This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009665
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345
Type of Solicitation: Open Competition
Application Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on July 18, 2023
Total Funding Floor: $1,780,601
Total Funding Ceiling: $1,780,601
Anticipated Number of Awards: 1-2
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement
Period of Performance: 30-36 months
Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 5-6 months
Task Description
For organizations interested in applying for an applied research program that supports the following objective: contribute to building a portfolio of evidence in the field of evaluative practice and interventions that use human rights frameworks and complexity- and culturally-responsive methodologies, while also strengthening strategic and evaluative framing
The goal of this evaluation research is to build a human rights framework that upholds the values of “do no (more) harm” and “nothing about us without us” in order to contribute to the global body of evaluation tools and practice. The research should produce an implementable framework for human rights programming and assessment practices based on the aforementioned guiding principles. This would support democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) programming and evaluation practices.
Research Issues
The applied research will evaluate a number of international human rights programs, beginning with those that are concerned with the rights of underrepresented groups, with the first phase concentrating on LGBTQI+ individuals in all of their varied identities. Subsequent phases of the applied research will sample from additional sub-populations or thematic programs, such as Disabilities, Gender, Religious Minorities, Media, or Emergency Assistance for Human Rights Defenders, based on emergent evidence and learning loops that result from the first phases of the evaluation.
The following questions are illustrative of the scope of the applied research, albeit they will be improved in partnership with DRL. The broad questions and specific questions below will be addressed in competitive proposals.
Programing covering all aspects of human rights
- Describe how human rights initiatives advance and defend the rights of marginalized communities to enable their full involvement in politics, the economy, and society in varied democratic-autocratic situations. What goals and results are attained by these human rights programs?
What elements influence the accomplishment of the goals and results of human rights programs?
Which human rights programs have had notable unexpected consequences (good, negative, or benign)? Which social groups are directly impacted by these results?
In the governmental environment in which these programs were executed, how relevant and appropriate were the program designs?
What practices ought to be continued, and what are the chances for expansion?
- Describe how essential it is for individuals of marginalized communities to have their human rights and dignity upheld as a means of achieving inclusive, representative democracy.
Define and provide examples of the many types of human rights programming that are intended to protect the fundamental rights and dignity of people who identify as belonging to marginalized populations in both democratic and autocratic environments.
Which typologies are the most successful in accelerating the transition to an inclusive, representative democracy?
- Strategize: Which approaches—such as partner-, community-, or movement-driven rights-based program designs, epistemologically just evaluation procedures in program cycles, funding mechanisms or coordination with funders, among others—best suit the diverse DRG stakeholders and their particular positions in advancing and defending human rights as a means of achieving inclusive, representative democracy?
Submitting an application
All applications must be submitted electronically using SAMS Domestic (https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com) or www.grants.gov. Both systems demand that the applying organization register. Please be aware that even if all registration stages are timely completed, the Grants.gov registration process can take ten (10) business days or longer.
The application must make sure that Grants.gov or SAMS Domestic has a valid registration for it. Applicants must provide proof that their complete application has been received by SAMS Domestic or Grants.gov. DRL is not liable for applicants being disqualified because they failed to register before the deadline, for technical difficulties with SAMS Domestic or Grants.gov, or for any other mistakes made during the application process. Applicants must also save a screen shot of the checklist with all the supplied papers in it in case any document fails to upload properly.
Documents sent through fax, courier, or email will not be accepted. In the right situations, candidates with impairments or for security concerns may receive reasonable accommodations. All formatting guidelines in the relevant NOFO and these guidelines must be followed by applicants.
DRL encourages businesses to submit their applications from Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). You can get in touch with the DRL point of contact given in the NOFO in Section G if an applicant suffers technical issues, contacts the relevant help desk, but does not obtain prompt assistance (for instance, if you do not hear back within 48 hours after calling the help desk). The point of contact might aid in making a call to the proper assistance desk.
All proposals will have their technical eligibility determined by the grants officer.
For an extended Overview about Building Evidence for an Integrated Human Rights Framework and Justice in Evaluation Practice (Funding Available) Grant visit Here
