Deadline: 3 April 2014
United States Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is inviting applications for overseas refugee assistance programs for Africa program entitled NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in South Sudan. The program targeted to fill programming gaps for refugees currently in South Sudan from the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan.
The program should be completed within 12 to 36 months. Award is made for a year and the grant can be continued; in this case, the applicants should submit non-competitive continuation application. Performance, need and funding availability are the factors that play role for funding continuation.
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 are eligible to apply.
- Grant is eligible for projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees
- Proposals focusing on health in camp based settings must include a minimum of one of the four following indicators (and as many as possible)-
- Number of consultations/clinician/day – Target: Fewer than 50 patients per clinician per day
- Measles vaccination rate for children under five – Target: 95% coverage
- Percentage of deliveries attended by a skilled birth attendant in a health care facility – Target: 100%
- Percentage of reporting rape survivors given post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with 72 hours – Target: 100%
- Activities should support refugees in Makpandu, Napere (Ezo), Gorom, and Lasu, settlements, South Sudan.
- Target beneficiaries, sectors, and proposed programs should be developed in full coordination with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with focus on protection, health and livelihoods.
- Activities should support Sudanese refugees in current or planned settlements located in South Sudan and in coordination with UNHCR.
For more information on eligibility and others, please visit Opportunity Announcement page.
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