The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) seeks to strengthen the participation of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in the advancement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at country level in the Global South and Eastern Europe/former Soviet Union.

2010 grantmaking will consist of two grantmaking rounds:

1.   The first round, directed at DPOs in India, Indonesia, Mexico and Ukraine will be publicized here February 15th.

2.   Information on the second grantmaking round is forthcoming.

DRF makes grants to organizations and projects that demonstrate a clear ability and commitment to contribute to the advancement of the human rights of persons with disabilities. Grants provide one- or two-year, project-specific support. Cross-disability and other partnerships in-country are strongly encouraged, as are projects which address particularly marginalized sectors of the disability community.