Funding-Limited
Submission - US Dept. of State Secretary's War Widows Program; January 7, 2010
The
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and the Secretary’s Office of
Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) announce a Request for Proposals from organizations
interested in submitting proposals to support and address the specific
challenges and needs of widows and female heads of households in Iraq, in
particular poor, isolated, and/or illiterate widows and female heads of
households, including but not limited to rural areas, in multiple
governorates.
Applications should consider
how to ensure the greatest possible degree of support among Iraqis for the
stated objectives. Organizations are invited to submit proposals that provide a
compelling country-oriented rationale and comprehensively outline and develop
program concepts and capacity to manage projects that will address one or more
of the following priorities:
- Projects
that support efforts to increase awareness of and access to existing legal
and social services, such as the Government of Iraq widow stipend program;
of particular interest are projects that focus on and encourage financial
independence and sustainable income-generating opportunities.
- Projects
that identify, recruit, and train Iraqi widows and female heads of
household in literacy, entrepreneurship, and practical career-building
skills that enable them to engage in the economy with competitive and
practical skills reflecting cultural and market conditions.
- Projects
that build training programs with a focused follow-on component regarding
job placement and assistance, particularly working with Iraqi NGOs that
have demonstrated capability of providing results-oriented training on
career-building skills and job placement support; partnership and
coordination with the private sector are also encouraged.
- Projects
that assist local organizations in securing micro-grant opportunities from
other sources to encourage practical and innovative small and medium
businesses.
- Projects
that support and strengthen project implementation and sustainability
through buy-in and partnerships with the Government of Iraq and local
communities.
- Projects
that strengthen advocacy, increase human rights awareness, and support the
integration and self-sufficiency of women as active members of their
communities to address issues of concern to Iraqi women, particularly
widows and female heads of household.
- Projects
that support and promote women’s human rights, women’s health, and the
inclusion of women in the social, political, and economic fabric of Iraqi
society.
- Projects
that include and foster coordination and partnerships among local groups
and organizations that aim to enhance the
empowerment of Iraqi widows and female heads of household as effective
members of Iraqi civil society.
- Proposals
should address coordination with Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)
and with the international community and other USG-funded entities in
Iraq, if applicable.
- Proposals
should demonstrate awareness of cultural sensitivities and address
initiatives to ensure safety of participants.
The full announcement
can be accessed at: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/p/133896.htm
Because the Department of State only allows organizations to submit one
proposal, the University of Kentucky has established an internal
selection process. Individuals
interested in submitting to this program are to submit the following material
electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for
Research by Thursday, January 7, 2010:
A brief description of the project (4 pages maximum)
including the following information: a) name
and department of the principle investigator; b) the program objectives, and c)
the program activities.
The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee
to review this material and make a recommendation. All applicants will be notified in time to
prepare and submit the full application and supporting material electronically
through Grants.gov for the January 20, 2010 deadline.
Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in
the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu
or 257-1663).
http://www.research.uky.edu/pdo/