Deadline: 25 April 2014
United States Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is inviting project proposals from non-profit organizations and international organizations for NGO Programs Benefiting Colombian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
The programs that target the needs of potentially vulnerable and underserved groups among the beneficiary population (women; children; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI) individuals; older persons; the sick; persons with disabilities; and other minorities) and can demonstrate what steps have been taken to meet the specific and unique protection and assistance needs of these vulnerable groups effectively are highly encouraged.
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 for the grant.
- Applicants may submit multi-year proposals with activities and budgets that do not exceed 36 months from the proposed start date.
- Project proposals should not be less than $500,000 and not more than $4.5 million per organization (for example, three proposals Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela must not exceed $4.5 million combined total).
- Proposals must be submitted via grants.gov but International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should instead contact the PRM Program Officer on or before deadline.
- Proposals must have a concrete implementation plan with well-conceived objectives and indicators that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and reliable, time-bound, and trackable (SMART), have established baselines, and include at least one outcome or impact indicator per objective; objectives should be clearly linked to the sectors.
- Proposals must adhere to relevant international standards for humanitarian assistance.
- Proposed budgets should be prioritized and broken down by objective in the event that not all aspects of a proposal can be fully funded with PRM resources.
- Proposals must list other sources from which you have already obtained funding, such as UNHCR, the host government, other U.S. government agencies, and international donors, including funding and in-kind contributions from their own organization.
For more information, please visit Funding Opportunity Announcement.
