Leveraging Academic Institutions and Judicial Professional Bodies to Document TNR

About this funding opportunity

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor announces an open competition for proposals for programs that partner with academic institutions and judicial professional associations to assist academics and practitioners in crafting tools to identify, document, and respond to instances of transnational repression TNR.

Topic areas: Public Policy and Governance, Social Sciences and Humanities, Social Innovation and Community Development.

Funding amount

This cooperative agreement provides $2.0M-$2.0M in funding, up to $2.0M per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 20, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Other
• Research Organization
• University
• NGOs
• Public Authorities
• Large Company
• SME
• Startups

Eligibility

- Not for profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society, non governmental organizations - Public and private educational institutions - For profit organizations

Agency

Leveraging Academic Institutions and Judicial Professional Bodies to Document TNR is administered by Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (DRL), listed via Grants.gov.