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Disability Rights Fund's 2015 “Advancing Rights and Development – Beyond 2015”
Grant Guidelines - Overview
The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) seeks to strengthen the participation of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in the advancement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at country level in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and Eastern Europe.
The 2015 “Advancing Rights and Development – Beyond 2015” grant cycle consists of two grantmaking rounds:
2. Round Two: The second grantmaking round consists of a Letter of Interest (LoI) process for Bangladesh and Uganda and a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for DPOs in Rwanda and the Pacific Island Countries (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu). Applicants from Bangladesh and Uganda must be invited to apply. Information about the RFP is described in more detail below. The deadline for applications is August 20, 2015.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
For applicants from Rwanda and the Pacific Island Countries (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu), as well as ONLY invited applicants from Bangladesh and Uganda:
a) Single organizations or partnerships for Small Grants OR
b) Mid-level (state, regional, provincial, district, or country- Pacific Island countries only) DPO-led coalitions for Mid-Level Coalition grants OR
c) National DPO-led coalitions for National Coalition grants
Small Grants
The Small Grants funding stream helps organizations to build a broader movement to advance the CRPD at state and local levels. Organizations can use funds from DRF to broaden or diversify their membership, strengthen their capacity with respect to the CRPD, participate more actively in decision-making processes, or address specific articles of the CRPD. While DRF welcomes applications from any disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs), we encourage grassroots, emergent and more marginalized groups to apply. Small Grants are one-year grants ranging between USD 5,000–20,000 which support activities under the following priority areas
Mid-Level Coalition Grants
The Mid-Level Coalition funding stream supports civil society coalitions at sub-national levels, to ensure that national legislation and policy addressing the rights of persons with disabilities is implemented at more local levels. Mid-Level Coalition grants enable grantees to collaborate at state (in a federal system), provincial, regional, or district levels. Mid-Level Coalition grants are two-year grants ranging between USD 30,000–40,000 per year (USD 60,000–80,000 over the course of two years) and must be conceived and led by a DPO. These grants support activities under the following priority areas
For more information http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/grantmaking
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Source: Disability Rights Fund
When: 18/8/2015
