DRL FY 2025 China Programs
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0019522
- Agency
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Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,973,359 to $2,466,699
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor is soliciting applications for four cooperative agreements totaling $8,880,116 addressing human rights abuses and strategic challenges related to China, with applications due by 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2026.
Eligible applicants are U.S. and foreign not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions, and for-profit organizations. All applicants must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier and maintain active SAM.gov registration. Organizations may submit a maximum of two proposals as primary recipient, with no more than one application per program.
Two awards will be issued at up to $1,973,359 each for Promoting Freedom of Expression and Access to Information and Protecting Religious Freedom and Human Rights. Two awards will be issued at up to $2,466,699 each for Countering Extraterritorial Application of National Security Legislation and Ending Sanctions Evasion. The anticipated project start date is September 30, 2026, with a performance period of 24 to 48 months (preferably 48 months or less).
Each successful application must allocate at least 20 percent of the award budget to subawards with at least 1–2 subrecipients identified at application. No cost share is mentioned as required.
The Department will exercise substantial involvement throughout implementation, including approval of annual work plans, subawards, in-country activities, and any strategic impact litigation or legal actions. Applications must include monitoring and evaluation plans, emergency contingency plans for staff protection, and mandatory federal forms (SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B). The narrative is limited to 15 pages. Evaluation criteria include program quality and feasibility, organizational capacity, ability to achieve objectives, budget reasonableness, monitoring and evaluation plans, and sustainability. Non-competing continuation grant applications are eligible beyond the initial budget period subject to satisfactory progress and fund availability.
This opportunity operates under Assistance Listing 19.345 (International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor).
Synopsis
Significant human rights abuses including genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang are ongoing in China, with global implications. As the State Department's annual Human Rights Reports repeatedly document, there are widespread and credible reports of offenses ranging from genocide and grave human rights abuses to serious restrictions on freedom of expression and access to information; arbitrary arrest and detention; torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; particularly severe violations of religious freedom; prohibitions of trade unions and systematic restrictions on workers' freedom of association; and trafficking in persons, including forced labor.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DRL FY25 China Programs NOFO.pdf | ||
| DRL FY25 China Programs NOFO.pdf | ||
| 2026 Proposal Submission Instructions Updated.pdf |
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