NOFO FAQs.docx

This file is a Frequently Asked Questions document providing clarifications for the Independent Journalism Consortium in Europe funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). The opportunity supports fact-based independent journalism focused on public policy issues affecting sovereignty, civilizational values, and democracy in Europe, offered as a Cooperative Agreement under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345).

The FAQs address three key submission requirements: while a separate detailed budget document beyond the SF424A and Budget Justification Narrative is not required, it is strongly encouraged and organizations will not be deemed technically ineligible for omitting it; the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan is excluded from the proposal page limit; and all proposal narratives must be formatted in single-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font. The document clarifies that the Notice of Funding Opportunity instructions take precedence over the Proposal Submission Instructions, and specifies that the page limit applies to the Proposal Summary, Introduction to the Organization, Problem Statement, Project Goals and Objectives, Project Activities, Project Methods and Design, Proposed Project Schedule and Timeline, Key Personnel, and Future Funding or Sustainability sections.