Whoah, what happened here? Some bot seems to have mangled a bunch of Duke language into the announcement that Betsy posted. Anybody who is interested should look at her post. Or am I missing something? On Jun 4, 2014 7:00 PM, "Yosem Companys" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces the > availability of funding for programs that support Internet freedom. > DRL’s goal is to promote fundamental freedoms, human rights, and the > free flow of information online through integrated support for > anti-censorship and secure communications technology, advocacy, > digital safety, and research. DRL invites organizations interested in > potential funding to submit statements of interest (SOI) outlining > program concepts that reflect this goal. > > An organization may submit no more than two (2) SOIs per submission > deadline of no more than three (3) pages each. SOIs that do not meet > the requirements of the announcement may not be considered. > > Submission deadlines: SOI submissions will be reviewed on at least a > semi-annual basis according to the following deadlines: > > Duke Internal Deadline: June 9, 2014 > Sponsor Application Deadline: July 1, 2014 > December 5, 2014 > > SOIs must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm (17:00) GMT-5 on the above > dates. > > The official announcement and description of this award may be found > on the funding agency's website: > http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=256496 > > Statements of interest must address one or more of the following program > themes: > > 1) Technology Expanding Open and Uncensored Access to Information and > Communications: Development and support of web and mobile > anti-censorship technologies that expand open access to information > and communications. > 2) Secure Communication Technology: Development and support of web and > mobile technologies that enhance the privacy and security of digital > communications. > 3) Digital Safety: Delivery of support, training and information that > contributes to greater digital safety for users in Internet repressive > societies and/or at-risk populations. > 4) Policy and Advocacy: National, regional, and/or international > policy and advocacy efforts that aim to mitigate negative trends > toward Internet repression and to promote Internet freedom at a > structural level. > 5) Research and Evaluation: Efforts should emphasize applied research > that can inform and benefit Internet freedom efforts globally. > Research should address technological and political developments > affecting Internet freedom. > Eligibility: Faculty. > > Award Amount: $2,500,000 > Estimated Floor of Individual Award Amounts: $500,000 > Estimated Ceiling of Individual Award Amounts: $2,500,000 > > We anticipate that approximately $18 million in Internet freedom funds > will be available for use in this solicitation. Additional country and > regional resources may be available to support Internet freedom > efforts. DRL reserves the right to award less or more than the funds > described, including estimated individual award floor and ceiling > amounts, under such circumstances as it may deem to be in the best > interest of the U.S. government. In practice, awards in excess of > $1,500,000 are uncommon. SOIs that request more than the award ceiling > or less than the award floor may be deemed technically ineligible. > > Internal Nomination Process: Owing to the sponsor's restriction on the > number of applications that may be submitted from Duke, anyone wishing > to pursue nomination should submit the following materials as one PDF > via the upload feature on the ORS website. > > * Completed SOI (maximum 3 pages as described in the RFP) > > * CV ( NIH or NSF Biosketch is acceptable) > > * Letter of support from Dean or Chair > > SOIs must include: > > 1) Brief description of the organization, including the organization’s > mission statement and previous work in the area of Internet freedom, > particularly in acutely hostile Internet environments. Due to page > limitations, a general organizational history is not recommended. > Information should clearly demonstrate an institution’s record and > capacity and may include previous grant management experience, whether > funded through private or United States Government resources. > > 2) Description of how the project is innovative, sustainable, > generates positive, lasting impact, and does not duplicatecurrent > efforts. See “Additional Information” below. > > 3) Project description, including estimated project duration and > objectives. Outputs and outcomes should also be provided. Outputs and > outcomes should clearly link to project objectives and include target > benchmarks. Please include the program area(s) and element(s) to be > addressed. For more information on program design, please see DRL’s > Monitoring and Evaluation Primer > (http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/138430.pdf). > > 4) Brief statement on the methodology to be used in the project evaluation. > > 5) An estimated total budget figure. The budget should include > intended: Primarily Headquarters-Based Costs, Primarily Field-Based > Costs, Indirect Costs, and Cost-Share. For more information on DRL > budget standards, please see DRL’s Proposal Submission Instructions > “Budget Guidelines” section > (http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/nov_2012/index.htm). Please note that > while a detailed budget is not requested at this time, organizations > invited to submit full proposals must not exceed the estimated SOI > budget figure unless advised otherwise. > > To Submit Internal Materials: The above materials should be compiled > (in the order listed above) into one PDF file. Go to Institutionally > Limited Nominations/Current Open Competitions: > https://ors.duke.edu/orsmanual/current-competitions, select the > appropriate competition and click the Applicant button. Follow the > instructions to create a profile; return to the funding opportunity; > click the Applicant Button on the Opportunities page and then upload > your file. Please remember to click Submit after you upload. > > > https://ors.duke.edu/department-state-bureau-democracy-human-rights-and-labor-drl-internet-freedom-annual-program-stateme > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > [email protected].
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