OpportunityTitle: Request for Statements of Interest - China
CategoryExplanation: Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Organizations submitting SOIs 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). Applicants in the process of registration must submit proof that they are seeking non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Service at the time of SOI submission. Should the applicant be selected for a grant award, funding will be contingent upon 501(c)(3) status; or    * Be a U.S. university or research institution meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3); and    * Have demonstrated experience administering successful projects, preferably targeting the requested country and/or region, or similarly challenging program environment.  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; and    * Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with organization(s) in the target country and/or region.    * Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined SOI. 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 (SOI) from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that support the following program areas in China under the &#147;Governing Justly and Democratically&#148; Foreign Assistance program objective: Rule of Law and Human Rights, Political Competition/Consensus Building, and Civil Society. This solicitation does not constitute a formal Request for Proposals: DRL will invite select organizations that submit SOIs to expand on their ideas via full proposal at a later date.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: POC
GrantorContactText: Kara Cumberland &lt;br/&gt;Program Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-261-8011
CloseDateExplanation: Applicants must submit proposals using www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 9, 2009.  DRL will not accept proposals submitted via email, the U.S. postal system, FedEx, UPS and similar delivery companies, or courier.  Faxed documents will not be accepted at any time.