Grantmaking
Grant Guidelines - Overview
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, Middle East/North Africa, and Eastern Europe/former Soviet Union.
The 2012 “Implementing Our Rights” grant cycle consists of two grantmaking rounds:
1. A first grantmaking round is closed. The first round was aimed at DPOs in India (States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Tamil Nadu or the National Capital of Delhi only), Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico, and Ukraine.
2. A second grantmaking round is directed at DPOs in Bangladesh, Pacific Island Countries, Ghana, Uganda, Nicaragua and Peru and consists of both a Letter of Interest (LoI) and Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The LoI process, aimed at DPO applicants from Bangladesh, Peru and Uganda, is now open and described below. The RFP for Pacific Island Countries, Ghana, and Nicaragua will be publicized in July 2012. The deadline to submit an LoI is 11 June 2012.
LETTER OF INTEREST (only for Bangladesh, Peru and Uganda)
Applicants can apply as:
a) Single organizations or partnerships for Small Grants OR
b) National DPO-led coalitions for National Coalition Grants
Single organizations or partnerships can apply for 12-month grants ranging from USD 5,000 to 20,000 to:
(1) Increase DPO skill in addressing the CRPD by
(a) Building more inclusive organizations or partnerships; and/or
(b) Internal capacity building; and
(2) Rights-based advocacy and monitoring through:
(a) Increasing DPO participation in decision-making processes regarding the CRPD at state or local levels; and/or
(b) Directly addressing implementation of CRPD Articles.
National DPO-led Coalitions can apply for the first year of 24-month grants ranging from 30,000 to 60,000 (60,000 to 100,000 over 24 months) to develop a national platform to work on:
(1) Production of or follow up to a parallel/alternative report submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(2) Production of or follow up to a report submitted to other UN human rights monitoring mechanisms such as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council or to other Committees of Experts from other human rights treaties
(3) Passage of specific legislation to accord with the CRPD (these applications will be reviewed by the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund)
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DRF supports 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.