IIE’s USAID-funded Democracy Fellows and Grants (DFG) Program has recently released several new grants and fellowships. Here are three upcoming deadlines. 

Application Deadline: December 10, 2013 | RFA and Application Instructions

The successful applicant will support USAID’s understanding of social movements, with the goal of determining how USAID can identify, understand, and support the informal networks, systems, and leadership that have characterized the social movements of the Arab Spring. 

The researcher will receive an 8-month, $50,000 grant to:

• Draft a case study review of social movements in the Middle East and North Africa region.
• Present the case study at a workshop for peer review and for USAID’s Center of Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG Center).
• Finalize the document based on feedback.

Application Deadline: December 17, 2013 | RFA and Application Instructions

The successful applicant will support USAID in identifying and analyzing theories of change (TOCs) about the factors that contribute to democratic backsliding and using those TOCs to frame a quick reference tool to support USAID field officers in strategic program development.

The TOC Research Project will support USAID’s Center of Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG Center) by producing a review of the extant research on factors that contribute to or deter democratic backsliding and then identifying TOCs that can guide USAID’s efforts to prevent backsliding and sustain democratic reforms. 

The successful applicant will receive a 12-month, $120,000 grant to develop:

• A White Paper that presents and analyzes the factors that contribute to or deter democratic backsliding.
• A Theory Matrix of how those factors could be influenced to prevent backsliding or to sustain democratic reform. 
• Two academic "think sessions" to review, discuss, and revise the White Paper and develop the Theory Matrix.

Application Deadline: December 13, 2013 | Application and Details

IIE is seeking applications from qualified individuals for a part-time Democracy Fellow to help conduct a retrospective analysis of legislative strengthening programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  The Fellow will be contracted as an IIE consultant on a part-time basis (20 hours per week) for 18 months.  U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status required.