Closed · SFOP0010304 · CFDA 19.345 · Discretionary

DRL Combatting Descent-based Slavery in the Sahel Region of West Africa

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

$1M-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 17, 2024
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

DRL Combatting Descent-based Slavery in the Sahel Region of West Africa is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor that offered $1,000,000 -- $2,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 686 other opportunities from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor.

$1M-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.345
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

DRL Combatting Descent-based Slavery in the S… is closed (last close May 17, 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 May 17, 2024

Posted Mar 19 Closes May 17

Expected Awards

2

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 eradicating descent-based slavery and discrimination towards enslaved and formerly enslaved persons in the Sahel region of West Africa. Two projects will be awarded; one for Mauritania only and one regional project, focused on two or more countries in the Sahel region of West Africa. If applying to both opportunities, applicants should submit two separate applications.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0010304

Grants.gov marks DRL Combatting Descent-based Slavery in the S… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). 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). Only 6 other Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 687).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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

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