Emergency Assistance for Fundamental Freedom Defenders
Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
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- Posted
- Aug 24, 2026
- Amount
- $983,500
- Closes
- Sep 8, 2026 (in 14 days)
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Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- DFOP0019749
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 19.345
Amount
$983,500
Who can apply
The following organizations are eligible to apply: -U.S.-based non-profit organizations/NGOs with or without 501(c)(3) status -Private, public, or state institutions of higher education -For-profit organizations or businesses -Foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO)…
About this opportunity
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.