Deadline: 5 April 2018
The U.S. Embassy Bamako in collaboration with the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) is seeking proposals via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund from potential partners working in the area of refugees’ protection in Mali.
This support is meant to meet low-cost gaps in refugee protection and assistance.
Funding Information
- Minimum Award Amount: $5,000
- Maximum Award Amount: $25,000
Type of Activities
Please make sure that there is a strong tie to the local context building on the competencies / capacity of the proposing organization:
- Improve the mental health of the refugee community.
- Build a playground for refugee children.
- Start an income generating cooperative for returnees.
- Support livelihoods training and sports programs.
- Support a transit center for unaccompanied minor refugees and asylum seekers.
- Provide a shelter for 150 women and girls who are survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).
- Support a vocational training program for refugees.
- Support returnees with manufacturing of liquid soap.
- Train refugees in gardening and running small businesses.
- Support an income generating project and provide health care to disabled residents.
- Support an urban refugee training and girls’ empowerment project.
- Train mothers of youth, who participate in non-formal out-of-school program, on furniture re-upholstery and also provide the women with basic hygiene awareness.
Eligibility Criteria and Funding Guidelines
- The funds are meant to support sustainable (beyond one year) projects that assist refugees or refugee returnees.
- Priority populations include refugees and refugee returnees; however exceptions can be made in some regions with “populations of concern” to PRM, such as internally displaced persons (IDPs), vulnerable migrants, and stateless persons.
- Consideration for support is also given to projects that benefit both populations of concern and their host communities.
- The fund is not meant as an emergency fund.
- Applicants must be a registered organization (e.g.: NGO, community-based organization; faith-based organization).
- Local NGOs will be given priority.
How to Apply
Proposals must be submitted at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Mali
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Mali.