DRL Supporting Efforts to Promote Transitional Justice and Accountability and Advance Women's Leadership in Yemen | SFOP0010260

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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is offering a discretionary grant opportunity titled "DRL Supporting Efforts to Promote Transitional Justice and Accountability and Advance Women's Leadership in Yemen" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0010260). The competition is focused on supporting work in Yemen through projects that fall under one of two program categories: (1) promoting transitional justice and accountability, and (2) advancing women's leadership and strengthening women's engagement in community-level peacebuilding processes. In practical terms, the solicitation is looking for programs that help address past and ongoing harms tied to conflict and abuses while also expanding the meaningful participation and leadership of women in local peace and conflict-resolution efforts.

Under the first category, "promoting transitional justice and accountability," the opportunity is centered on efforts that contribute to truth-seeking, documentation, justice, and accountability measures, along with broader transitional justice goals that can help communities move from conflict toward a more stable and rights-respecting future. While the notice does not list specific required activities, this category generally aligns with initiatives that strengthen local capacity to document violations, preserve evidence responsibly, support survivor-centered approaches, encourage credible accountability pathways, and improve public understanding of justice and rights. Projects in this track would typically aim to lay groundwork for longer-term justice mechanisms by building skills, networks, and processes that can function despite difficult operating conditions.

The second category, "advancing women's leadership and engagement in community level peacebuilding processes," prioritizes programs that increase women's ability to lead and influence local peacebuilding, mediation, and community reconciliation initiatives. The emphasis on community-level processes suggests a focus on local governance, grassroots dispute resolution, inclusive dialogue, and other practical peacebuilding mechanisms that operate closest to affected communities. This track generally fits work that strengthens women's leadership pipelines, improves women's access to decision-making spaces, supports coalitions and networks, and reduces barriers that prevent women from participating safely and effectively in peacebuilding efforts.

Eligibility is broad. DRL invites applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations and nongovernment organizations, as well as public international organizations. It also allows applications from private, public, or state institutions of higher education, and from for-profit organizations or businesses. Even though for-profits are eligible, DRL states a preference to partner with non-profit entities, noting that a for-profit may be appropriate in limited cases when it is best suited to deliver the work. The listed CFDA (assistance listing) number for this opportunity is 19.345, and the funding activity category is labeled "Other."

The award structure indicates up to two expected awards, with an award ceiling of $1,250,000 per award. Applications were due by April 19, 2024, and the opportunity was created on February 22, 2024. Overall, the solicitation signals DRL's intent to fund a small number of relatively sizable projects that either strengthen transitional justice and accountability efforts in Yemen or expand women's leadership and participation in community-based peacebuilding, with the broader objective of supporting human rights, justice, and inclusive peace in a challenging conflict-affected environment.

• The Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DRL Supporting Efforts to Promote Transitional Justice and Accountability and Advance Women's Leadership in Yemen" 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 2024-02-22.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-19. (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 $1,250,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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