Deadline: 25 March 2019
The United States Department of State, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM), is seeking proposal for its NGO Projects Benefiting Refugees and Other Vulnerable Populations in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
Proposed activities should primarily support refugees and other vulnerable populations in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. Because of PRM’s mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will consider funding only those projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees. Only in Iraq, the 50% refugee requirement may also include IDPs and IDP returnees. Programs in non-camp areas should, wherever possible, pursue a community-based approach that also benefits host communities
Country-Specific Guidelines
- Iraq: PRM anticipates issuing up to seven awards in FY 2019 in response to this announcement and the total value of the awards (first year only, if multi-year) will be up to $13 million.
- Sectors:
- Projects for Iraqi IDPs and Returnees: Protection, GBV, Education, and Livelihoods
- Projects for Syrian Refugees: Protection, Child Protection, GBV, Health, Mental Health/PSS, Livelihoods, Education, and Shelter.
- Joint Projects for Iraqi IDPs/Returnees and Syrian Refugees: Protection, GBV, Education, and Livelihoods.
- Length: 12 or 24 months (24 months preferred)
- Funding Levels:
- Not less than $1 million and not more than $3 million per year (budget must include an estimated breakdown of cost per year).
- Sectors:
- Jordan: PRM anticipates issuing up to seven awards in FY 2019in response to this announcement and total value of the awards (first year only, if multi-year) will be up to $15 million.
- Sectors:
- Protection, Child Protection, GBV prevention and response, Education, Health, Mental Health/PSS, Livelihoods, and Shelter.
- Provision of core relief items, cash assistance, and/or capacity development activities will be considered if integrated in a program focused on one or more of the above sectors.
- PRM prioritizes support to help refugee children enter, participate, and succeed in formal education.
- PRM remains committed to supporting refugees to utilize national health systems and does not support establishing parallel health care systems for refugees unless absolutely necessary. PRM’s health care focus is on primary and secondary health care as well as preventative measures for non-communicable diseases.
- PRM will consider livelihood programs focused on developing home-based businesses where the Syrian beneficiary population is at least 50% of total beneficiaries.
- Length: 12 or 24 months (24 months preferred)
- Funding Levels:
- Programs for Iraqi Refugees must be no less than $500,000 and no more than $1.5 million per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per year).
- Programs for Syrian Refugees must be no less than $1 million and not more than $3 million per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per year).
- Joint Programs for Iraqi and Syrian Refugees must be no less than $1 million and not more than $3 million per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per year).
- Sectors:
- Lebanon: PRM anticipates issuing up to six awards in FY 2019 in response to this announcement and the total value of the awards (first year only, if multi-year) will be up to $18 million.
- Sectors:
- Protection, Child Protection, GBV prevention and response, Education, Health, Mental Health/PSS, Livelihoods, and Shelter.
- Provision of core relief items, cash assistance, and/or capacity development activities will be considered if integrated in a program focused on one or more of the above sectors.
- PRM prioritizes support to help refugee children enter, participate, and succeed in formal education.
- PRM remains committed to supporting refugees to utilize national health systems and does not support establishing parallel health care systems for refugees unless absolutely necessary. PRM’s health care focus is on primary and secondary health care as well as preventative measures for non-communicable diseases.
- PRM will consider livelihood programs focused on developing home-based businesses where the Syrian beneficiary population is at least 50% of total beneficiaries.
- Length: 12 or 24 months (24 months preferred)
- Funding Levels:
- Programs for Iraqi Refugees must be no less than $500,000 and no more than $1.5 million per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per year).
- Programs for Syrian Refugees must be no less than $1 million and not more than $3 million per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per year).
- Joint Programs for Iraqi and Syrian Refugees must be no less than $1 million and not more than $3 million per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per year).
- Sectors:
- Turkey: PRM anticipates issuing up to eight awards in FY 2019 in response to this announcement and the total value of the awards (first year only, if multi-year) will be up to $28 million.
- Sectors:
- Protection, Child Protection, GBV prevention and response, Education, Health, Mental Health/PSS, Livelihoods, Shelter.
- Provision of core relief items, cash assistance, and/or capacity development activities will be considered if integrated in a program focused on one or more of the above sectors.
- PRM prioritizes support to help refugee children enter, participate, and succeed in formal education, with a particular emphasis on reducing drop-out rates among older youth.
- Priority will be given to livelihoods programs that link training to employment opportunities, including vocational training opportunities with employable skills for older youth.
- Priority will be given to projects that include social cohesion activities and involve host community members, such as anti-bullying programs for youth and children and social inclusion programs for persons with disabilities.
- PRM’s health care focus in Turkey is on health services not covered by existing programs, as well as Mental Health/PSS.
- Priority will be given to projects that pilot innovative practices in urban settings to address the specific needs of refugees in protracted crisis.
- Length: 12 or 24 months (24 months preferred)
- Funding Levels:
- Programs for or more than 50 percent Syrian refugees must be no less than $500,000 and not more than $3,500,000 per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per population per year).
- Programs for more than 50 percent other refugees must be no less than $300,000 and not more than $600,000 per year (budget must include a breakdown of cost per population per year).
- Sectors:
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education International Organizations
- International Organizations
- International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement.
- 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, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=312357