The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration provides aid and sustainable solutions for refugees, victims of conflict and stateless people around the world, through repatriation, local integration, and resettlement in the United States. PRM also promotes the United States’ population and migration policies.
Below is the list of few NGO programs by U.S. Department of State Bureau of PRM that are designed for well-being of refugees in some of the African countries.
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U.S. Department of State Bureau of PRM: NGO Programs for Refugees in Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Congo DR
Deadline: 4 April 2016
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is seeking proposals from organisations for its NGO programs to provide benefits to refugees in Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Funding Information
- Applicants may submit multi-year proposals with activities and budgets that do not exceed three years (36 months) from the proposed start date.
- Project proposals must not be more than $2,000,000per year.
Funding Priorities
- Proposed activities should primarily support refugees in Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda (western camps), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sud-Ubangui, Nord-Ubangui Provinces). All proposals should target beneficiaries as identified in collaboration with UNHCR and local authorities.
- Because of PRM’s mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will consider funding only those projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50% refugees.
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. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement.
- Multilateral organizations that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the PRM Program Officer on or before the closing date of the funding announcement.
- 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
- PRM strongly encourages programs that target the needs of potentially vulnerable and underserved groups among the beneficiary population (women; children; adolescents; 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.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their proposals at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees.
