Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0008457
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announced a discretionary grant opportunity titled "DRL FY2021: Supporting Local Organizations Working for Racial Justice in South America" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0008457). The program is framed around the Biden Administration's foreign policy priorities and Executive Order 13985, which emphasizes advancing racial equity and supporting underserved communities. DRL is positioning this funding as a way to address entrenched racial and ethnic discrimination, with particular attention to people of African descent, who DRL notes are often subjected to disproportionate violence, severe labor exploitation, and systemic barriers to justice and equal participation in public life.
At its core, the opportunity is meant to strengthen and empower underrepresented and underserved racial and ethnic communities in South America by supporting local organizations working on racial justice. The description highlights a broad set of harms that these communities face, including denial of access to justice and exclusion from full economic, political, cultural, and social participation. The grant is therefore oriented toward protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, and toward building the capacity and impact of local civil society actors that are closest to affected communities and most able to lead locally grounded solutions.
This is a grant (not a contract) under a discretionary funding category, listed under CFDA 19.345, and administered by DRL within the Department of State. The total structure of awards indicates a small number of relatively large projects: the opportunity anticipates making 2 awards, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award. The opportunity was created on December 7, 2021, and originally closed on February 7, 2022, setting a roughly two-month window for application under the original timeline.
Eligibility is not broadly defined in the excerpt beyond being listed as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the full eligibility section of the announcement. In practice, that label usually signals that the program is aimed at a specific subset of applicants rather than the standard categories alone, and that applicants would need to consult the full notice to confirm whether local NGOs, non-profits, community-based organizations, or other entities are eligible and under what conditions. Overall, the grant is designed to resource locally driven racial justice work in South America in alignment with U.S. human rights and equity priorities, focusing on communities facing persistent discrimination and exclusion.Apply for SFOP0008457
- The Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DRL FY2021: Supporting Local Organizations Working for Racial Justice in South America" 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 Dec 07, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 07, 2022. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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