Closed · SFOP0007480 · CFDA 19.345 · Discretionary
DRL Promoting and Protecting Media Freedom in Bangladesh
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $700K-$750K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 28, 2021
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
DRL Promoting and Protecting Media Freedom in Bangladesh is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor that offered $700,000 -- $750,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 686 other opportunities from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor.
- $700K-$750K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.345
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
DRL Promoting and Protecting Media Freedom in… is closed (last close January 28, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor still indexes 686 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed January 28, 2021
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that advance freedom of expression in Bangladesh. Journalists and human rights defenders in Bangladesh are routinely arrested, detained, or imprisoned for criticizing the government, defamation, or offending religious sentiments. Authorities have increased online censorship, blocked websites critical of the government, and surveil social media for dissent. DRL's goal is to help uphold the Bangladesh’s commitment to freedom of the press as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human rights, and help ensure that human rights defenders and journalists are safe from censorship and harassment from government and police. DRL’s objective is to provide organizations with the tools necessary to empower civil society to promote media freedom, including online, despite the current restrictive legal framework. Possible program approaches could include: • Develop and implement a small grants program to fund, train, and mentor independent media entities and improve their physical and digital security; • Conduct trainings on topics such as journalistic skill-building in reporting, writing, editing, and filming; ethical journalism; countering disinformation; and countering harassment in the workplace, especially in rural or underserved areas; • Increase citizens’ ability to access, identify, and consume non-biased, fact-based information; • Provide legal support and emergency support to human rights defenders (including civil society and journalists) that face unfair arrests. Proposed programming must be responsive to immediate needs on the ground and in line with the U.S. Government’s democracy, governance, and human rights goals in Bangladesh; and should contribute to and support Bangladesh’s efforts to strengthen democracy, governance, and human rights in the country.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0007480
Grants.gov marks DRL Promoting and Protecting Media Freedom in… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor book (373 peers, 54% of 687).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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Agency Contact
DRL-SCA-ProgramInfo@state.gov
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