Global Documentation for Accountability Initiative
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0019396
- Agency
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Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $2,000,000 to $4,932,500
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 the Global Documentation for Accountability Initiative, a cooperative agreement funding opportunity with an application deadline of August 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. The program will distribute 1–3 awards ranging from $2,000,000 to $4,932,500 each, totaling $4,932,500 in available FY25 Democracy Funds. Cost sharing is not required.
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations, think tanks, civil society organizations (both U.S.-based and foreign-based), public and private educational institutions, and for-profit organizations. All applicants must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier and maintain active SAM.gov registration before submission.
The program supports documentation of human rights violations and abuses globally, with regional emphasis on the Near East and North Africa (Yemen, Syria), Western Hemisphere (Cuba, Haiti), East Asia and Pacific (North Korea, Burma), and Pacific Islands. Priority themes include atrocities, gross human rights violations, transnational repression, civic space restrictions, and technology-enabled repression. Program objectives include producing high-quality, actionable, policy-relevant data that meets U.S. and allied evidentiary standards for sanctions and visa restrictions; facilitating coordination among documentation entities; developing training and toolkits; establishing secure data repositories; and providing analysis and briefings to inform U.S. Government policy.
Applicants must include a minimum of 15 percent subgrants in their budgets and demonstrate capacity to manage secure data systems. The performance period runs 24–36 months (or 24–48 months), with an anticipated project start date of September 30, 2026. Award funds cannot be used for classified information collection, partisan political activities, lobbying, or activities compromising source safety. Applications require SF-424 forms, a 15-page maximum proposal, detailed budget justification, and letters of support, submitted electronically through Grants.gov or MyGrants. This opportunity is assigned to Assistance Listing 19.345 (International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor).
Synopsis
This global program will support the documentation of human rights violations and abuses and transform this information into credible, actionable, policy-relevant data that can support U.S. and allied sanctions, visa restrictions, law enforcement, DRL's annual Human Rights Reports, diplomatic engagement, and other accountability measures. By improving the volume, quality, accessibility, and analytical use of locally generated information that meets the evidentiary standards used by the United States and U.S. allies for human rights-based sanctions, visa restrictions, and other accountability tools, the program addresses critical gaps that limit the operational use of documentation efforts and enables burden‑sharing.
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