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Dear all<br>
<br>
Overall I share Anja's views on this, matter. We are in these
spaces together because of a basic assumption that even if the
organisations and individuals who are active in IGF, IRP and Best
Bits do not always agree, and have different approaches to their
work, we also share some common concerns and interests.<br>
<br>
Perhaps, particularly in IGC, the diversity of approaches and
beliefs has reached a point where any kind of cohesion, even on a
few specific issues, is not achievable. Demanding 'disclosure' of
funding sources is not going to help fix this. In Best Bits we are
still managing to do quite a lot of work together, draft statements,
and discuss issues constructively. <br>
<br>
Transparency of funding for civil society organisations is indeed
important, but I feel that raising it here is counter-productive.
Most civil society organisations do disclose their funding publicly
in their annual reports and financial statements, and these can
usually be found on their websites. Why not simply visit those to
find out if you are interested in who funds organisations in these
spaces? But there are also some who don't disclose all their sources
of funding publicly because of constraints in their countries (as
has been said in this thread already). We have to respect that. Not
everyone has the same degree of choice in who their funding partners
are. <br>
<br>
Anyone who wants to look at APC's sources of funding should simply
visit our annual report. The list of partners/donors for 2012 is on
page 67 of the 2012 report (which covers our 2009-12 strategic
plan).
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APC_ProgressReport20092012.pdf">http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APC_ProgressReport20092012.pdf</a><br>
<br>
APC itself does not receive any funding from the US Dept of State -
but some of our members do - either directly or through partners.
Some of them they work in countries where they really have very
little choice as there are so few sources of funds for
internet-related human rights work. I think Sala's message about
funding opportunities should be seen in that light. <br>
<br>
I am not denying that accepting such funding can be problematic. My
view is that rather than 'blacklisting' people because of where
their funding comes from, I think we should show support to one
another - and when possible form partnerships to increase the
diversity of funding in the sector, and reduce dependency on single
sources, particularly sources that are very directly linked to
potentially problematic political agendas. Being overly dependent on
one source of funding is never wise, particularly (but not only)
when the source is a government. Certainly if some of us were to
form partnerships on projects, we would first learn more about one
another's donor policies and practices. But IGC, IRP, and Best Bits
are discussions spaces and loose coalitions. They don't require this
kind of formality.<br>
<br>
Like Jeremy I believe we should always assume good faith, and not be
too judgemental. Nevertheless, I do think that frank conversations
about funding politics are important. But rather than make these
spaces (particularly IGC) feel even more unsafe than they do
already, we should try to build the kind of trust where we can share
(even if offlist) risks and experiences related to the complexities
about donor relationships. <br>
<br>
Anriette<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/11/2013 10:42, Jeremy Malcolm
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:54BE9623-6D68-4656-B792-519625C8308A@ciroap.org"
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<div>I am all for transparency, but there is little to no
completely clean money for civil society, and managing that fact
is something we all handle in different ways. I would always
assume good faith and not get too judgmental about each others'
funding sources without knowing how any conflicts of interest
are managed.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Speaking personally I am prepared to disclose that there are
no donors currently supporting my work on IG, but it is of
course supported by Consumers International as my employer. The
other projects that I work on are supported by Open Society
Foundations, IDRC and a German government agency.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>This shouldn't be taken to set a precedent for anyone else to
detail how they are funded, because there may be any number of
constraints that would make them feel unsafe or uneasy about
disclosing that on a public list.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>(Replying from my phone.)</div>
<div><br>
--
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On 9 Nov 2013, at 4:11 pm, Norbert Bollow <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div><span>I am honestly surprised to see my request for
transparency in regard to</span><br>
<span>what is in the present situation clearly a key aspect
described, by a</span><br>
<span>member of the BestBits steering committee, as "lining
people up against</span><br>
<span>a wall and shooting them".</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Is the plural "people" in that sentence an indication
that a plurality</span><br>
<span>of members of the BestBits steering committee have such
a funding</span><br>
<span>relationship to a project that is funded entirely or in
part by the US</span><br>
<span>government?</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>I apologize for asking this so bluntly, but I have
previously tried</span><br>
<span>to ask in a very non-confrontational way. The first time
I asked a</span><br>
<span>related question was well before the BestBits meeting in
Bali. That</span><br>
<span>led to an off-list discussion of Jeremy, Andrew and
myself in which</span><br>
<span>I thought it had been agreed to discuss the issue of
transparency in</span><br>
<span>Bali.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>However, when I brought the issue up during the BestBits
meeting in</span><br>
<span>Bali, in an as non-confrontational way as possible,
Andrew deflected</span><br>
<span>the attempts to raise the issue, preventing it from
being discussed.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Now with that new "Public Notice" addressing, together
with two other</span><br>
<span>countries, the country that will apparently be the host
country of next</span><br>
<span>year's IGF, I feel a need to ask these questions
bluntly.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>There is a point when one has to speak out, with clear
words, if one</span><br>
<span>does not want to be an accomplice through silence.</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Greetings,</span><br>
<span>Norbert</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span></span><br>
<span>Am Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:36:25 +0530</span><br>
<span>schrieb Anja Kovacs <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:anja@internetdemocracy.in">anja@internetdemocracy.in</a>>:</span><br>
<span></span><br>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Norbert,</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>As you are aware, one of the
primary goals of Best Bits is to bridge</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>the divide between civil society
in the Global South and the Global</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>North.</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>With that in mind, I find the
tenor of your message below quite</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>unacceptable. Lining people up
against a wall and shooting them, as</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>you seem to aim to do,
completely disregards the extreme complexity</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>of funding decisions many
activists, especially in the Global South,</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>have to take all the time and
the tremendous care with which they</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>face these difficult questions.
Whatever way these decisions go,</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>those who make them so carefully
are quite aware of the fact that</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>nobody is exempt from the taint
of money. In fact, the first thing</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>that comes to my mind when I
hear someone self-funded a trip to an</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>international meeting (which
some seem to see as the most "untainted"</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>position) is: "how the hell are
they able to do that?!?!?". The</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>salaries I am familiar with in
the not-for-profit sector don't quite</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>allow for this option. It's a
good reminder that the range of</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>decisions that are within the
reach of each of us are shaped quite</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>intimately by our respective
privilege: our gender, our class, the</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>colour of our skin, our
geographical location. Depending on where we</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>are situated in this matrix of
privilege, the cost-benefit analysis</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>of accepting any particular kind
of funding will necessarily be quite</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>different.</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>While I have engaged in many
conversations about the complexities of</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>funding with people in this
community (including in the steering</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>committee) and elsewhere, I find
these conversations only valuable if</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>they take this matrix of
privilege into account. In such situations,</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>everyone will be as reflective
about their own decisions and</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>privilege as about others'. As a
consequence, these conversations are</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>not framed around judgement, but
around compassion and support to</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>question ourselves and push
ourselves just a little bit harder, equip</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>ourselves to carry just a little
bit more of those costs. If I've</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>ever managed to do anything
politically meaningful in my life, it is</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>only because I have for long
been blessed with the company of friends</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>who provided just that
environment.</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>And it is only in such a
politically mature environment that I am</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>prepared to have this
conversation - or that I think Best Bits should</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>take it forward for that matter,
at least if we are to have this</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>conversation in line with the
objectives of Best Bits.</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>I will be happy to engage
further once the terms of the debate have</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>been altered quite radically
along these lines.</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks and best regards,</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Anja</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span>On 9 November 2013 09:54,
Norbert Bollow <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>> wrote:</span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Disclosure request to the
members of the BestBits Steering</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Committee, to the members of
the IRP Steering Committee, and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>to the coordinators of the IGC</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>I view the kind of thing that
is described in Sala's posting below,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>when funded by a government
with strong geostrategic interests, as</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>potentially highly
problematic.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Capacity building always and
necessarily includes, to some extent at</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>least, shaping and directing
that capacity.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>People whose activities are
partly funded through such programmes</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>cannot reasonably be expected
to be objective in regard to matters</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>that could be seen as
threatening the funder's geostrategic</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>interests.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>For this reason such funding
relationships need to be proactively</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>disclosed. The situation can
then be addressed by means of steps</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>such as recusal from
discussions that relate to matters that have a</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>clear relevance to the
funder's geostrategic interests.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Specifically, I hereby request
the members of the BestBits steering</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>committee, the members of the
IRP Steering Committee, and the</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>coordinators of the IGC to
disclose any direct or indirect financial</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>relationship to any "capacity
building" or similar kind of project</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>where a US government agency
is among the funders.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>For my part, I can say that I
don't have any such funding</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>relationship, I've never had
any such funding relationships, and I</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>have no intention of entering
into any such funding relationships</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>in the future.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Greetings,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Norbert</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Sala <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear All,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>For those in Azerbaijan,
Moldova and Turkey who are seeking to</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>strengthen civil society
there, there is some funding available</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>through the US State
Department, see below:</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span> Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor Request for</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Proposals: Democracy, Human
Rights, and Rule of Law in Europe and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Eurasia (Azerbaijan, Moldova
and Turkey)</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>November 8, 2013</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>------------------------------</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span> Department of State</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Public Notice*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor Request for</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Proposals: *Democracy, Human
Rights, and Rule of Law in Europe</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>and Eurasia (Azerbaijan,
Moldova and Turkey)</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*SUMMARY*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>The Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Request for Proposals from
organizations interested in submitting</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>proposals for projects that
promote democracy, human rights, and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>rule of law in Europe and
Eurasia.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*PLEASE NOTE**: DRL strongly
urges applicants to access *</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov">www.grantsolutions.gov</a>*
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov/">http://www.grantsolutions.gov/</a>>*
or *</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a>*
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grants.gov/">http://www.grants.gov/</a>>*
as soon as possible in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>order to obtain a username
and password to submit your</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>application. For more
information, please see DRL’s Proposal</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Submission Instructions
(PSI), updated in November 2012,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>available at * *<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm*">http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm*</a><</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm">http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm</a>>*.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*REQUESTED PROPOSAL PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>DRL invites organizations to
submit proposals outlining program</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>concepts and capacity to
manage projects targeting one of the</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>following issues:</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Moldova*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Minority Empowerment in
Moldova (approximately $300,000</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>available):* DRL's objective
is to strengthen the capacity of</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>minorities in Moldova to
advocate for and improve their social,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>economic and political
conditions. This program should focus on</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>one of three areas: Civic
Engagement, Social Inclusion or</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Education. Proposals should
focus on more than one minority group</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>and may include the Roma,
Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Gagauz, Jewish or</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>other communities. Proposals
should clearly indicate which of the</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>three categories they will
address. DRL also encourages proposals</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>which address more than one
of the categories.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Civic Engagement* – Civic
Engagement proposals should focus on</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>developing minority civil
society capacity to engage at the local</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>and national level to
promote equal rights and tolerance.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Activities could include,
but are not limited to: training</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>minority civic leaders and
NGOs to effectively engage in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>political advocacy and to
participate in the decision-making</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>process; providing
opportunities for participants to network with</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>other minority leaders both
within Moldova and through regional</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>civil society networks; and
targeting training for civic leaders</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>and NGOs on advocacy skills,
legal rights and enforcement,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>organizational management,
or communication skills.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Social Inclusion* – Social
Inclusion proposals should focus on</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>minority acceptance and
improving inter-ethnic relations in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Moldova. The proposal should
promote inter-ethnic communication,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>tolerance, and understanding
through components such as</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>inter-ethnic youth
activities or cross-cultural education. The</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>program could raise
awareness and knowledge of minority cultures</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>and values. Proposals should
involve minority interaction with</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>the majority group in joint
activities.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Education* – Education
proposals should focus on improving</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>educational outcomes for
minorities in Moldova either through</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>activities such as
mentorships, after-school programs, summer</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>camps, internship
opportunities, or language training. The</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>program should focus on
minorities who are disadvantaged in terms</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>of educational opportunities
and outcomes.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Turkey*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Connecting Civil Society,
Citizens and Government (approximately</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>$500,000 available):* DRL’s
objective is to build the voice of</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>civil society in ongoing
debates about public policy and increase</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>citizens’ awareness that
they should be informed about and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>participate in the political
process. The program should support</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>civil society in advocating
for stable democratic institutions,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>the rule of law, and
protection of fundamental freedoms; and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>educate citizens on their
right to participate in the political</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>process. The program should
build coalitions among diverse civil</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>society groups and NGOs to
bring together disparate voices,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>including traditionally
marginalized groups, to advocate for</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>respect for fundamental
freedoms and government accountability.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Activities should emphasize
the value of civil society engagement</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>in public policy debates and
encourage these coalitions to</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>educate their constituents
and the general populace on</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>fundamental freedoms, and
their role in both holding their</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>government accountable and
protecting their rights and freedoms.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Proposals should take
advantage of traditional and new methods of</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>outreach to help citizens
share their views and build citizens</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>expectations for political
participation. Successful proposals</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>will also demonstrate a
strong knowledge of the political</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>environment for civil
society in Turkey and an established</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>ability to work with diverse
civil society groups.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Azerbaijan*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*Civil Society Empowerment
in Azerbaijan (approximately $500,000</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>available):* DRL’s objective
is to strengthen the role of civil</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>society in enhancing
government accountability and respect for</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>fundamental freedoms and
rule of law in Azerbaijan. The program</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>will encourage more
collaboration among civil society efforts to</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>promote an inclusive,
accountable, just and participatory</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>democratic system of
government. The program should also support</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>the efforts of civil society
in human rights and anti-corruption</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>advocacy, while assisting
civil society leaders and NGOs in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>increased public outreach.
Proposals should identify best</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>practices in efforts to
promote democratic reforms and rule of</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>law, and assess the needs of
independent democracy activists and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>NGOs. Program activities
could include, but are not limited to:</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>technical assistance to
build the capacity of Azeri democracy and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>human rights activists and
NGOs in key communities to engage in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>effective public outreach
and advocacy; support for activities to</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>encourage results-oriented,
constructive debate and advocacy by</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>citizens and civil society
organizations; linking NGOs and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>activists advocating for
justice, accountability and/or</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>fundamental freedoms
together within and among Azerbaijan’s</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>regions to enhance their
effectiveness. Small-to-medium sized</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>grants to independent NGOs
to conduct public outreach and</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>grassroots
organizing/advocacy to promote justice, accountability</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>and/or fundamental freedoms
would be an essential component of a</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>successful proposal.
Successful proposals will also demonstrate a</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>strong knowledge of the
environment for civil society in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Azerbaijan and an
established ability to work with regional</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>independent civil society.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*DEADLINE AND TECHNICAL
ELIGIBILITY*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Please refer directly to
DRL’s posted Proposal Submission</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Instructions (PSI), updated
in November 2012, available at</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm*">http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm*</a><</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm">http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/c12302.htm</a>></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Faxed, couriered, or emailed
documents will not be accepted at any</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>time. Applicants must follow
all formatting instructions in this</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>document and the Proposal
Submission Instructions (PSI).</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>To ensure all applications
receive a balanced evaluation, the DRL</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Review Committee will review
the first page of the requested</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>section up to the page limit
and no further. DRL encourages</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>organizations to use the
given space effectively.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>An organization may submit
*no more than three [3] proposals (one</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>per country/theme).*
Proposals that combine target countries</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>and/or themes will be deemed
technically ineligible. *Proposals</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>that request less than the
award floor ($300,000) or more than</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>the award ceiling ($500,000)
may be deemed technically</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>ineligible.*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Technically eligible
submissions are those which: 1) arrive</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>electronically via *<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov">www.grantsolutions.gov</a>*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov/">http://www.grantsolutions.gov/</a>>
or *<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a>*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.grants.gov/">http://www.grants.gov/</a>>
by *Wednesday, December 18, 2013 *before</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST); 2) heed all instructions</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>contained in the
solicitation document and Proposal Submission</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Instructions (PSI),
including length and completeness of</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>submission; and 3) do not
violate any of the guidelines stated in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>the solicitation and this
document.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*It is the responsibility of
all applicants to ensure that</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>proposals have been received
by **<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov">www.grantsolutions.gov</a>*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov/">http://www.grantsolutions.gov/</a>>*
or **<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a>*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.grants.gov/">http://www.grants.gov/</a>>
*in their entirety. DRL bears no</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>responsibility for data
errors resulting from transmission or</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>conversion processes.*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Once the Request for
Proposals deadline has passed U.S.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Department of State staff in
Washington and overseas may not</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>discuss competing proposals
with applicants until the review</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>process has been completed.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*NOTE:* In order to process
final awards, approved applicants will</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>need to register with *<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov">www.grantsolutions.gov</a>*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov/">http://www.grantsolutions.gov/</a>>.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*ADDITIONAL INFORMATION*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Programs that leverage
resources from funds internal to the</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>organization or other
sources, such as public-private</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>partnerships, will be highly
considered. Projects that have a</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>strong academic, research,
conference, or dialogue focus will not</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>be deemed competitive. DRL
strongly discourages health,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>technology, or science-
related projects unless they have an</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>explicit component related
to the requested program objectives</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>listed above. Projects that
focus on commercial law or economic</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>development will be rated as
non-competitive. Cost sharing is</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>strongly encouraged, and
cost sharing contributions should be</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>outlined in the proposal
budget and budget narrative.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>DRL will not consider
proposals that reflect any type of support,</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>for any member, affiliate,
or representative of a designated</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>terrorist organization,
whether or not elected members of</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>government.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>The information in this
solicitation is binding and may not be</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>modified by any Bureau
representative. Explanatory information</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>provided by the Bureau that
contradicts this language will not be</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>binding. Issuance of the
solicitation does not constitute an award</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>commitment on the part of
the Government. The Bureau reserves the</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>right to reduce, revise, or
increase proposal budgets in</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>accordance with the needs of
the program evaluation requirements.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>This request for proposals
will appear on</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantosolutions.gov">www.grantosolutions.gov</a>*<<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantosolutions.gov/">http://www.grantosolutions.gov/</a>>or</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a>*
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov/">http://www.grantsolutions.gov/</a>>
and DRL’s</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>website, *<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.state.gov/j/drl*">www.state.gov/j/drl*</a>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.state.gov/j/drl">http://www.state.gov/j/drl</a>>.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>*FOR FURTHER INFORMATION*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Should you have any
questions regarding the solicitation, please</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>feel free to contact Erin
Spitzer at *<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:SpitzerEM@State.gov">SpitzerEM@State.gov</a>*</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:SpitzerEM@State.gov">SpitzerEM@State.gov</a>>.
Once the deadline has passed, State</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Department officials and
staff - both in the Bureau and at</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>embassies overseas - may not
discuss this competition with</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>applicants until the entire
proposal review process is completed.</span><br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br>
</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite">
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<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"><span>Stay connected with the
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