2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Deadline: 8-Apr-22
The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) is pleased to announce a call for applications to support refugee and asylum seeker populations in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India.
PRM will consider funding only those programs that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees and asylum seekers.
Program Areas
Proposals must align with one or more of the following program areas:
Humanitarian Protection and Assistance
Interim and Durable Solutions
Country-specific
Thailand
Urban Refugees and Asylum Seekers: PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving the urban refugee and asylum seeker population in and around Bangkok.
Sectors:
Health
MHPSS
Protection
Shelter
Cash Assistance
Education
Capacity Building
Case Management
Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
Funding limits
Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $670,000 per year
Malaysia
PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving the urban refugee and asylum seeker population in and around Kuala Lumpur, the Klang Valley, Penang, Kedah, Perak, and other areas in the northeast.
Sectors:
Protection, including:
Legal Protection
Child Protection
GBV Prevention and Response
Healthcare, including:
Reproductive Health
MHPSS
Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
Funding Limits
Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $600,000 per year
Indonesia
PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, including unaccompanied and separated refugee and asylum seeker children (UASC).
Sectors:
Child Protection
Shelter
Cash Assistance
Education
Capacity Building
Livelihoods
Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
Funding Limits
Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $500,000 per year
Bangladesh
PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving Rohingya refugees and members of the host communities in Cox’s Bazar.
Sectors:
Health
Nutrition and Food Security
WASH
Shelter
Disaster Risk Reduction
Protection
Child Protection
Education
Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
Funding Limits
Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $2,000,000 per year
Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $4,500,000 per year
Nepal and India
PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving Tibetan refugees in Nepal and India. PRM strongly encourages partnerships with women and refugee-led organizations when possible.
Sectors:
Protection
Child Protection
GBV prevention and response
Health
MHPSS
WASH
Education
Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
Funding Limits
Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $300,000 per year
Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $2,500,000 per year
India (Burmese)
PRM welcomes submissions from both international and national NGOs serving new Burmese refugees. PRM strongly encourages partnerships with women and refugee-led organizations when possible.
Sectors:
Cash/Vouchers
Shelter
Protection
Legal Assistance
Livelihoods
Health
Education
WASH
Duration of Activity: Program plans for two or three years will be considered.
Funding Limits
Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $150,000
Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $500,000
Geographic Regions / Populations
Proposed activities should primarily support refugee and asylum seeker populations in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education (U.S.-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of non-profit tax status);
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education (overseas-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of registration in country of domicile); and
International Organizations. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this NOFO.
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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338503