Closed · SFOP0010197 · CFDA 19.345 · Discretionary

DRL Scholar Rescue Fund

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5.5M-$5.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 22, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

DRL Scholar Rescue Fund is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor that offered $5,500,000 -- $5,500,000 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.

$5.5M-$5.5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.345
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

DRL Scholar Rescue Fund is closed (last close March 22, 2024). 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 March 22, 2024

Posted Jan 22 Closes Mar 22

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

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 strengthen democracy and human rights through the protection of free speech and diverse voices in civil society, which are threatened when scholars in closing societies face harassment, detention, torture, and other forms of persecution.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0010197

Grants.gov marks DRL Scholar Rescue Fund 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: Cooperative Agreement. 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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

DRL-RR-ProgramInfo@state.gov

What to do next

DRL Scholar Rescue Fund is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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