Deadline: 19-Apr-23
The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) is offering grants to support NGO Projects Benefiting Refugees and Other Vulnerable Populations in Egypt.
Program Areas
Proposals must align with one or more of the following program areas.
- Humanitarian Protection and Assistance
- Interim and Durable Solutions
Program Sectors and Modalities
Proposals must focus on one or more of the following programmatic sectors:
- Education
- Health
- Health: Reproductive Health
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
- Protection
- Child Protection
- Gender Based Violence (GBV), and or
- Legal
Note: In order to ensure greater accountability for protection outcomes in all overseas assistance program proposals, three indicators are required for all programs regardless of design or sector.
Egypt Country-Specific Guidance
- Proposed activities must support refugee populations, asylum seekers and other vulnerable populations, with a target participant base of at least 50 percent refugees. Proposals must specify the percentage of Syrian refugees and non-Syrian refugees in the target participant base. Multi-sectoral proposals are encouraged.
- Duration of Activity: Only program plans for one, two, or three years will be considered.
- Period of Performance: Programs period of performance of one year (12 month) cycles for a period not to exceed three years (36 months) will be considered.
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): $500,000 per year
- Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $800,000 per year
- Note: Funding ceilings and floors pertain to the PRM cost per year.
- Anticipated Number of Awards
- PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to fund as many as three awards through this announcement.
- Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total
- PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to approximately $1,600,000 total through this NOFO for this country
Geographic Regions / Populations
- Proposed activities must primarily support refugees in Egypt. Because of PRM’s mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will only consider funding proposals that include a target program participant base of at least 50 percent refugees.
- Proposals must provide a target participant breakdown by proportion of Syrian refugee, non-Syrian refugee, and host community populations. Priority will be given to programs that target the most vulnerable populations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education (U.S.-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of nonprofit tax status).
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the 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
- Organizations may submit a maximum of one application. Any subsequent submissions received will be disqualified.
- PRM will accept proposals from any NGO working in the above-mentioned sectors although, given budgetary constraints, priority will be given to proposals from organizations that can demonstrate:
- a working relationship with UNHCR.
- a proven track record in providing proposed assistance both in the sector and specified location.
- evidence of coordination with international organizations (IOs) and other NGOs working in the same area or sector as well as – where possible – local authorities.
- an emphasis on the outcome or impact of program activities.
- a strong sustainability plan, involving local capacity building, where feasible
For more information, visit Grants.gov.