2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Deadline: 8-Apr-22

The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) is pleased to announce a call for applications to support refugee and asylum seeker populations in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India.

PRM will consider funding only those programs that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees and asylum seekers.

Program Areas

Proposals must align with one or more of the following program areas:

• Humanitarian Protection and Assistance
• Interim and Durable Solutions

Country-specific

• Thailand
  • Urban Refugees and Asylum Seekers: PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving the urban refugee and asylum seeker population in and around Bangkok.
  • Sectors:
    • Health
    • MHPSS
    • Protection
    • Shelter
    • Cash Assistance
    • Education
    • Capacity Building
    • Case Management
  • Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
  • Funding limits
    • Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
    • Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $670,000 per year
• Malaysia
  • PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving the urban refugee and asylum seeker population in and around Kuala Lumpur, the Klang Valley, Penang, Kedah, Perak, and other areas in the northeast.
  • Sectors:
    • Protection, including:
    • Legal Protection
    • Child Protection
    • GBV Prevention and Response
    • Healthcare, including:
    • Reproductive Health
    • MHPSS
  • Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
  • Funding Limits
    • Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
    • Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $600,000 per year
• Indonesia
  • PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, including unaccompanied and separated refugee and asylum seeker children (UASC).
  • Sectors:
    • Child Protection
    • Shelter
    • Cash Assistance
    • Education
    • Capacity Building
    • Livelihoods
  • Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
  • Funding Limits
    • Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
    • Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $500,000 per year
• Bangladesh
  • PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving Rohingya refugees and members of the host communities in Cox’s Bazar.
  • Sectors:
    • Health
    • Nutrition and Food Security
    • WASH
    • Shelter
    • Disaster Risk Reduction
    • Protection
    • Child Protection
    • Education
  • Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
  • Funding Limits
    • Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $2,000,000 per year
    • Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $4,500,000 per year
• Nepal and India
  • PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving Tibetan refugees in Nepal and India.  PRM strongly encourages partnerships with women and refugee-led organizations when possible.
  • Sectors:
    • Protection
    • Child Protection
    • GBV prevention and response
    • Health
    • MHPSS
    • WASH
    • Education
  • Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
  • Funding Limits
    • Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
    • Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $2,500,000 per year
• India (Burmese)
  • PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving new Burmese refugees. PRM strongly encourages partnerships with women and refugee-led organizations when possible.
  • Sectors:
    • Cash/Vouchers
    • Shelter
    • Protection
    • Legal Assistance
    • Livelihoods
    • Health
    • Education
    • WASH
  • Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
  • Funding Limits
    • Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $150,000
    • Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $500,000

Geographic Regions / Populations

Proposed activities should primarily support refugee and asylum seeker populations in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education (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 proposals 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 the funding announcement.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338503