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SFOP0008444: DRL Request for Statements of Interest: FY21 DRL Iraq Programs

Closed Closed January 18, 2022 Opportunity SFOP0008444

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: FY26 DRL/IRF Global Request for Statements of Interest (DFOP0019929). Status: Closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor notices from 2021.

Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor offered grants of up to $3.0 million (at least $750,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 15 awards. Applications closed on January 18, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 8, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedDecember 8, 2021
DeadlineJanuary 18, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Please review the RSOI and/or PSI for applicant eligibility information.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) outlining project concepts and capacity to manage programs in Iraq that will: strengthen effective governance; increase political participation and civic activism; promote fundamental freedoms; and support atrocity prevention, accountability, and reconciliation.

Category: Other.

Who has won International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (19.345) awarded $1.7 billion across 53 grant awards, an average of $31.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
National Endowment for DemocracyDistrict of Columbia5$1.6 billion
Vital Voices Global Partnership IncDistrict of Columbia2$31.4 million
International Coalition of Sites of ConscienceNew York2$22.2 million
Freedom House, Inc.District of Columbia2$20.2 million
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation1$2.6 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($1.6 billion), New York ($22.2 million), California ($3.8 million), Oregon ($2.0 million), Massachusetts ($1.7 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0019929, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is SFOP0008444 still open?

No. It closed on January 18, 2022. A newer notice is open: DFOP0019929, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

Who can apply for DRL Request for Statements of Interest: FY21 DRL Iraq Programs?

Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for DRL Request for Statements of Interest: FY21 DRL Iraq Programs?

Closed January 18, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.0 million each.

Who has won International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Endowment for Democracy, Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. The program made 53 awards worth $1.7 billion in that time.

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