Healing & Accountability through Human Rights | 72012124RFA00024

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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Ukraine is soliciting applications for a discretionary assistance award under a Cooperative Agreement for an activity titled "Healing & Accountability through Human Rights." The opportunity is designed to help Ukrainians pursue justice and reduce social divisions that have intensified as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion. The core idea is to support practical, human-rights-centered processes that can address harms from the conflict, including steps toward accountability for war crimes, structured dialogue on difficult and sensitive post-conflict issues, and early efforts that encourage healing and reconciliation. A key feature of the activity is the use of human-rights-based approaches and transitional justice tools, which generally focus on acknowledging harms, centering victims, and building credible pathways to repair and reform.

The grant is organized around three main objectives. First, it aims to identify and deploy transformative and intersectional approaches to reconciliation, meaning approaches that recognize different lived experiences and vulnerabilities (for example, differences linked to gender, age, disability status, displacement, ethnicity, or other identity and social factors) and that intentionally work to bridge divides between groups affected by the war in different ways. Second, the activity seeks to increase acceptance of and adherence to human rights values, which typically involves strengthening social norms, institutional practices, and community-level understanding of rights and responsibilities, especially in environments where trauma, misinformation, and polarization can undermine trust. Third, it intends to expand access to transitional justice that is victim-centered and gender-responsive, emphasizing support that prioritizes survivors' needs, safety, and dignity while recognizing the distinct impacts of conflict-related harm on women, men, and marginalized groups.

Administratively, the notice includes an important amendment labeled Amendment No. 01. This amendment corrects a typo in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) number and updates the solicitation accordingly. The originally cited NOFO number was 72012124RFA00024, and the corrected, revised NOFO number is 72012124RFA00002. The amendment also incorporates answers to questions that were submitted by interested parties in response to the original posting, and it revises the NOFO text to reflect those clarifications so that applicants can align proposals with USAID's updated guidance.

In terms of who can apply, eligibility is unrestricted for qualified organizations. USAID states that both U.S.-based and non-U.S. organizations may submit applications, with the exception of entities from foreign policy restricted countries. The opportunity is listed under Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA) number 98.001, is categorized as "Discretionary," and uses a Cooperative Agreement instrument, which generally indicates substantial involvement by USAID during implementation compared with a standard grant.

Key opportunity details from the listing include an original closing date of March 12, 2024, an award ceiling of up to $25,000,000, and a creation date of January 30, 2024. The funding activity category is labeled "Other," and the agency is USAID in Kyiv, Ukraine. Applicants should rely on the revised NOFO number (72012124RFA00002) and the amended text reflecting the Q&A updates when preparing and submitting an application.

• The Ukraine USAID-Kiev in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Healing & Accountability through Human Rights" 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 2024-01-30.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-12. (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 $25,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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