OpportunityTitle: Requests for Statements of Interest:  Muslim World Outside of the Middle East
CategoryExplanation: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Statements of Interest:  Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law for countries in Africa, East Asia Pacific, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: APPLICANT/ORGANIZATION CRITERIA  Organizations submitting statements must meet the following criteria:    * Be a U.S. non-profit organization meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3).    * Have demonstrated experience administering successful projects, preferably in  the above countries and/or region, or similarly challenging program environments.  DRL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering federal grant awards.  These applicants may be subject to limited funding on a pilot basis.    * Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with in-country organization(s).    * Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined statement of interest. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant.
Description: The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements Of Interest (SOIs) from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law for countries in Africa (Cote d&#146;Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Sudan), East Asia Pacific (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines), South Asia (Regional South Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan), Europe (Azerbaijan, Russia/North Caucasus) and Central Asia (Regional Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan). This is an initial solicitation to ascertain organizations that may be interested in implementing projects in the above countries/regions and does not constitute a Request for Proposals. Organizations that are invited by DRL to submit a proposal will have an opportunity to expand on their SOIs at a later date.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: POC
GrantorContactText: Rozina Damanwala &lt;br/&gt;Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-663-2678