Opportunity Information: Apply for USAID RUSSIA DI 09 0001 RFA
Apply for USAID RUSSIA DI 09 0001 RFA
- The Russia USAID Moscow in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mainstreaming of Human, Social, and Civil Rights Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 1, 2009 and posted on Feb 9, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 10, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Qualified applicants may be U.S. private voluntary organizations (U.S. PVOs) and/or U.S., Russian or other non U.S. non governmental organizations (NGOs) or private, non profit organizations (or forprofit companies willing to forego profits), including universities, research organizations, professional associations, and relevant special interest associations. Public International Organizations (PIOs) and faith based and community organizations are also eligible for award. In support of the Agency s interest in fostering a larger assistance base and expanding the number and sustainability of development partners, USAID encourages applications from potential new partners, particularly if they are joined with a more experienced organization.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Mainstreaming of Human, Social, and Civil Rights Project (Funding Opportunity Number: USAID RUSSIA DI 09 0001 RFA) is a USAID Moscow discretionary grant opportunity designed to broaden public understanding and practical engagement with human rights in Russia. The central idea is to "mainstream" human rights, meaning the project is meant to move human rights out of a narrow specialist space and into everyday civic life. A key emphasis is on making the protection of human rights feel realistic and doable for ordinary citizens, not just lawyers, activists, or national-level organizations. The approach is intentionally oriented toward issues that attract broad public interest and support, with the expectation that working on widely shared concerns can pull in a much wider segment of society and make human rights concepts more familiar, relevant, and socially accepted.
A defining feature of the opportunity is its focus on engaging a wide spectrum of the population through issue areas that resonate beyond traditional human rights circles. Rather than treating human rights as an abstract topic, the project description suggests grounding the work in practical community-facing themes that people care about, which can help human rights language and standards become part of mainstream public discussion. This mainstreaming effort is also meant to be constructive and inclusive in terms of local governance: the solicitation explicitly notes that, in the Russian context, mainstreaming includes bringing local governments and other official entities into constructive roles. In other words, the project is not only about civil society acting independently; it also seeks pathways for cooperation where local authorities and official institutions can participate in ways that support rights awareness and protection.
The award is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, signaling that USAID expects to have substantial involvement in the implementation compared with a standard grant. The funding activity category is Community Development, which aligns with the goal of embedding human rights practice in community-level concerns and day-to-day public life. USAID anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of up to $6,000,000 and an award ceiling of $6,000,000. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning applicants needed to contribute resources or secure third-party support as part of the overall project budget, consistent with USAID cost-share expectations in some competitive awards.
Eligibility is broad and includes U.S. private voluntary organizations as well as U.S., Russian, and other non-U.S. non-governmental organizations and private nonprofit entities. The eligibility list also extends to universities, research organizations, professional associations, and relevant special interest associations. For-profit companies could apply if they were willing to forego profits, and Public International Organizations, faith-based organizations, and community organizations were also eligible. USAID explicitly encouraged applications from new partners to expand and diversify its development partner base, particularly when paired with more experienced organizations, which points to an interest in consortium or partnership applications where capacity and local reach can be combined.
The opportunity was posted on February 9, 2009, with an original closing date of April 6, 2009, later extended to April 10, 2009. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). The contact listed for assistance accessing the full announcement was Alexander Borzov, Senior AA Specialist, at +7 (495) 728-5282.
FAQs: Mainstreaming of Human, Social, and Civil Rights Project (USAID RUSSIA DI 09 0001 RFA)
1) What is the Mainstreaming of Human, Social, and Civil Rights Project?
It is a USAID Moscow discretionary grant opportunity designed to broaden public understanding and practical engagement with human rights in Russia. The project is intended to help move human rights from a narrow specialist topic into everyday civic life.
2) What does "mainstreaming human rights" mean in this opportunity?
In this solicitation, mainstreaming means making human rights concepts, standards, and protection feel realistic and doable for ordinary citizens. The aim is to embed human rights thinking and practice into day-to-day community concerns, rather than limiting it to lawyers, activists, or national-level organizations.
3) What is the main goal or central idea behind the project?
The central idea is to broaden public understanding and encourage practical engagement with human rights by connecting rights protection to issues that attract broad public interest and support, so that more of society becomes familiar with and accepts human rights as relevant to everyday life.
4) Who is the project intended to engage?
The opportunity emphasizes engaging a wide spectrum of the population, not only traditional human rights circles. It aims to involve ordinary citizens and broader community audiences by focusing on widely shared concerns.
5) What approach does USAID expect applicants to take?
The description points to a practical, community-facing approach grounded in themes people care about, with the expectation that working on widely shared issues can bring in a wider segment of society and make human rights concepts more familiar, relevant, and socially accepted.
6) Does the opportunity encourage working only with civil society, or also with government entities?
It explicitly notes that mainstreaming in the Russian context includes bringing local governments and other official entities into constructive roles. The solicitation suggests the project should seek pathways for cooperation where local authorities and official institutions can participate in ways that support rights awareness and protection.
7) What type of award is this?
This opportunity is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, which indicates USAID expects substantial involvement in implementation compared to a standard grant.
8) What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Community Development, aligning with the goal of embedding human rights practice in community-level concerns and everyday public life.
9) How many awards did USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipated making one award.
10) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is up to $6,000,000.
11) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $6,000,000.
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning applicants needed to contribute resources or secure third-party support as part of the overall project budget, consistent with USAID cost-share expectations in some competitive awards.
13) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes U.S. private voluntary organizations; U.S., Russian, and other non-U.S. non-governmental organizations; private nonprofit entities; universities; research organizations; professional associations; and relevant special interest associations. Public International Organizations, faith-based organizations, and community organizations are also eligible.
14) Can for-profit companies apply?
Yes. For-profit companies could apply if they were willing to forego profits.
15) Does USAID encourage applications from new partners?
Yes. USAID explicitly encouraged applications from new partners to expand and diversify its development partner base, particularly when paired with more experienced organizations.
16) Are partnerships or consortium applications implied by the solicitation?
Yes. The opportunity notes encouragement for new partners especially when paired with more experienced organizations, which points to an interest in partnership or consortium-style applications that combine capacity and local reach.
17) When was the opportunity posted?
It was posted on February 9, 2009.
18) What was the closing date for applications?
The original closing date was April 6, 2009, and it was later extended to April 10, 2009.
19) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is USAID RUSSIA DI 09 0001 RFA.
20) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).
21) Who is the contact for assistance accessing the full announcement?
The contact listed is Alexander Borzov, Senior AA Specialist, reachable at +7 (495) 728-5282.
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