Deadline: 20-Jan-22
The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) is pleased to announce a 2022 request for concept notes on the Continuity of Humanitarian Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
What methods were used by humanitarian organizations to maintain continuity of services and operations during the pandemic? Which methods proved to be most beneficial? Were any populations impacted greater than others due to the new methods deployed? Which activities/services were discontinued due to health and safety concerns, if any? Were new services/activities created to substitute for the discontinued ones and if so, were they successful? Which staff were physically present and what provisions were made for their health and safety (e.g., international staff, local staff, community volunteers)?
Concept notes must propose research relevant to specific PRM populations of concern. For the purposes of this call for concept notes, this includes refugees, internally displaced persons, stateless persons, conflict victims, and vulnerable migrants. PRM will not review proposals for domestic research on U.S.-based assistance activities. Concept notes should propose humanitarian research to be conducted overseas.
Organizations may submit a maximum of one (1) concept note. Any subsequent submissions received will be disqualified. (Note: Submissions by organizations as part of a consortium do not count toward an individual organization’s submission limit.)
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $300,000
- Award Floor: $150,000
- Proposed program start dates: July 1, 2022
- Duration of Activity: Applicants may submit multi-year proposals with activities and budgets that do not exceed two years from the proposed start date. Budgets submitted in year one can be revised/updated each year. Continued funding after the initial 12-month period of performance requires the submission of a noncompeting single-year or multi-year proposal and will be contingent upon available funding, strong performance, and continuing need.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS (U.S.- based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of non-profit tax status);
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education (overseas-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of registration in country of domicile); and
- International Organizations. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit concept notes through Grants.gov in response to this NOFO. Multilateral organizations that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the PRM Program Officer on or before the closing date of this announcement.
- Private institutions of higher education; and
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336666
