Strengthening Community-Backed Governance to Advance Stability and Peace in Burma
This grant supports organizations in Burma to strengthen community-supported governance and unify local actors for effective participation in future peace negotiations.
Funder: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Due Dates: August 31, 2026: Full application submission deadline
Funding Amounts: $1,973,359 (single award; 24-month project period)
Summary: Supports programs to position ethnic resistance organizations, civil society, and state-level actors in Burma as credible, unified, and community-backed participants in future peace negotiations.
Key Information: Cost sharing is not required; only one application per organization.
Description
This funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) seeks applications for projects that strengthen community-backed governance and advance prospects for stability and sustainable peace in Burma (Myanmar). The primary aim is to position Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs), civil society, and state-level actors as credible, unified, and community-supported participants in future peace negotiations. The program has two integrated objectives: (1) supporting coordination and information flows among EROs and state-level actors for peace negotiations, and (2) supporting ERO governance bodies in providing early warning systems for civilian protection. The award will be made as a cooperative agreement, with significant involvement from DRL in program implementation.
