OpportunityTitle: DRL FY11 Request for Proposals Africa Great Lakes Region
CategoryExplanation: Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Organizations submitting proposals 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) or a comparable organization headquartered internationally, or an international organization; Have demonstrated experience administering successful and preferably similar projects. 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; Be a registered user of www.grants.gov.  NOTE: This process can take up to one month for new organizations so please register early.  See additional details below; Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with in-country entities and relevant stakeholders including industry and non-governmental organizations; Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined proposal. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant; An OMB policy directive published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 27, 2003, requires that all organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements must provide a Dun and Bradstreet (D&amp;B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when applying for all Federal grants or cooperative agreements in or after October 1, 2003.  Please reference: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/062703_grant_identifier.pdf for the complete OMB policy directive; All organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements will need to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov/.  Your organization&apos;s DUNS number is needed to complete this process.
Description: 1) Great Lakes Regional Women&#146;s Journalist Program (approximately $685,000 available):See Application Package for more details. 2) Strengthening Judicial Capacity in the Great Lakes Region (approximately $150,000 available): See Application Package for more details.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ericksonpc@state.gov
GrantorContactText: Pamela Erickson &lt;br/&gt;DRL/GP  &lt;br/&gt;Africa Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-256-3741