<div dir="ltr"><div><i>Apologies for crossposting.</i></div><div><br></div><div>FYI - the DRL has launched three new solicitations for project under their Internet freedom fund. More information can be found below. </div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Charles</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Charles Bradley</b><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#073763" face="verdana, sans-serif" size="2">Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL</font><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div><font color="#666666" face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL</font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7852 535222 | Skype: charles.globalpartners</font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="http://gp-digital.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">gp-digital.org</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Cunningham, Laura</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:CunninghamL@state.gov">CunninghamL@state.gov</a>></span><br>Date: 12 July 2018 at 18:45<br>Subject: [Netfreedom] Just Released - DRL Internet Freedom Solicitations<br>To: "<a href="mailto:netfreedom@lists.cymru.com">netfreedom@lists.cymru.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:netfreedom@lists.cymru.com">netfreedom@lists.cymru.com</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce that DRL has released three new Internet freedom solicitations.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The first is DRL’s Internet Freedom <b>Annual Program Statement</b> (APS), which requests applications for technology development, digital security, policy advocacy, and research programs. Similar to last year, there are two deadlines
to submit statements of interest to the APS – <b><u>September 14, 2018 and February 8, 2019</u>.
</b>Applicants can submit up to two statements of interest per deadline. The full APS is available at
<span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/284025.htm" target="_blank">https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/<wbr>284025.htm</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The second solicitation requests applications for long-term, core support for proven
<b>anti-censorship technologies</b>. The deadline to submit full proposals to this solicitation is
<b><u>November 9, 2018</u></b>. The full solicitation is available at <span style="color:#1f497d">
<a href="https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/284036.htm" target="_blank">https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/<wbr>284036.htm</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The third solicitation requests applications to support <b>pluggable transports</b>, including expanding existing open-source pluggable transport libraries and the development of emerging, innovative pluggable transports. The deadline to
submit full proposals to this solicitation is <b><u>November 9, 2018</u></b>. The full solicitation is available at
<span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/284037.htm" target="_blank">https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/<wbr>284037.htm</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions about the application process, please contact
<a href="mailto:InternetFreedom@state.gov" target="_blank">InternetFreedom@state.gov</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Very best,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DRL’s Internet Freedom Team<u></u><u></u></p>
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