Opportunity Information: Apply for DRLA DRLAQM 11 006
The grant opportunity titled "Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in East Asia and the Pacific" offers various funding initiatives aimed at enhancing civil society's capacity to advocate for human rights and improve government accountability in several Southeast Asian countries.
1. **Regional Community Participation for CRPD Implementation**: With approximately $300,000 available, this initiative focuses on empowering disabled persons organizations (DPOs) in Southeast Asia. The goal is to enhance their capacity to advocate for rights under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Proposals should detail how they plan to strengthen DPO advocacy, increase civil and political participation for individuals with disabilities, and drive governmental actions toward CRPD implementation. Preference will be given to proposals involving Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia.
2. **Improving Civil Society Influence in Vietnam**: Offering around $400,000, this opportunity aims to improve civil society organizations' (CSOs) ability to influence policy at Vietnam's National Assembly. Proposals should focus on training CSOs in relationship building and advocacy on community issues while covering a range of civil society topics. Favorable outcomes include enhanced grassroots democracy, improved representation of constituents, and the ability for civil society to push for specific reforms.
3. **Supporting Convention Against Torture Implementation in Vietnam**: This $250,000 funding targets enhancing the government's adherence to the Convention Against Torture. Proposals should engage various government ministries and focus on training officials to fulfill Vietnam's obligations under the CAT. Successful proposals should demonstrate measurable outcomes and the necessary knowledge and skills to support human rights adherence.
4. **Supporting Civil Society in Cambodia**: With approximately $350,000 available, this initiative aims to bolster Cambodian civil society amid changing political contexts. Proposals can focus on providing legal assistance to challenge restrictive laws, improving the capacity of various advocacy groups, and assisting smaller organizations with registration challenges.
5. **Strengthening Civil Society's Role in Indonesian Security Reform**: This opportunity offers about $500,000 to enhance NGOs' abilities to address human rights abuses by military and police. Proposals should aim to improve collaboration between civil society and security forces, training for leaders, and increasing awareness of human rights abuses. Desired outcomes include a stronger networking capacity among NGOs and better engagement in policy-making processes.
Each initiative emphasizes advocacy, capacity building, and measurable outcomes in promoting democracy and human rights across the region.Apply for DRLA DRLAQM 11 006
- The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor in the community development law, justice and legal services other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Promoting democracy and human rights in East Asia and the Pacific." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.345 International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 9, 2011 and posted on Nov 8, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 13, 2011 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
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