Opportunity Information: Apply for PGO MRT FY2019 02
The U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott, through the Department of State's Program and Grants Office (PGO), is seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) from organizations that want to pursue grant funding for projects focused on promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in Mauritania. This opportunity is structured as a two-step application process. Organizations do not start with a full proposal; instead, they first submit a short concept note, then only the most promising ideas are invited to develop complete applications.
The first step is the SOI itself, described as a concise 1 to 3 page concept note. The intent is to let applicants clearly present a program idea, what it aims to achieve, and how it would advance the Embassy's priorities without requiring the time and expense of a full proposal upfront. After PGO reviews the SOIs for eligibility and merit, selected applicants will be invited to move to the second step, which is preparing a full proposal. Those full proposals will then go through an additional merit review before final award decisions are made, meaning an SOI is necessary to be considered but does not guarantee funding.
The grant focuses on two main program objectives. First, PGO is looking for innovative efforts that educate vulnerable Mauritanians, civil society actors, and the broader public about key protective laws, specifically legislation related to anti-slavery, anti-trafficking, anti-discrimination, and gender-based violence (GBV). In practical terms, strong concepts under this objective would likely emphasize legal awareness and rights-based education, and they may be designed for communities most at risk, as well as for the organizations and individuals who support them.
Second, the opportunity prioritizes activities that promote the rights of children who are victims of mendicity (forced or exploitative child begging). This objective includes raising public awareness of existing laws and also collecting data that can help inform future programming by the U.S. Government (USG) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM). Concepts responsive to this objective would typically combine outreach or education with a credible approach to gathering and organizing information that can be used to improve policy or program decisions.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity issued by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mauritania, listed under Funding Opportunity Number PGO MRT FY2019 02 and CFDA 19.700. The award ceiling is $200,000, and the Embassy anticipated making about three awards. The notice was created on July 23, 2020, with an original closing date of August 21, 2020. Eligible applicants are categorized broadly as "Others" in the notice, indicating that eligibility may include a range of organization types depending on the additional eligibility guidance in the full announcement.
Overall, the opportunity is designed to surface practical, well-targeted program ideas that strengthen awareness and implementation of rights protections in Mauritania, especially around slavery and trafficking-related abuses, discrimination, GBV, and the protection of children affected by exploitative begging, with an emphasis on innovation, public and civil society engagement, and data that can guide future interventions.Apply for PGO MRT FY2019 02
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mauritania in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "PGO Request for Statements of Interest: Notice of Funding Opportunity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.700.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 23, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 21, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity about?
This opportunity is from the U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott (Department of State, Program and Grants Office - PGO) and supports projects in Mauritania that promote human rights and fundamental freedoms. The focus is on practical, targeted efforts that increase awareness and implementation of legal protections, especially for vulnerable communities.
2) What are the main program objectives?
The grant prioritizes two objectives:
- Objective 1: Innovative efforts that educate vulnerable Mauritanians, civil society, and the broader public on protective laws, including anti-slavery, anti-trafficking, anti-discrimination, and gender-based violence (GBV) legislation.
- Objective 2: Activities that promote the rights of children who are victims of mendicity (forced or exploitative child begging), including public awareness of laws and data collection to inform future programming by the U.S. Government (USG) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM).
3) What types of activities fit Objective 1 (legal protections and rights education)?
Concepts aligned with Objective 1 generally emphasize legal awareness and rights-based education. Strong ideas would be designed to help vulnerable groups understand the protections available under laws addressing slavery, trafficking, discrimination, and GBV, and may also target civil society actors and other groups that support at-risk populations.
4) What types of activities fit Objective 2 (children affected by mendicity)?
Concepts aligned with Objective 2 typically combine public outreach or education about existing laws with a credible approach to collecting and organizing data on mendicity affecting children. The data component is intended to help guide future policy or programming decisions by the USG and GIRM.
5) What is mendicity in the context of this opportunity?
In this opportunity, mendicity refers to forced or exploitative child begging. Projects under the second objective are meant to promote and protect the rights of children who are victims of this practice.
6) What is the application process?
This is a two-step process:
- Step 1: Submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) as a short concept note.
- Step 2: Only selected applicants are invited to submit a full proposal for further merit review and final award decisions.
7) What is an SOI and how long should it be?
The SOI is a concise concept note that is 1 to 3 pages long. It should clearly present the program idea, what it aims to achieve, and how it advances the Embassy's priorities, without requiring a full proposal upfront.
8) Does submitting an SOI guarantee funding?
No. Submitting an SOI is necessary to be considered, but it does not guarantee an invitation to submit a full proposal and does not guarantee funding. Full proposals undergo an additional merit review before final awards are made.
9) Who reviews the SOIs and what happens after review?
The Program and Grants Office (PGO) reviews SOIs for eligibility and merit. After this review, selected applicants are invited to prepare and submit full proposals.
10) How are final award decisions made?
After the SOI stage, invited applicants submit full proposals. Those proposals go through an additional merit review, and final award decisions are made after that review process.
11) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $200,000.
12) How many awards are expected?
The Embassy anticipated making about three awards.
13) What agency is issuing this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity issued by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mauritania (U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott), through the Program and Grants Office (PGO).
14) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA listing?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PGO MRT FY2019 02, and the CFDA listing is 19.700.
15) When was the opportunity posted and what was the closing date listed?
The notice was created on July 23, 2020, and the original closing date listed was August 21, 2020.
16) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are categorized as "Others" in the notice. This suggests eligibility may include a range of organization types, depending on additional eligibility guidance contained in the full announcement.
17) What geographic focus should proposed projects address?
The opportunity is specifically focused on Mauritania, including education and rights-protection efforts aimed at vulnerable Mauritanians, civil society actors, and the broader public.
18) What themes or issue areas are explicitly emphasized?
The notice explicitly emphasizes awareness and implementation of protections related to anti-slavery, anti-trafficking, anti-discrimination, and gender-based violence (GBV), as well as protections for children affected by forced or exploitative begging (mendicity).
19) What does the Embassy mean by "innovative efforts" in this context?
The notice signals a preference for practical, well-targeted program ideas that strengthen legal awareness and rights protections in Mauritania, with an emphasis on innovation, engagement with the public and civil society, and (for mendicity-related work) data that can guide future interventions.
20) What should an SOI focus on to be responsive to the Embassy priorities?
Based on the notice, a responsive SOI should clearly describe a program idea, its goals, and how it advances one (or both) of the two stated objectives: (1) legal awareness and rights education tied to anti-slavery, anti-trafficking, anti-discrimination, and GBV laws; and/or (2) promoting the rights of children affected by mendicity through awareness plus credible data collection for future programming.
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