Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs in Tanzania and Uganda
Deadline: 24-Mar-23
The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is providing grants to support the Non-governmental organization (NGO) Programs Benefiting Refugees in Tanzania and Uganda.
Program Areas
Proposals must align with one or more of the following program areas.
- Humanitarian Protection and Assistance
- Interim and Durable Solutions
Country-Specific
- Tanzania Country-Specific
- Proposals must focus on the refugee and asylum seeker populations located in camp-based settings in Tanzania. They expect applicants to coordinate with UNHCR when planning, implementing, and reporting on its programs. The primary focus of the program must be one of the sectors listed below. Applicants may submit a letter of support from UNHCR for their proposal. It is encouraged for proposals to consider the Burundian repatriation process and how applicants will adapt to changes in beneficiary numbers. Proposals must focus on the following sectors in the refugee camps:
- Health
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
- Nutrition
- Duration of Activity
- Program plans for two years will be considered.
- Proposals must focus on the refugee and asylum seeker populations located in camp-based settings in Tanzania. They expect applicants to coordinate with UNHCR when planning, implementing, and reporting on its programs. The primary focus of the program must be one of the sectors listed below. Applicants may submit a letter of support from UNHCR for their proposal. It is encouraged for proposals to consider the Burundian repatriation process and how applicants will adapt to changes in beneficiary numbers. Proposals must focus on the following sectors in the refugee camps:
- Uganda Country
- Proposed activities must explain how they align with the CRRF and current Uganda Refugee Response Plan (Uganda RRP). They expect applicants to coordinate with UNHCR in planning, implementation, and reporting within the overall Uganda RRP framework and respective sectors. Applicants should submit a letter of support from UNHCR for their proposal. Proposals may focus on any of the refugee and asylum seeker populations hosted in Uganda. They recommend that organizations wishing to work with both Congolese and South Sudanese refugees in Uganda submit a single proposal that covers activities benefiting both populations. They strongly encourage organizations to partner with or incorporate capacity strengthening of local or refugee-led organizations. Proposals must focus on one or more of the following sectors:
- Protection
- Protection: Legal
- Protection: Child Protection
- Protection: GBV
- Socio-cultural Inclusion and Social Cohesion
- Livelihoods (full proposals must include a market analysis, or will be disqualified)
- Mental health and psychosocial support
- Capacity Strengthening: Local/ Refugee-Led Organizations
- Health
- Protection
- Duration of Activity
- Program plans for two or three years will be considered
- Proposed activities must explain how they align with the CRRF and current Uganda Refugee Response Plan (Uganda RRP). They expect applicants to coordinate with UNHCR in planning, implementation, and reporting within the overall Uganda RRP framework and respective sectors. Applicants should submit a letter of support from UNHCR for their proposal. Proposals may focus on any of the refugee and asylum seeker populations hosted in Uganda. They recommend that organizations wishing to work with both Congolese and South Sudanese refugees in Uganda submit a single proposal that covers activities benefiting both populations. They strongly encourage organizations to partner with or incorporate capacity strengthening of local or refugee-led organizations. Proposals must focus on one or more of the following sectors:
Funding Information
- Tanzania
- PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to approximately $3,750,000 total through this NOFO for this country.
- PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to fund one award for Tanzania through this announcement.
- Program proposals must not be less than the funding floor and not more than the funding ceiling per year or they will be disqualified.
- Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $2,000,000 per year
- Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $3,750,000 per year
- Programs period of performance of 24 months will be considered.
- Uganda
- PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to approximately $6,500,000 total through this NOFO for this country.
- PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to fund as many as two awards through this announcement.
- Program proposals must not be less than the funding floor and not more than the funding ceiling per year or they will be disqualified.
- Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $2,000,000 per year
- Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $3,750,000 per year
- Note: Funding ceilings and floors pertain to the PRM cost per year.
- Programs period of performance of 24 or 36 months will be considered.
Geographic Regions / Populations
- Proposed activities should primarily support refugees and asylum seekers populations in Tanzania and Uganda. Because of PRM’s mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will consider funding only those programs that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees/asylum seekers.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the 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 the 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.
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