Deadline: 25-Mar-22
The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) has announced 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support refugee and asylum seeker populations (including asylum seekers awaiting interview) in South Africa and focus on protection, livelihoods/economic empowerment, and/or health.
Program Areas
Proposals must align with one or more of the following program areas.
- Humanitarian Protection and Assistance
- Interim and Durable Solutions
South Africa Country-Specific
- Proposed activities should demonstrate alignment with existing refugee response plans as well as coordination with UNHCR, the South African government, and other relevant coordinating bodies in planning, implementation, and reporting on the response to the needs of refugees.
- Proposed activities should support refugees and asylum seekers residing in South Africa (including individuals who are awaiting an asylum seeker interview).
- Successful proposals will seek to expand the capacity of national and community-based organizations, including refugee-led organizations, to address refugee and asylum seeker needs, promote refugee self-reliance, foster social cohesion between refugees and host communities, and further the integration of refugees into South Africa. They should also:
- work closely with communities in project design and implementation;
- adopt a community-based approach that takes into account host community needs and capacities; and
- build upon existing services (including government services) to avoid creating refugee-specific parallel services.
- PRM strongly encourages applications from eligible refugee-led organizations or applicants that partner with refugee-led organizations, including as sub-awardees.
Funding Information
- Program proposals must not be less than the funding floor and not more than the funding ceiling per year or they will be disqualified.
- Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $250,000
- Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $600,000
- Programs period of performance of one-year (12 month) cycles for a period not to exceed three years (36 months) from the proposed start date will be considered.
- Program plans for one, two, or three years will be considered.
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=337885