Supporting Civil Society and Media in Ukraine    SFOP0004199
Application Deadline: May 18, 2018
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=301913

The Dept. of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor DRL invites organizations to submit proposals.  Each organization can submit up to two (2) proposals in response to this NOFO.  DRL aims to fund one organization for each project, pending availability of funding. 

• Local-level Civil Society Anti-Corruption Oversight in Ukraine ($750,000)
• Improving Financial Sustainability of Independent Media in Ukraine ($800,000)
• Supporting Public Oversight of Security Services in Ukraine ($650,000)

Note: The UIowa OVPR&ED asks prospective University of Iowa applicants to limited DRL programs to email as soon as possible a one-page abstract of their proposal with a link to the program of interest to Ann Knudson ann-knudson@uiowa.edu  at UI International Programs Grants Administrator, with a cc to Cheryl Ridgeway cheryl-a-ridgeway@uiowa.edu in the UI Office of the Vice President for Research. Please send this email at least 30 days in advance of the deadline.  If more than two abstracts to this solicitation are received, an internal review will be conducted to select the applicants to submit on behalf of the University of Iowa.