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DRL Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement

Federal funding opportunity DFOP0016957 from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (Department of State).

Posted
October 2, 2024
Closed
January 9, 2025
Award ceiling
$3,000,000
Award floor
$500,000
Expected awards
0
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
19.345
Category
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.345 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$332.7M
FY2025 obligated
$314.7M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$313.9M
Awards in window
32

Top recipients: National Endowment for Democracy, Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Staly Sekretariat Wspolnoty Demokracji, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from interested organizations for programs that support Internet Freedom. In support of the U.S. International Strategy for Cyberspace, DRL’s goal is to protect the open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet by promoting human rights, including fundamental freedoms, and the free flow of information online.

Who can apply

Organizations submitting SOIs must meet the following criteria: • Be a U.S.- or foreign-based non-profit/non-governmental organization (NGO), or a public international organization; or • Be a private, public, or state institution of higher education; or • Be a for-profit organization or business (noting there are restrictions on payment of fees and/or profits under grants and cooperative agreements, including those outlined in 48 CFR 30, “Cost Accounting Standards Administration”, and 48 CFR 31, “Contract Cost Principles and Procedures”); • Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with thematic or in-country partners, entities, and relevant stakeholders including private sector partner and NGOs; and, • Have demonstrable experience administering successful and preferably similar programs. DRL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering federal awards.

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Agency contact: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor · 202-890-9795

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