Disability Rights Fund seeking LOIs from Haiti and Uganda (Round 2)
Deadline: 01-Jul-2020
Disability Rights Fund (DRF) is currently seeking Letters of Interest (LOIs) from Haiti and Uganda to support persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure inclusive development agendas, and achieve equal rights and opportunity for all.
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Funding Streams
Small Grants
The Small Grants funding stream supports growth of a broader and more diverse disability movement to advance the CRPD at state and local levels.
Priority Areas
Increase DPO capacity to participate in advocacy and decision-making processes regarding implementation of rights at local levels
Advocacy for inclusion of persons with disabilities in government programs – such as education, health or justice – and in government budget planning and implementation at the local level
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 is implemented at these levels, including through establishment of budgets.
Priority Areas
Passage of specific sub-national legislation (including ordinances), policy, regulations, and/or budgetary priorities to accord with the CRPD
Advocacy for inclusion of PWDs in government programs, such as education, health or justice, at the state (in a federal system), provincial, regional or district level in line with CRPD articles
National Coalition Grants
The National Coalition funding stream supports advancement of the CRPD at national levels through lobbying for ratification of the CRPD/Optional Protocol (OP) or other international or regional human rights treaties protecting and promoting the rights of PWDs. The stream also supports lobbying for legislative, policy, and budgetary changes to advance the CRPD; monitoring and reporting on implementation of the CRPD or other international human rights mechanisms as they relate to PWDs; or following up on recommendations made by UN human rights mechanisms to States in regard to implementation of the rights of PWDs.
Priority Areas
Passage or amendment of specific national legislation and policies to accord with the CRPD
Advocacy for budgetary measures as well as regulations to implement new or amended legislation and policy promoting the rights of PWDs.
Funding Information
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Small Grants: Grant amounts range from USD 5,000 – USD 20,000.
Mid-Level Coalition Grants: Grant amounts will range from USD 30,000 – 40,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 80,000 over the course of two years, if approved for second year of funding).
National Coalition Grants: Grant amounts range from USD 30,000 – 50,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 100,000 over the course of two years, if approved for second year of funding).
Eligibility Questionnaires
Is your organization a local (as opposed to international) organization based in Haiti or Uganda?
Is your organization a DPO, primarily governed by and composed of PWDs?
Does your organization represent a marginalized group (such as women with disabilities, children and young people with disabilities, people with psychosocial disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities, people with albinism, little people, people with DeafBlindness or other impairment groups identified as marginalized in either Haiti or Uganda)?
Does your organization advocate for the advancement of rights of PWDs?
Does your organization have legal registration, or have fiscal sponsorship from an organization with legal registration?
Does your organization (or fiscal sponsor, if applicable) have a bank account that can receive funds from the United States?
Does the proposed project focus on advocacy related to the COVID-19 response and recovery?
Does the proposed project fit one of DRF’s priority areas (described above) for the Small Grant, Mid-Level Coalition Grant, or National Coalition Grant funding streams?
In addition to the criteria for all applicants, Mid-Level Coalition LoI applicants must answer “yes” to the following additional questions:
Is the proposed applicant organization a DPO?
Are there at least 2 additional organizations in the proposed coalition who meet the criteria described above?
Does your organization work at sub-national, including state (in a federal system), provincial, regional, or district levels?
Does the proposed project reach sub-national, including state (in a federal system), provincial, regional, or district levels?
Is your organization able to provide at least the previous year’s annual audited financials?
In addition to the criteria for all applicants, National Coalition LoI applicants must answer “yes” to the following additional questions:
Is the proposed applicant organization a DPO?
Are there at least 2 additional organizations in the proposed coalition who meet the criteria described above?
Does your organization work at the national level?
Does the proposed project have a national scope?
Is your organization able to provide at least the previous year’s annual audited financials?
If you answered “yes” to the above questions, you may proceed with submitting the below LoI. If you answered “no” to any questions, your organization or project are NOT eligible for DRF/DRAF funding at this time.
For more information, visit https://disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/