Limited Submission Opportunity: DOS DRL Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Libya
DOS DRL Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Libya
URL: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=324890
OBJECTIVES:
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects in Libya that promote the rule of law for the protection and realization of human rights; create the necessary conditions for accountability; improve access to justice; promote gender equality; and combat gender-based violence (GBV). Projects should support DRL’s goal to promote rule of law and strengthen access to justice by seeking to prevent, address, and respond to gender-based violence inside Libya. Program activities may include:
- Building the capacity of local civil society groups to protect women and youth from violence, politically-motivated threats, discrimination, exploitation, and abuse; and to advocate for greater access to justice for survivors of GBV.
- Providing sensitivity training and technical expertise specific to the Libya context to advocacy groups and other organizations engaging with survivors to promote victim protection and dignity.
- Addressing societal attitudes that stigmatize and shun survivors of GBV and prevent survivors from accessing assistance and reporting crimes and/or relegating issues of violence outside of established justice processes.
- Raising community awareness of the lasting impact of GBV on the ability of communities to recover from conflict and build sustainable peace, and highlighting the potential benefits of psychosocial support for men, women, and children trauma survivors.
- Providing protection for Libyan women activists, bloggers and journalists as they face targeted and disproportional GBV in the form of physical assault, abductions and sexual violence, as well as smear campaigns, gender-related slurs and attempts at intimidation.
- Providing targeted training for judicial actors where possible (e.g., lawyers, prosecutors, criminal investigators) on the implementation of existing laws that are conducive to promoting equitable status and rights of women.
- Where possible, strengthening judicial responses to GBV reporting to ensure such crimes are adequately addressed within official justice channels and not relegated outside of official justice processes.
- Providing education and training to combat gender stereotypes that prevent women from fully participating in public life, including in political institutions and the judiciary.
A proven ability to implement programs in Libya must be demonstrated. As part of the proposal narrative applicants must submit lessons learned from past programming in Libya that demonstrate how the implementer has safely operated and responded to challenges, learning from both successes and failures, in the operating environment. Competitive proposals must demonstrate buy-in and a commitment to reform from stakeholders.
FUNDING INFORMATION: up to $1,200,000
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
Providing cost sharing, matching, or cost participation is not an eligibility factor or requirement for this NOFO, and providing cost share will not result in a more favorable competitive ranking.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:
Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by DATE: 3/23/20
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
- A brief statement (up to 2 pages) by the candidate describing their achievements and proposed project including the problem to be addressed and quantifiable project outcomes;
- A brief budget outline for the proposed project
- Up-to-date CV or biosketch.
A faculty committee will review internal proposals and select nominees.
DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Monday, March 23, 2020
Sponsor Deadline: Tuesday, April 14, 2020