Emergency Assistance for Fundamental Freedom Defenders

DOS-DRL Posted DFOP0019749

Description

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) seeks to make available on-demand, emergency support for individuals and organizations that face imminent threat due to their work to promote and defend fundamental freedoms, including the freedoms of speech, peaceful assembly, and association articulated in the United States’ founding documents. The program will provide assistance to defenders who are facing threat of attack, arbitrary arrest, detention, prosecution, or are otherwise at imminent risk of harm, through a program that provides short-term emergency funding to enable them to continue their work pressing for democratic government and reform and respect for human rights.

Eligibility

The following organizations are eligible to apply:

-U.S.-based non-profit organizations/NGOs with or without 501(c)(3) status

-Private, public, or state institutions of higher education

-For-profit organizations or businesses

-Foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO)
Actions
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Funding Details
Award Floor
$983,500.00
Award Ceiling
$983,500.00
Total Estimated Funding
$983,500.00
Expected Awards
1
Key Dates
Posted
August 24, 2026
Closes
September 8, 2026
Archive Date
N/A
Agency Information
Agency Name
Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Agency Code
DOS-DRL
Funding Instrument
Other