Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0006066
The Quantifying Religious Repression and Religious Conflict grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0006066) is a U.S. Department of State program, managed by the Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations, focused on building a public, systematically coded dataset that captures incidents of religious repression and religiously linked conflict. The core goal is to track a wide range of events, including violent attacks, nonviolent harassment or discrimination, and other relevant actions that target people because of their religion or belief. Importantly, the scope is not limited to minority faiths; it explicitly includes majority religious groups as well as individuals with no religion, including atheists and secular humanists. The idea is to reflect the full spectrum of how religious freedom can be violated, whether the perpetrator is a government actor (such as police, courts, or officials) or a societal actor (such as militias, mobs, community groups, or private individuals).
A major emphasis of the program is timeliness and usability. By producing a public dataset capable of near-real-time monitoring, the project is intended to help governments, civil society organizations, researchers, and practitioners identify emerging patterns of repression or rising tensions early enough to respond. That response could include targeted interventions, preventive diplomacy, protection efforts, policy changes, or other evidence-based actions designed to reduce the likelihood of escalation into broader violence. In practical terms, the dataset is meant to support both immediate situational awareness and longer-term trend analysis, enabling users to distinguish isolated incidents from systematic campaigns, and to compare conditions across places and over time.
The opportunity also highlights the dataset's value for advanced analytical approaches, including machine learning and artificial intelligence. By assembling structured, event-level information, the program aims to improve the ability of analysts and early-warning systems to forecast where violence may occur when religion is a significant factor. This predictive angle is framed as a contribution to conflict prevention, helping practitioners move from reactive responses after harm has occurred to proactive measures that reduce risk before crises intensify. At the U.S. government level, the dataset is also intended to strengthen how the Department of State and USAID design, track, and assess foreign assistance programs that address violations of religious freedom, making monitoring and evaluation more data-driven and outcome-focused.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using a Cooperative Agreement, indicating an expectation of substantial involvement or partnership from the agency during implementation rather than a hands-off grant. The eligible applicants were limited to nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The opportunity was created on January 29, 2020, with an original closing date of March 8, 2020. The award ceiling was $780,125, and the program anticipated making one award. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 19.121, aligning it with State Department assistance programming. Overall, the project is positioned as a public-good data infrastructure effort aimed at documenting and reducing religious repression through better measurement, faster visibility, and stronger predictive and evaluative tools.Apply for SFOP0006066
- The Department of State, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Quantifying Religious Repression and Religious Conflict" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.121.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 29, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 08, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $780,125.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Quantifying Religious Repression and Religious Conflict grant opportunity?
The Quantifying Religious Repression and Religious Conflict grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0006066) is a U.S. Department of State program managed by the Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations. It supports the creation of a public, systematically coded dataset that captures incidents of religious repression and religiously linked conflict.
Which U.S. government office manages this opportunity?
The opportunity is managed by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations.
What is the main purpose of the funded project?
The core purpose is to build a public dataset that records and codes events where individuals or groups are targeted because of their religion or belief, including both repression and conflict linked to religion. The dataset is intended to support monitoring, analysis, and prevention efforts by making these events visible in a structured, comparable way.
What kinds of incidents is the dataset expected to capture?
The dataset is intended to capture a wide range of event types, including violent attacks, nonviolent harassment or discrimination, and other relevant actions that target people because of religion or belief.
Is the scope limited to minority religions?
No. The scope explicitly includes incidents affecting minority faiths, majority religious groups, and individuals with no religion, including atheists and secular humanists.
Who can be considered a perpetrator in the events tracked by the dataset?
The scope includes both government actors (such as police, courts, or officials) and societal actors (such as militias, mobs, community groups, or private individuals).
Why does the opportunity emphasize timeliness and near-real-time monitoring?
The program places major emphasis on producing a public dataset capable of near-real-time monitoring so that governments, civil society organizations, researchers, and practitioners can identify emerging patterns of repression or rising tensions early enough to respond.
How is the dataset intended to be used in practice?
The dataset is designed to support both immediate situational awareness and longer-term trend analysis. It can help users distinguish isolated incidents from systematic campaigns and compare conditions across locations and over time.
What types of responses does the program envision the dataset supporting?
The dataset is intended to support evidence-based actions such as targeted interventions, preventive diplomacy, protection efforts, policy changes, and other measures aimed at reducing the likelihood that repression or tensions escalate into broader violence.
How does the opportunity relate to machine learning and artificial intelligence?
By assembling structured, event-level information, the program highlights that the dataset can support advanced analytical approaches, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, to improve forecasting and early-warning efforts when religion is a significant factor.
What is the conflict-prevention angle of this opportunity?
The opportunity frames predictive and early-warning uses of the dataset as a contribution to conflict prevention, helping practitioners shift from reacting after harm has occurred to taking proactive measures that reduce risk before crises intensify.
How is the dataset expected to support U.S. government programming?
At the U.S. government level, the dataset is intended to strengthen how the Department of State and USAID design, track, and assess foreign assistance programs that address violations of religious freedom, making monitoring and evaluation more data-driven and outcome-focused.
What type of funding instrument is used for this opportunity?
This was a discretionary funding opportunity using a Cooperative Agreement, which indicates an expectation of substantial involvement or partnership from the agency during implementation.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were limited to nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status. Institutions of higher education were excluded.
How many awards were anticipated?
The program anticipated making one award.
What was the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling was $780,125.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SFOP0006066.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on January 29, 2020, and had an original closing date of March 8, 2020.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 19.121.
Is the dataset intended to be public or restricted?
The opportunity describes the project as building a public, systematically coded dataset.
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