Global Rapid Response Fund for Advancing Fundamental Freedoms
DOS-DRL Posted DFOP0019705
Close Date:
August 31, 2026
Deadline passed
Description
The U.S. Department of State Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) will award a cooperative agreement for a new program that responds to unexpected events, policy challenges, and political opportunities affecting U.S. interests in advancing fundamental freedoms and democratic values. The program will provide timely, short-term interventions that respond to threats to fundamental freedoms and/or seize openings that improve conditions for the exercise of same. For cost-effectiveness and higher impact, program interventions will primarily be led by organizations that are rooted in the affected communities and countries.
Eligibility
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S.-based non-profit organizations/NGOs with or without 501(c)(3) status
- Private, public, or state institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations or businesses
- Foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO)
- U.S.-based non-profit organizations/NGOs with or without 501(c)(3) status
- Private, public, or state institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations or businesses
- Foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO)
Actions
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- $9,569,050.00
- Award Ceiling
- $9,569,050.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $9,569,050.00
- Expected Awards
- 1
Key Dates
- Posted
- August 18, 2026
- Closes
- August 31, 2026
- Archive Date
- N/A
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
- Agency Code
- DOS-DRL
- Funding Instrument
- Other