Deadline: 23 March 2018
The U.S. Embassy in Accra, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), is seeking proposals via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund from potential partners working in the area of refugee protection in Ghana.
The intent of this initiative is to provide ambassadors with the means to respond to critical low-cost gaps in refugee protection and assistance that have not been addressed in larger multilateral refugee programs.
Criteria and Guidelines
The following criteria/guidelines are meant for the appropriate use of the Taft Refugee Fund:
- The funds are meant to support projects that assist refugees or refugee returnees.
- Requests to provide funding to populations other than refugees/returnees are discouraged, but the Department may make exceptions in some regions with “populations of concern” to PRM, such as internally displaced persons (IDPs), vulnerable migrants, and stateless persons.
- Consideration for support is also given to projects that benefit both populations of concern and their host communities.
- The fund is not meant as an emergency fund.
- Local NGOs will be given priority.
- Organizations which received a Julia Taft Refugee Fund grant in 2017 are ineligible for funding in 2018 through this program.
- The total grant amount available is up to $25,000 for each country; however, the embassy may decide to issue multiple smaller grants that will total to $25,000.
How to Apply
In order to be considered for this funding opportunity, applicants must submit their project proposal with budget estimates via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Ghana
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Ghana.