Leveraging Academic Institutions and Judicial Professional Bodies to Document TNR
🏛 Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (DOS-DRL)
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Can you apply?
This grant is for nonprofits, educational institutions, and for-profit organizations working to document transnational repression (TNR). Eligible applicants include think tanks, civil society groups, NGOs, public and private universities, and for-profit entities. Projects must partner academic institutions with judicial professional associations to develop tools for identifying, documenting, and responding to TNR.
Geographic scope is international. Applicants should have capacity to work with academic and judicial partners on human rights documentation initiatives.
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Program description
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor announces an open competition for proposals for programs that partner with academic institutions and judicial professional associations to assist academics and practitioners in crafting tools to identify, document, and respond to instances of transnational repression TNR.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Organizational Capacity Statement
- Letters of Commitment from partner academic institutions and judicial professional associations
- Statement of Work/Project Timeline
- Evidence of organizational experience in human rights documentation or related fields
Program contact
- 👤 Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
- 📞 202-890-9795
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 19.345 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$315,860,780
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$315,249,800
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$315,000,000
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$300,000,000
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$169,139,219
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$41,873,445
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$25,316,509
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$25,249,252
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$18,266,765
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$10,254,124
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
Nonprofits, educational institutions (public and private), for-profit organizations, think tanks, and NGOs are all eligible. Your organization must be able to partner with academic and judicial professional bodies.
What geographic areas does this grant cover?
This is an international grant. Projects can focus on any country or region where transnational repression occurs.
What activities can be funded?
The grant supports developing tools, training, and capacity-building for identifying, documenting, and responding to instances of transnational repression in collaboration with academic and judicial professionals.
Is cost-sharing required?
No, cost-sharing is not required for this grant.
What is the funding amount?
Awards are fixed at $1,973,359 per grant. This is a substantial, single-year award amount.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Emphasize your organization's existing partnerships with academic institutions and judicial professional bodies. These relationships are central to the grant's design.
- Clearly articulate how your tools will be used by both academics and practitioners to document TNR. Make the practical application concrete.
- Show experience or expertise in human rights documentation, transnational repression issues, or related capacity-building work.
- Include letters of commitment from partner academic institutions and judicial associations. These strengthen your proposal significantly.
- Research the State Department's human rights priorities and align your TNR documentation focus with current diplomatic concerns.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Proposals lacking credible academic and judicial partners will struggle. Vague descriptions of the tools or outputs reduce competitiveness. Failing to address how the work responds to specific TNR patterns in target countries weakens applications.
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