The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) at the US State Department has issued a call for the FY 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs benefiting Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
In FY 2011, PRM’s funding priority through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is primarily to equip Afghan refugees with transferrable skills to earn livelihoods upon return to Afghanistan and secondarily to support Afghan refugees and their host communities in Pakistan through livelihoods, prevention of and response to gender-based violence (GBV), maternal/child healthcare, and education services through age 13 to help sustain Afghans who may not be returning to Afghanistan in the near future.
PRM will accept proposals from any NGO working in the above-mentioned sectors.
In FY 2011, PRM’s funding priority with NGOs is to provide Afghan refugees with the skills and connections to find jobs in Afghanistan, and to support Afghan refugee communities in Pakistan through livelihoods, prevention of and response to GBV, maternal/child healthcare, and education services through age 13 in order to achieve self-reliance in Pakistan if return is not yet possible. Proposals which can demonstrate coordinated activities with the United Nations-Government of Pakistan Refugee Affected and Hosting Area (RAHA) initiative will be given priority consideration by PRM.
PRM will consider projects submitted with budgets up to $1,250,000.
Proposals must be submitted via Grants.gov. Organizations not registered with Grants.gov should register well in advance of the February 2, 2011 deadline as it can take up to two weeks to finalize registration (sometimes longer for non-U.S. based NGOs to get the required registration numbers).
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