization of value overruns or excessive unit prices, if relevant.
International Help Information Evaluation: As required by Congress, the Division of State should make progress in its efforts to enhance monitoring and reporting of international help knowledge by way of the International Help Information Evaluation (FADR). The FADR requires monitoring of international help exercise knowledge from budgeting, planning, and allocation by way of obligation and disbursement. Profitable candidates might be required to report and draw down federal funding primarily based on the suitable FADR Information Parts, indicated inside their award documentation. In instances of multiple FADR Information Factor, usually program or sector and/or areas or nation, the profitable applicant might be required to take care of separate accounting information.
A closing narrative and monetary report should even be submitted inside 120 days after the expiration of the award.
Please be aware: Delays in reporting might end in delays of fee approvals and failure to offer required stories might jeopardize the recipient’s’ capability to obtain future U.S. authorities funds. DRL reserves the appropriate to request any further programmatic and/or monetary mission data in the course of the award interval.
G. Contact Data
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 way of the Self Service on-line portal that may be accessed from https://afsitsm.service-now.com/ilms/home. Buyer assist is offered 24/7.
Please be aware 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 offered 24 hours a day, seven days per week, besides federal holidays.
For an inventory of federal holidays go to:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/
Apart 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 all the proposal assessment course of has been accomplished and rejection and approval letters have been transmitted.
H. Different Data
Candidates must be conscious that DRL understands that some data contained in purposes could also be thought-about delicate or proprietary and can make applicable efforts to guard such data. Nevertheless, candidates are suggested that DRL can’t assure that such data is not going to be disclosed, together with pursuant to the Freedom of Data Act (FOIA) or different related statutes.
The data on this NOFO and “Proposal Submission Directions for Purposes” is binding and might not be modified by any DRL consultant. Explanatory data supplied by DRL that contradicts this language 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 appropriate to scale 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 Data on DRL and Common DRL Funding
DRL has the mission of selling democracy and defending human rights and basic freedoms globally. DRL helps initiatives designed by way 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 variety, fairness, and inclusion as a core component of excellent governance. DRL usually focuses its work in nations dealing with human rights violations and abuses, the place democracy and human rights defenders are beneath strain, and the place governance infrastructure is undemocratic, in transition, or susceptible to backsliding.
Extra background data on DRL and its efforts might be discovered on https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/.
