Deadline: 13 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 Malian and Nigerian Refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Niger or Refugee Returnees in Mali.
Funding Information
- Program plans should not exceed 12 months.
- Proposals benefiting one refugee population in one country must not request more than $700,000.
- Project proposals for Niger for activities benefiting both Malian and Nigerian refugees must not request more than $1.4 million.
- Project proposals for activities benefiting Malian refugee returnees in Mali and Malian refugees in either Burkina Faso or Niger must not request more than a total of $1 million.
Funding Priorities
- Proposed activities should primarily support refugees in Mauritania, Niger, and/or Burkina Fasoand/or refugee returnees in Mali.
- Each proposal may only address activities in one country, except for proposals including Mali. Proposals that include refugee returnees in Mali must include activities that are linked to activities benefiting Malian refugees in Burkina Faso or Niger. Organizations that submit proposals which cover activities in Mali and either Burkina Faso or Niger must demonstrate operational presence in both Mali and the other country. Applicants seeking funding for programs in more than one refugee-hosting country (Burkina Faso, Niger, and/or Mauritania) must submit more than one proposal.
- 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 percent refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, or Niger. If programming in Mali for returnees is included, at least 50 percent of the beneficiaries must be refugee returnees.
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 can apply by downloading the application packages available on the given website.
For more information, please visit NGO Programs Benefiting Malian and Nigerian Refugees.
