Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0010224
The grant opportunity titled "DRL Holistic Mentorship and Support for Defenders in Exile" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0010224) is a discretionary funding competition run by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the Department expects to have a more hands-on, collaborative role with the selected implementer than it would under a standard grant. The opportunity is centered on building a coordinated, medium-term support program for human rights defenders who have been forced into exile because of threats, attacks, or other serious risks linked to their advocacy and human rights work.
At its core, DRL is looking for a program that strengthens the resiliency of exiled human rights defenders so they can keep advancing fundamental freedoms even after relocation. The emphasis on "holistic mentorship and support" signals that DRL is not just seeking short-term emergency help, but a more sustained package of assistance that helps defenders stabilize, recover capacity, and remain effective over time while living outside their home country. The goal is practical continuity: ensuring exiled defenders can still organize, document abuses, engage in advocacy, and protect themselves and their communities despite being displaced.
Eligibility is broad. DRL welcomes proposals from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations and NGOs, public international organizations, private or public institutions of higher education (including state institutions), and also for-profit organizations or businesses. Even with that openness, DRL states a clear preference for working with non-profit entities, while acknowledging that there may be cases where a for-profit organization is uniquely positioned to carry out the work. If a for-profit applies and is selected by a review panel, it may face additional review steps after the panel process. A critical constraint for commercial applicants is that the Department of State does not allow profit under its assistance awards. In other words, a for-profit can recover allowable direct and indirect costs, but it cannot add a margin above those allowable costs. For commercial organizations, allowability of costs is tied to federal cost principles under the Federal Acquisition Regulation framework, specifically referencing 48 CFR 30 (Cost Accounting Standards Administration) and 48 CFR 31 (Contract Cost Principles and Procedures), which affects how budgets must be built, documented, and justified.
The award parameters indicate a single expected award, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000. The CFDA number listed for the program is 19.345, and the funding activity category is listed as "Other," which is common for cross-cutting democracy and human rights support efforts that do not fit neatly into one narrow sector label. The opportunity was created on February 1, 2024, and the original closing date for applications was April 10, 2024, meaning proposals were due by that date under the original announcement timeline.
In practical terms, an applicant responding to this notice would be proposing an integrated program model that combines mentorship and sustained support services tailored to the realities of exile. While the notice itself does not spell out a required menu of activities in the excerpt provided, the intent points toward coordinated assistance that helps defenders maintain operational security, personal well-being, professional networks, and strategic advocacy capacity after forced relocation. Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, applicants should anticipate ongoing engagement with DRL during implementation, including coordination on program direction, learning, and adjustments as conditions affecting exiled defenders change.Apply for SFOP0010224
- The Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DRL Holistic Mentorship and Support for Defenders in Exile" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.345.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-10. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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