Request for Concept Notes Benefiting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Request for Concept Notes Benefiting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Deadline: 1-Mar-22

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is seeking Concept Notes for Benefiting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan.

Program area

Humanitarian Protection and Assistance
Program Sectors and Modalities

Education
Priority will be given to programs that support enrollment and retention of Afghan refugee children, especially girls, in Pakistani government schools.
Priority will be given to programs that prevent overlap and coordinate with other education programs, if any, in the intervention area.
Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment
Livelihoods programs should consider the impacts of the pandemic.
Note: Full proposals that include at least one livelihoods objective must include and be informed by recent market analysis, or they will be disqualified.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
Priority will be given to programs that integrate MHPSS as a cross-cutting intervention with education, livelihoods, economic empowerment, or gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response.
Protection: GBV Prevention and Response
Priority will be given to programs that prevent overlap and coordinate with other GBV programs if any in the intervention area.
Priority will be given to programs that include cross-cutting interventions with MHPSS or livelihoods and economic empowerment.
Funding Information

Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $500,000 per year
Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $1,250,000 per year
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 the country of domicile); and
International Organizations. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit concept notes through Grants.gov in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity.
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 this announcement.
To be eligible, NGO applicants must have legal authorization to operate in Pakistan or have applied for registration in Pakistan at the time of proposal submission.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337744