$100,000 Disability Rights Fund Request for Proposals 2019

$100,000 Disability Rights Fund Request for Proposals 2019

The Disability Rights Fund invites applications for the Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the second funding round in 2019.

The Disability Rights Fund is a grantmaking collaborative that supports persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure inclusive development agendas, and achieve equal rights and opportunity for all.

Each round addresses a different set of countries. For some countries, there is a two-step process that requires a Letter of Interest be submitted for review before organizations are asked to submit a full proposal.

Worth of Award

• The Disability Rights Fund has three open funding streams: 1) Small Grants, 2) Mid-Level Coalition Grants, and 3) National Coalition Grants for Round 2 2019.
• Small Grants Funding Amounts range from USD 5,000–USD 20,000. Grants support activities to be implemented over a period of one year.
• Mid-Level Coalition Funding Amounts range from USD 30,000–USD 40,000 per year (USD 60,000-USD 80,000 over the course of two years). Grants support activities to be implemented over the course of two years, however grants are given one year at a time. A second-year grant is awarded only with satisfactory completion of the first year.
• National Coalition Funding amounts range from USD 30,000–USD 50,000 per year (USD 60,000-USD 100,000 over the course of two years).

Eligibility

Small Grants Eligibility

While DRF welcomes applications from any disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs), grassroots (rural), emergent (newly established), and more marginalized groups (such as women with disabilities, persons with psychosocial disabilities, persons with albinism, DeafBlind, etc.) are especially encouraged to apply for grants in this category.

The following types of organizations may submit applications for projects of one-year duration:

• Legally registered non-governmental DPOs (or group of PWDs acting under the fiscal sponsorship of a legally registered NGO)
• Partnerships among DPOs
• Partnerships between DPOs and other organizations (when a DPO is the managing partner)

The applicant must be based in and conduct the majority of their activities in the countries targeted for this call.

Mid-Level Coalition Eligibility

• Mid-Level Coalitions of three or more organizations, where the Coalition is conceived and led by a disabled persons’ organizations, may submit applications
• Umbrella organizations or federations are considered one organization for the purposes of this application and therefore, must form a Coalition with other organizations to be eligible
• Applications from Mid-Level Coalitions must be submitted by one managing DPO on behalf of the Coalition
• The applicant organization and the application aim must have scope at state (in a federal system), provincial, regional or district levels
• Applicant organizations are responsible for coordinating the Coalition and managing the grant

National Coalition Eligibility

• This stream is intended for organizations that are prominent in the disability movement at the country level
• National Coalitions of three or more organizations where the Coalition is conceived and led by a DPO may submit applications
• National umbrella organizations or federations are considered one organization for the purposes of this application and therefore, must form a Coalition with other organizations to be eligible
• Applications from National Coalitions must be submitted by one managing DPO with national scope on behalf of the Coalition
• Applicant organizations are responsible for coordinating the Coalition and managing the grant

How to Apply

• Round 2 countries: Rwanda, Uganda (by invitation only), and the Pacific Island countries
• Invited applicants from Uganda, as well as current Ugandan grantees (who received DRF or DRAF funding in 2018) and any applicants from the Pacific Island countries and Rwanda, can submit full proposals beginning 24 July 2019.

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