<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:-webkit-standard;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Lucida Sans";
panose-1:2 11 6 2 3 5 4 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoFootnoteText, li.MsoFootnoteText, div.MsoFootnoteText
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Footnote Text Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.FootnoteTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Footnote Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Footnote Text";
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.apple-converted-space
{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle23
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>FYI <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Apologies for cross posting. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Cheers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> savaira [mailto:savairatinai@fdpf.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 1 August 2018 5:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> lanietatuimabu@fdpf.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Peniasi Rawaidranu<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Fund Opens 2018 Round 2 Request for Proposals - - PICs, Rwanda, and by invite only - Uganda<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Arlene Wilson Grant [mailto:awilsongrant@disabilityrightsfund.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 1 August 2018 5:22 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Fund Opens 2018 Round 2 Request for Proposals - - PICs, Rwanda, and by invite only - Uganda<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) has now opened our 2018 Round 2 Request for Proposals for Disabled Persons’ Organizations in PICs and Rwanda. DPOs in Uganda who have been invited are also welcome to apply. Please see the details below and attached in WORD in English, and please share this announcement widely. The deadline for proposals is <b><u>August 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2018</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Best, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Arlene Wilson-Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Grants Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Disability Rights Fund, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>w: <a href="http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/">http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>w: <a href="http://drafund.org/">http://drafund.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Learn more about how we are building a strong and inclusive disability movement in our<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i><a href="http://disabilityrightsfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2017-DRF-DRAF-Annual-Report-1.pdf">2017 Annual Report</a> and our<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://disabilityrightsfund.org/wp-content/uploads/DRF-DRAF-Progress-Report-at-10.pdf">10<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Year Progress Report</a></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>PRESS RELEASE</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><i><span style='color:black'>Disability Rights Fund Releases 2018 Round 2 Request for Proposals</span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><i><span style='color:black'> </span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>July 30, 2018</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Contact: Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Telephone: 1-617-261-4593</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org"><b><span style='color:#954F72'>dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>BOSTON, MA</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'>– The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) – a grantmaking collaboration between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights and inclusion in development of persons with disabilities – announces the opening of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for applications from Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in Rwanda and Pacific Island countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Only current DRF/DRAF grantees in Uganda will be invited to apply for extensions of current work. The deadline for RFP submission is August 22, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Interested organizations are urged to review the full eligibility criteria and RFP details posted on the Fund’s website<u>, at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><a href="http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/"><span style='color:#954F72'>http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/</span></a>.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b></u>Any questions on the request for proposal process should be directed to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:info@disabilityrightsfund.org"><span style='color:#954F72'>info@disabilityrightsfund.org</span></a>.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>The broad objective of the Fund is to support persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure inclusive development agendas, and achieve equal rights and opportunity for all. Through grantmaking, advocacy, and technical assistance, DRF supports Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs<a name="_ftnref1"></a><a href="applewebdata://04362E3A-A620-4959-806D-968613226AE4#_ftn1"><sup><span style='color:#954F72'>[1]</span></sup></a>) to use global rights and development frameworks, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>–<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>ensuring no one is left behind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Applicant organizations may apply as:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>a) Single organizations or partnerships for one-year<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Small Grants</b>, ranging from USD 5,000 – 20,000;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>b) Regional or district-level DPO-led coalitions for two-year<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Mid-Level Coalition grants</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>ranging from USD 30,000 – 40,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 80,000 over two years); and/or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>c) National DPO-led coalitions for two-year<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>National Coalition grants</b>, ranging from USD 30,000 to 50,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 100,000 over two years).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>With its sister fund, the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund - which supports advocacy for ratification and legislative change in target countries – DRF has granted more than $28 million to 331 different organizations in 36 countries and additional regional and international organizations, since 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>DRF donors include: The Ansara Family Fund of the Boston Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation, the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, and the Foundation to Promote Open Society, part of the Open Society Foundations. DRAF is supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and U.K. aid from the U.K. government (DFID). The views expressed in this communication do not necessarily reflect the official policies of any of our donors, or the governments they represent. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=ES-CR style='color:black'>####</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=ES-GT style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><br clear=all></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black'><hr size=1 width="33%" align=left></span></div></div></div><p class=MsoFootnoteText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><a name="_ftn1"></a><span lang=EN-AU><a href="applewebdata://04362E3A-A620-4959-806D-968613226AE4#_ftnref1"><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><sup><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#954F72'>[1]</span></sup></span></a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:black'>In DRF’s understanding of the term, “DPO,” DPOs are representative organizations or groups of PWDs, where PWDs constitute a majority of the overall staff, board and volunteers, and are well represented in all levels of the organization. It includes organizations of relatives of PWDs (only those representing children with disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities, or the Deafblind) where a primary aim of these organizations is empowerment and the growth of self-advocacy of persons with disabilities. In addition, DPOs have an understanding of disability in accordance with the social model.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D429C0.4A7EA360" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#41424E'>Virus-free. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avast.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>