Request for Statements of Interest - China

The summary for the Request for Statements of Interest - China Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Request for Statements of Interest - China
	CFDA Number:	00.000
	CFDA Description:	Not Elsewhere Classified
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DRL-08-CHINA-RSOI-081217
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 17, 2008
	Creation Date:	Dec 17, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 09, 2009 Applicants must submit proposals using www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 9, 2009. DRL will not accept proposals submitted via email, the U.S. postal system, FedEx, UPS and similar delivery companies, or courier. Faxed documents will not be accepted at any time.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 09, 2009 Applicants must submit proposals using www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 9, 2009. DRL will not accept proposals submitted via email, the U.S. postal system, FedEx, UPS and similar delivery companies, or courier. Faxed documents will not be accepted at any time.
	Archive Date:	Mar 11, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$13,400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$300,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Organizations submitting SOIs must meet the following criteria: * Be a U.S. non-profit organization meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Applicants in the process of registration must submit proof that they are seeking non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Service at the time of SOI submission. Should the applicant be selected for a grant award, funding will be contingent upon 501(c)(3) status; or * Be a U.S. university or research institution meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3); and * Have demonstrated experience administering successful projects, preferably targeting the requested country and/or region, or similarly challenging program environment. DRL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering federal grant awards. These applicants may be subject to limited funding on a pilot basis; and * Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with organization(s) in the target country and/or region. * Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined SOI. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant.
Grant Description: The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (SOI) from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that support the following program areas in China under the "Governing Justly and Democratically" Foreign Assistance program objective: Rule of Law and Human Rights, Political Competition/Consensus Building, and Civil Society. This solicitation does not constitute a formal Request for Proposals: DRL will invite select organizations that submit SOIs to expand on their ideas via full proposal at a later date.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/p/c12302.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Kara Cumberland Program Analyst Phone 202-261-8011

POC [cumberlandkc@state.gov]
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