Deadline: 8 April 2020
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) is seeking applications for NGO programs benefiting vulnerable PRM populations of concern in South America.
Proposed activities should primarily support any of the following populations of concern: Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Combined proposals that also target victims of internal displacement and confinement in Colombia, or combined proposals that also target Colombian refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants in Ecuador, will also be considered.
All proposed programs should target the most vulnerable and underserved groups among the population(s) of concern. Such groups may include, but are not limited to, children, particularly unaccompanied and separated children and adolescents; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI) individuals; older persons; the sick; persons with disabilities; members of minority communities, such as indigenous persons and Afro-Colombians; and survivors, or those at risk, of gender-based violence. Programs must demonstrate what steps have been taken to meet the specific and unique protection and assistance needs of these vulnerable groups effectively.
Proposals must support one or more of the following program areas:
- Humanitarian Protection and Assistance
- Interim and Durable Solutions
Country-specific Provisions
- General Guidance: PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Brazil will respond to the continued influx, and projected increase of, Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants. NGO proposals for Brazil must align with the 2020 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela. Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants must make up more than 50 percent of total beneficiaries. Priority will be given to programs that focus on one or more of the following:
- Child Protection: Priority will be given to programs designed to assist unaccompanied and separated children and adolescents with alternative care based on international guidelines and psychosocial support.
- Integration: Priority will be given to programs aimed at assisting the most vulnerable populations with integration support in Brazil, in close coordination with Brazil’s “Welcome Operation” interiorization program, the International Organization for Migration, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR); as well as programs that build the capacity of local authorities and organizations to integrate populations.
- Health: Priority will be given to programs aimed at reaching the least served populations with primary and secondary care, including maternal and child health and preventing non-communicable diseases.
- Duration of Activity: Program plans for one or two years will be considered.
- Period of Performance: Period of performance of one-year (12 months) cycles for a period not to exceed two years (24 months) will be considered.
- Funding limits: 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 award per year (lowest $$ value): $1 million
- funding ceiling per award per year (highest $$ value): $3 million
- Anticipated Number of Awards: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to make one award through this announcement for this country.
- Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to approximately award up to $3 million total through this NOFO for this country.
- General Guidance: PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Colombia will 1) respond to the continued influx and projected increase of Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants, particularly in underserved locations; 2) target new situations of internal displacement and confinement (within the last twelve months); and 3) ultimately connect beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance to government services and development programs. NGO proposals to support Venezuelans must align with the 2020 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela. Priority will be given to programs that focus on one or more of the following:
- Gender-based Violence: Priority will be given to programs that establish new GBV prevention and response assistance for refugees, asylum seekers, victims of displacement and confinement, and vulnerable migrants to respond to the immediate and lifesaving needs of at-risk women and girls through shelter, health, psychosocial, case management, and legal services.
- Child Protection: Priority will be given to programs designed to assist unaccompanied and separated children and adolescents, as well as vulnerable families, through psychosocial support and alternative care based on international guidelines.
- Livelihoods: Priority will be given to programs that provide Venezuelans greater access to employment, leveraging existing legal mechanisms such as the Special Work Permit and cooperating with the private sector.
- Health: Priority will be given to programs that seek to extend healthcare provision beyond emergency assistance to advanced and regular care, paying close attention to removing barriers to care for Venezuelans in transit and those without regular status or documentation.
- Duration of Activity: Program plans for two years will be considered.
- Period of Performance: Period of performance of one-year (12 months) cycles for a period not to exceed two years (24 months) will be considered.
- Funding limits: 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 award per year (lowest $$ value): $1 million
- Funding ceiling per award per year (highest $$ value): $3 million
- Anticipated Number of Awards: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to make approximately up to two awards through this announcement.
- Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to $6 million total through this NOFO for this country.
Ecuador
- General Guidance: PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Ecuador will respond to the continued influx and projected increase of Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants. NGO proposals for Ecuador must align with the 2020 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela. Priority will be given to programs that focus on one or more of the following:
- Protection: Priority will be given to programs that increase access to asylum and other legal status/stay regimes with a focus on refugees and migrants without status who have been in Ecuador less than one year and are in their planned country of destination; and/or that provide clear communication on registration, access to basic services, and rights, including via social media and other large-scale platforms.
- Gender-based Violence: Priority will be given to programs that establish new GBV prevention and response assistance for refugees, asylum seekers, victims of displacement and confinement, and vulnerable migrants to respond to the immediate and lifesaving needs of at-risk women and girls through health services, psychosocial support (including community-based psychosocial activities), case management, and legal services.
- Shelter: Priority will be given to programs that address gaps in shelters, including shelter to address in-transit, short-term, and long-term needs, with a focus on vulnerable refugees and migrants without legal status.
- Education: Priority will be given to programs that provide support to children and adolescents to help them prepare for, enter, participate, and succeed in formal education; and to assist youth who may be unlikely to participate in the formal education sector to obtain the necessary skills to transition to adulthood.
- Livelihoods: Priority will be given to programs that assist newly emergent, targeted populations (such as high-school youth also pursuing higher-level education, parents in need of day care solutions, or newly arrived migrants who already have trade skills) to transfer into sustainable livelihoods, or programs for such populations that link training to specific employment opportunities for which there is a labor gap, including vocational training opportunities.
- Health: Priority will be given to programs that provide mental health and psycho-social support to refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants suffering prolonged trauma due to GBV or domestic violence during the journey, depression, prolonged unemployment, continuous stress, or a serious health condition.
- Duration of Activity: Program plans for two years will be considered.
- Period of Performance: Period of performance of one-year (12 months) cycles for a period not to exceed two years (24 months) will be considered.
- Funding limits: 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 award per year (lowest $$ value): $1 million
- Funding ceiling per award per year (highest $$ value): $3 million
- Anticipated Number of Awards: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to make approximately up to two awards through this announcement.
- Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to approximately award up to $6 million total through this NOFO for this country.
Peru
- General Guidance: PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Peru will respond to the continued influx, and projected increase, of Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants to Peru. Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants must make up more than 50 percent of total beneficiaries. NGO proposals for Peru must align with the 2020 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela. Priority will be given to programs that focus on one or more of the following:
- Protection: Priority will be given to programs designed to increase access to asylum and other legal status/stay regimes with a focus on migrants without status who have been in country less than one year and plan to settle in Peru; provide clear guidance on registration and rights via social media and other large-scale platforms; prevent and respond to GBV; and/or promote integration and social cohesion.
- Shelter: Priority will be given to programs that address gaps in shelters including shelter to address in-transit, short-term, and long-term needs, with a focus on vulnerable migrants without legal status.
- Health: Priority will be given to programs that provide mental health and psycho-social support to migrants suffering prolonged trauma due to GBV or domestic violence during the journey, depression, prolonged unemployment, continuous stress, or a serious health condition.
- Livelihoods: Priority will be given to programs that assist newly emergent, targeted populations (such as high-school youth also pursuing higher-level education, parents in need of day care solutions, or newly arrived refugees and migrants who already have trade skills) to transfer into sustainable livelihoods, or programs for such populations that link training to specific employment opportunities for which there is a labor gap, including vocational training opportunities.
- Education: Priority will be given to programs that provide support to children and adolescents to help them prepare for, enter, participate, and succeed in formal education; and to assist youth who may be unlikely to participate in the formal education sector to obtain the necessary skills to transition to adulthood; and/or to provide integration programs and training inside schools.
- Duration of Activity: Program plans for two years will be considered.
- Period of Performance: Period of performance of one-year (12 months) cycles for a period not to exceed two years (24 months) will be considered.
- Funding limits: 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 award per year: $1 million
- Funding ceiling per award per year: $3 million
- Anticipated Number of Awards: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to make approximately up to two number of awards through this announcement.
- Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total: PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to approximately award up to $6 million total through this NOFO for this country.
Proposed Program Start Dates
Approximately September 1, 2020 but no later than September 30, 2020.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education;
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and
- International Organizations. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit proposals through the website in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. 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.
How to Apply
Application packages may be downloaded via given website.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325605