Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 617 13 000005
Apply for RFA 617 13 000005
- The Uganda USAID Kampala in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Uganda Rights and Rule of Law" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 6, 2013 and posted on Jul 3, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 22, 2013 This is a modification to the RFA. The deadline for submission of questions is July 19, 2013. The close date for Concept papers is August 23, 2013. The close date for full application is October 22, 2013.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $8,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $8,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The USAID/Uganda Rights and Rule of Law grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA 617 13 000005) was a discretionary Request for Applications issued by USAID in Kampala, Uganda, to support a single cooperative agreement focused on strengthening rights and rule of law outcomes through a rights-based approach. The activity is framed around core USAID policy priorities that elevate human rights and treat them as tightly connected to long-term development results. Rather than approaching rule of law only as a technical legal reform agenda, the opportunity emphasizes how human rights protection, government accountability, and inclusive development reinforce one another.
At the center of the opportunity is a rights-based approach designed to shift power dynamics in a positive way by working on both sides of the accountability relationship: "duty bearers" and "rights holders." Duty bearers are the institutions and actors responsible for respecting, protecting, and fulfilling human rights, while rights holders are individuals and communities who are entitled to those rights and play an active role in promoting and defending their freedoms. The intended strategy is twofold: build the capacity of duty bearers to deliver on rights obligations, and empower rights holders to understand, claim, and assert their rights. By strengthening both capacity and demand for rights, the activity aims to increase accountability and encourage governance improvements that spill over into socioeconomic sectors, helping integrate democracy and rights objectives into broader development programming.
The description also makes clear that the activity is expected to look beyond formal laws and institutions and examine deeper drivers of injustice. Applicants were expected to grapple with inequality, exclusion, discriminatory social structures, and patterns of marginalization that prevent people from accessing justice or enjoying their rights in practice. In other words, the opportunity prioritizes work that recognizes how discrimination and entrenched power imbalances can undermine rule of law, and it signals an expectation that interventions will be designed with those realities in mind, not treated as side issues.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity anticipated one award with an estimated total funding level of up to USD 8,000,000, which was also the stated award ceiling. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, and eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a higher level of planned involvement by the funding agency in the implementation and oversight of the activity compared with a standard grant.
The application process was structured as a two-stage competition. USAID initially set earlier deadlines, then modified them. Under the modification, the deadline for submitting questions was July 19, 2013; concept papers were due August 23, 2013; and full applications were due October 22, 2013. The opportunity was posted July 3, 2013, later archived on November 21, 2013, and the issuing office was listed as Uganda USAID Kampala. A point of contact was provided for applicants who had difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically: Carol Ssekandi (phone 256414306001), identified as an official contact.
FAQs: USAID/Uganda Rights and Rule of Law (RFA 617 13 000005)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a USAID/Uganda discretionary Request for Applications (RFA) titled "Rights and Rule of Law" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA 617 13 000005). It was issued by USAID in Kampala, Uganda, to support a single cooperative agreement focused on strengthening rights and rule of law outcomes through a rights-based approach.
Who is the issuing office?
The issuing office was listed as Uganda USAID Kampala.
When was the opportunity posted and when was it archived?
The opportunity was posted on July 3, 2013, and later archived on November 21, 2013.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated one award.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically involves a higher level of planned involvement by USAID in implementation and oversight compared with a standard grant.
What is the estimated total funding amount and the award ceiling?
The estimated total funding level was up to USD 8,000,000, and this amount was also stated as the award ceiling.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement.
What is the overall purpose of the activity?
The activity aimed to strengthen rights and rule of law outcomes using a rights-based approach. It emphasized that human rights protection, government accountability, and inclusive development reinforce one another and are connected to long-term development results.
How does this opportunity define a "rights-based approach"?
The rights-based approach was described as a way to shift power dynamics in a positive direction by working on both sides of the accountability relationship: strengthening "duty bearers" and empowering "rights holders."
Who are "duty bearers" in the context of this opportunity?
"Duty bearers" were defined as the institutions and actors responsible for respecting, protecting, and fulfilling human rights.
Who are "rights holders" in the context of this opportunity?
"Rights holders" were defined as individuals and communities entitled to human rights, with an active role in promoting and defending their freedoms.
What was the intended strategy for strengthening accountability?
The strategy was twofold: (1) build the capacity of duty bearers to deliver on rights obligations, and (2) empower rights holders to understand, claim, and assert their rights. By strengthening both capacity and demand for rights, the activity aimed to increase accountability and encourage governance improvements.
Was the activity limited to technical legal reforms?
No. The opportunity explicitly emphasized that rule of law should not be approached only as a technical legal reform agenda, but as something tightly connected to human rights protection, government accountability, and inclusive development.
What kinds of underlying issues were applicants expected to address?
Applicants were expected to look beyond formal laws and institutions and examine deeper drivers of injustice, including inequality, exclusion, discriminatory social structures, and patterns of marginalization that prevent people from accessing justice or enjoying their rights in practice.
How does the opportunity relate democracy and rights objectives to broader development programming?
The description indicated that stronger accountability and governance improvements can spill over into socioeconomic sectors, helping integrate democracy and rights objectives into broader development programming.
How was the application process structured?
The application process was structured as a two-stage competition, involving concept papers first, followed by full applications.
Were the deadlines ever modified?
Yes. USAID initially set earlier deadlines and later modified them.
What was the deadline for submitting questions under the modification?
Under the modification, the deadline for submitting questions was July 19, 2013.
When were concept papers due under the modification?
Concept papers were due August 23, 2013.
When were full applications due under the modification?
Full applications were due October 22, 2013.
Who could applicants contact if they had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically?
Applicants who had difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically were directed to contact Carol Ssekandi by phone at 256414306001.
What contact details were provided?
The point of contact listed was Carol Ssekandi, phone 256414306001, identified as an official contact for access issues related to the full announcement.
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