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This document contains questions and answers regarding Notice of Funding Opportunity SFOP0010239 from the U.S. Department of State to support the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inclusion goals. The NOFO will provide up to $1,973,359 in funding over three years for a single award to support activities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico that advance reforms promoting equity, equality, inclusion, and equal access and opportunities for marginalized communities. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and overseas-based non-governmental organizations, institutions of higher education, and public international organizations, either as prime grantees or sub-grantees. Applications may include partnerships with other eligible organizations but must originate from a single prime applicant.

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NOFO SFOP0010239

Project to Support the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inclusion (RESI) Goals

Questions and Answers March 13, 2024

Question: Is there going to be only one award or several awards for each country?

Response: There will be one award which will include activities in all five countries listed in the

NOFO.

Question: What are Public International Organizations?

Response: A public international organization is an organization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities as an international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 USC § 288 et. seq. (2017)).

Question: Would government entities abroad be able to apply?

Response: Government entities are not eligible to apply.

Question: It looks like this opportunity would be open to collaboration among entities from several countries. Can various entities apply in a single application?

Response: Applications must originate from one prime applicant, but applications may include partnerships and/or sub-grants with other eligible entities to carry out project activities.

Partnerships with locally based NGOs are encouraged.

Question: Can a C Corp with operations through Latin America and with a social impact digital app be eligible?

Response: Only U.S. Non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS or overseas based NGOs, institutions of higher education, and public international organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. For-profit companies are not eligible to apply.

Question: Question regarding an international organization’s lack of 501(C)(3) status. What is the viability of fiscal sponsorship as an avenue for participation in this initiative?

Response: Non-U.S.-based organizations do not need 501(c)(3) status, this requirement only applies to U.S.-based organizations. Overseas based NGOs are eligible to apply as a prime grantee or as a sub-grantee in partnership with a prime grantee applicant.

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