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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo [mailto:futumapu@disabilityrightsfund.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 21 July 2020 2:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo <futumapu@disabilityrightsfund.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Round 2 RFP Opens for Haiti, Pacific Island Countries, Rwanda and Uganda<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="aa-ET"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="aa-ET">Dear Colleagues,<br>
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Today, DRF and DRAF open our <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fdisabilityrightsfund.org%2ffor-grantseekers%2f&c=E,1,1aXgoSm2oFPtGZ5OJsGDIQi_gYUgZ9jvbIwN9zlBBVi65Ftwkr56VqJ3Py4Ue9ok4mrTk2YqPc_UoTuqgFfBCOnB9DF8Qdu-scoF6hH6KMLVJoUte5ESSIJQaIU,&typo=1">2020
Round 2 Request for Proposals</a> for DPOs in Rwanda, Pacific Island Countries, Haiti and Uganda. Further details are below and attached, in English and French. Please help us share this RFP widely. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline is August 24<sup>th</sup> 2020. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="aa-ET">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Faaolo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Program Officer for Pacific Island Countries</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Disability Rights Fund</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Mobile: +685 776 4466</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(Apia: GMT +13)</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Email: </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><a href="mailto:kthompson@disabilityrightsfund.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">futumapu@disabilityrightsfund.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Skype: talofastar31</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span lang="aa-ET">Disability Rights Fund Opens RFP</span></i></b><span lang="aa-ET">
<b><i>for Haiti, Pacific Island Countries, Rwanda and Uganda</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">July 20, 2020</span></b><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </span></b><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">BOSTON, MA</span></b><span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt"> – Today, the
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fdisabilityrightsfund.org%2f&c=E,1,NMSO4GTvSgroBz2J8ilbzU09JNI_XNnZSLYGYDbTZvNZarlL4DH7C3Qg97Zx-0mlOyxEyJEL6hEi5EJTWlDeJo9zU8xbPqrPk3h8Yw7t7D7iqm3PJjqLrKkW&typo=1">
Disability Rights Fund (DRF)</a> and <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.drafund.org%2f&c=E,1,8uXxcXtbIOzuGA_g_juymy-P7GFWeUtWoLIkDFEDDNJdLqAhonRpeDxoj3YRK3m29vKHFgHJ_Ew4BnTNl71bgF9Hm5D-_ed-nENgGcNURaYKFg,,&typo=1">
Disability Rights Advocacy Fund</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (DRAF)</span></span> open our Round 2 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in Rwanda and 14 Pacific Island Countries
(Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu), as well as for current grantees and selected LOI applicants in Haiti and
Uganda.</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:yellow">PLEASE NOTE:</span><span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt"> Because COVID-19 is having an outsized impact on persons with disabilities and also presents emerging advocacy opportunities,
we especially welcome proposals promoting a more inclusive COVID-19 response.</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">Interested organizations are urged to review the full eligibility criteria, details and application materials on DRF’s
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.disabilityrightsfund.org%2ffor-grantseekers%2f&c=E,1,RXUedC_FO1cUl3iYvCvTqtU6KpLSgBNUBmrNcJJ_GX7m5DCwLRWe9kxFbZKsKBkUeL-TqnHbYVs8hJkNtPu4CTrJX-MgbJuc2CJEj-UN89Gwmw,,&typo=1">
<u><span style="color:blue">For Grantseekers</span></u></a> page<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
</span></span>Any questions should be directed to <a href="mailto:info@disabilityrightsfund.org">
<u><span style="color:black">info@disabilityrightsfund.org</span></u></a><u>.</u> </span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">The deadline for submission is <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">August 24, 2020</span></b>.</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">Applicant organizations may apply as:
</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">a) Single organizations or partnerships for one-year
<b>Small Grants</b>, ranging from USD 5,000 – 20,000;</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">b) Sub-national DPO-led coalitions for two-year
<b>Mid-Level Coalition grants</b> ranging from USD 30,000 – 40,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 80,000 over two years); and/or
</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">c) National DPO-led coalitions for two-year
<b>National Coalition grants</b>, ranging from USD 30,000 to 50,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 100,000 over two years).
</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt"> With its sister fund, Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRAF) – which supports advocacy for treaty ratification and legislative change in target countries – DRF has granted more than $35.7 million to 347 different
organizations in 37 countries since 2008. Through participatory grantmaking, technical assistance and advocacy, the Funds support persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure inclusive development agendas, and use global rights
and development frameworks – such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
<b>– </b>to achieve equal rights and opportunity for all.</span><span lang="aa-ET"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="aa-ET" style="font-size:10.5pt">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; U.K. aid from the U.K. government (DFID);
the Foundation to Promote Open Society, part of the Open Society Foundations; WE Trust; and individual donors. DRAF is supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
<span style="color:black;background:white">The views expressed in this communication do not necessarily reflect the official policies of any of our donors, or the governments they represent. </span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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