U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe · Federal agency

Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Program – Africa Regional Democracy Fund (ARDF)

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Award $400k Deadline 1983 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Mar 8, 2021

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✦ AI Summary

Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
Funding amount: up to $400,000 (total pool ~$400,000).
Next deadline: March 14, 2021.
Issued by: U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe.

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Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
Award: $400k. Total program pool: $400,000.
Matching funds: not required.
Deadline type: Fixed.

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About the funder

U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe is a federal-level funder.

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Award amount

$400k

Deadline

1983 days ago

Mar 14, 2021

Total pool

$400k

About this opportunity

The Embassy Harare of the Department of State announces a limited competition for the African Regional Democracy Fund (ARDF). The Bureau of African Affairs, via ARDF for 2021 is intended to strengthen democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and good governance.ARDF provides limited foreign assistance resources to support programming that strengthens democratic institutions, promotes human rights and fundamental freedoms, and promotes responsive governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Please follow all instructions below.Priority Region: ZimbabweProgram Objectives:Programming supported with ARDF resources should address one or more of the following program objectives:1. Promote Accountable Transparent, and Responsive Governance• Support local civil society entities, including think tanks, academic research, watchdog groups, media other civil society actors to advocate for legislative oversight at all levels of government.• Provide specialized, technical support to support democratic governance, with a particular focus on legislative functions.2. Promote Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms• Support the protection, mitigation of, and responses to human rights violations and abuses, in particular human rights violations affecting the most vulnerable, by strengthening human rights oversight.• Support to local, and key international, human rights organizations and institutions to promote human rights protection, with particular focus on women and youth.• Strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations; and other associations through civic education and citizen participation to advocate for human rights and democratic norms that advance public involvement in civic life.3. Support Democratic Processes and Promotion of Strong Democratic Norms• Support local civil society to hold government accountable for credible electoral and political processes.• Support throughout the electoral cycle, not only the voting process, at the local level. Support could include providing assistance to help increase the percentage of women holding elected and appointed local offices; support for legislation that ensures fair processes; independent journalism on electoral issues; and issue-based political party development with civil society input.• Support to political processes, such as peace processes and negotiations, which seek long-term democratization and respect for human rights and accountability, with a particular focus on empowering marginalized and vulnerable FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION Length of performance period: 18 months Number of awards anticipated: 1 award Award amounts: awards may range up to a maximum of $400,000 Total available funding: $400,000 Type of Funding: FY2020 Economic Support Funds (ESF) Anticipated program start date: September 2021 This notice is subject to availability of funding. Funding Instrument Type: Grant. Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in 18 months or ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS a. Eligible Applicants• Preference is given to local NGOs to encourage capacity building for smaller, local partners.• The applicant must be a Zimbabwe registered community-based organization.o Registered , etc.

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U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe

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Source ID331976

PostedMar 8, 2021

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Award size $400k

Deadline 1983 days ago

Level Federal

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