OpportunityTitle: Open Call for Statements of Interest for Global Labor Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility Programs
CategoryExplanation: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Statements of Interest:  Labor Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility Projects in Select Countries.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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), a comparable organization headquartered internationally, or an international organization.  Universities are allowable.    * 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 respect for labor rights and effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in the regions and countries listed below. This is an initial solicitation to ascertain organizations that may be interested in implementing projects in the above countries or 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: Teresa Fralish &lt;br/&gt;Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-261-8107
CloseDateExplanation: Applicants must submit SOIs using www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Wednesday, April 2, 2008.  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.