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USAID/Armenia issued a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for a planned, stand-alone initiative tentatively titled "Promoting Human Rights in Armenia" (Notice No. 72011124RFI00001). This is not a grant application or solicitation for funding yet. It is a market research step to gauge which capable organizations, both U.S. and non-U.S., may be interested in and qualified to implement the future activity. USAID expects a formal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or other solicitation to be released around April 2024, but at the time of the SSN there is no final decision on eligibility restrictions, competition approach, or whether the award will be issued as an assistance instrument (grant/cooperative agreement) or an acquisition instrument (contract). The SSN was posted to both Grants.gov and SAM.gov to reach the broadest possible pool of potential implementers.
The planned activity is designed to strengthen the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Armenia by focusing on prevention of violations, response to violations when they occur, and overall improvements in rights protection systems. The draft outline anticipates up to a five-year period of performance, an estimated total funding level of about USD 10 million, and a single award. USAID grounds the need for the program in persistent human rights concerns referenced in the U.S. Department of State 2022 Human Rights Report and echoed by Armenian civil society and human rights defenders. The SSN highlights recurring issues such as credible reports of torture by law enforcement, violence and threats targeting LGBTQI individuals, violations of workers' rights, child labor, trafficking in persons, and gender-based violence. It also points to systemic problems: gaps in legislation, weak or missing enforcement mechanisms, incomplete monitoring and protection systems, limited public awareness and support for human rights, uneven adherence to human rights norms, and capacity constraints within institutions responsible for safeguarding rights.
Strategically, the activity is intended to advance USAID/Armenia's Country Development Cooperation Strategy, specifically Objective 1, "Democratic Transition Advanced." It is also framed as consistent with Government of Armenia priorities, including the 2021 to 2026 government program and the draft 2023 to 2025 National Human Rights Action Plan. The underlying theory of change is straightforward: if Armenia improves the legal and regulatory environment for human rights, strengthens institutions and oversight mechanisms, and increases public demand for and access to rights protection, then rights will be better protected overall and violations will be prevented more effectively and remedied more consistently.
The draft program structure is organized into three components with specific expected results. Component 1 focuses on improving legal and regulatory frameworks for human rights protection, including areas like labor rights and anti-discrimination, emphasizing not just legal reforms but also the practical environment needed to apply and enforce those reforms. Component 2 targets the strengthening of human rights institutions and oversight mechanisms, with particular attention to enhancing the Human Rights Defender's Office (HRDO) through improved technical capacity, systems, and processes. This component also aims to build the capacity of select rights enforcement bodies and to improve monitoring, prevention, and response mechanisms for serious violations, explicitly including torture, trafficking in persons, child labor, and other gross human rights violations. Component 3 is centered on building public demand and improving access to protection by bolstering human rights defenders' advocacy, increasing adherence to human rights norms through strategic litigation and advocacy, strengthening platforms for evidence-based civic oversight of institutions such as the HRDO, and raising overall public awareness and support for human rights.
For organizations considering engagement at this stage, USAID requested concise written responses only through the provided "Sources Sought Notice Response Form" (Attachment 2). The form asks for basic organizational details (including UEI and SAM registration status, if applicable) and short narrative sections describing the organization’s interest and envisioned role, relevant technical capacity and experience aligned with the activity components, methods and approaches to achieve the expected results, and up to three examples of past performance on similar work, especially related to strengthening institutions/oversight mechanisms and improving legal and regulatory frameworks (Components 2 and 1). USAID stated that responses would be treated as confidential, that submission is voluntary, and that responding or not responding will not affect eligibility or competitiveness in any future solicitation. USAID also noted it is not obligated to acknowledge receipt, answer questions, provide feedback, or change the activity design based on submissions, and it will not reimburse any costs incurred to respond.
The SSN was issued on November 21, 2023, with responses due by December 8, 2023 at 1500 Yerevan time. Submissions had to be in English and emailed to yerevanaidaao@usaid.gov with a copy to nsarkisian@usaid.gov, using the specified subject line referencing the notice number and activity title. Overall, the notice signals a sizable forthcoming USAID investment in Armenia’s human rights ecosystem, with an emphasis on legal reform and enforceability, institutional strengthening (including the ombuds institution), and demand-side measures like civic oversight, strategic litigation, and public awareness that collectively aim to reduce violations and improve remedies when violations occur.Apply for 72011124RFI00001
- The Armenia USAID-Yerevan in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Promoting Human Rights in Armenia Activity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-12-08. (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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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