Emergency Assistance for Fundamental Freedom Defenders

Closed

Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor

Description

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) seeks to make available on-demand, emergency support for individuals and organizations that face imminent threat due to their work to promote and defend fundamental freedoms, including the freedoms of speech, peaceful assembly, and association articulated in the United States’ founding documents. The program will provide assistance to defenders who are facing threat of attack, arbitrary arrest, detention, prosecution, or are otherwise at imminent risk of harm, through a program that provides short-term emergency funding to enable them to continue their work pressing for democratic government and reform and respect for human rights.

Who can apply

  • Others

Contact

DRL-PRU-Solicitation@state.gov

Key dates & funding
  • PostedSep 1, 2026
  • ClosesSep 8, 2026
  • Award floor$0
  • Award ceiling$4,932,500
  • Program funding$4,932,500
  • Expected awards1
  • CFDA19.345
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