ARDF - Empowering Angolan Public Defenders

Agency: U.S. Mission to Angola

19.225 -- Africa Regional Democracy Fund

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome e Principe in Luanda is pleased to announce the availability of an open competition funding opportunity to carry out a project to empower lawyers, legal professionals, and human rights defenders to advocate for access to justice for vulnerable populations and provide adequate defense in cases of human rights violations, particularly in cases related to freedom of speech and assembly and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders. The project aims to create a unified vision for the legal defense of human rights in Angola.

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While the law states that all detainees have a right to legal counsel, either chosen by them or appointed by the government on a pro bono basis, legal professionals report that there are an insufficient number of lawyers to handle the volume of criminal cases. This situation is exacerbated for vulnerable populations (women, youth, underrepresented ethnic groups), detainees outside of Luanda, and cases involving sensitive human rights issues.

This project should complement and build upon prior and ongoing work in these areas by international organizations, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), but ideally would seek to meet challenges not currently being addressed by other projects.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Proposal applications are welcomed from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses. Entities with prior experience working in Sao Tome e Principe and implementing projects of this nature are preferred, but not required. Preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be some occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited. For more information see attached complete Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Grantor contact information

Description

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome e Principe in Luanda

Email

For more information, please use the email in this link

luandagrants@state.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Angola_FY_2024_ARDF_NOFO_law.pdf	Angola 2024 ARDF NOFO	Jul 8, 2024 03:49 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: September 22, 2024

Application process

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Award

$350,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$100,000

Award Minimum

$350,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ANG-ARDF-FY24-01

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Regional development

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 8, 2024

Archive date:

September 22, 2024