The U.S. State Department is planning to fund efforts to document human rights abuses in North Korea and counter the regime’s propaganda apparatus, despite President Donald Trump’s recent attempts to revive diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang.

The State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is seeking “organizations to document the DPRK’s human rights abuses and counter regime influence operations globally,” according to a notice issued by the bureau Monday. 

“The DPRK maintains one of the world’s most repressive information environments, creating a dual threat that this program is designed to address,” the notice said.

The DRL plans to