Deadline- May 13, 2013
Proposals are invited by U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) for Resettlement Support Center (RSC) for Africa. The main objective of this proposal is to to assist the Bureau in preparing the necessary casework for persons in sub-Saharan Africa eligible for interview by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and, for those approved, to provide assistance in completing the additional requirements for refugee admission under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Eligibility-
- Organizations eligible to submit proposals include entities that have demonstrated satisfactory performance working as a U.S. Department of State-funded organization with the United States Refugee Admissions Program, domestically or overseas, within the last five years.
- Organizations must also meet the following requirements in order to be considered as candidates to operate the RSC-
- Be authorized by the Government of Kenya to conduct activities relating to the welfare, protection, or maintenance of refugees in Kenya. This should be understood, when required by each government’s law, to include registration with or receipt of project approval from any relevant country ministry, agency or other official organ with jurisdiction over any activity to be conducted by the RSC.
- Have evidence of effective coordination with U.S. Government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and International Organizations involved with the refugee admissions program.
- Possess management capacity at the agency’s headquarters sufficient to oversee the operation of the RSC.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.PRM-PRMOPERR-14-003
