The Fundamental Freedom Fund (FFF) is a grant mechanism that will respond to evolving opportunities and threats to the protection and advancement of the fundamental freedoms of association, assembly, expression, and religion in countries that routinely and systematically infringe on those freedoms.
DRL
will award a cooperative agreement to a consortium of at least four NGOs with global reach Consortium, with one lead organization serving as the primary recipient/applicant Primary Applicant or Lead Organization.
DRL employs this cooperative agreement mechanism in order to provide the Consortium with a pre-approved grant vehicle that allows for rapid response/disbursement of resources when the situation on the ground requires it.