Deadline: 19 March 2019

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon has announced the availability of fundingopportunity through the 2019 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees.

The Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is an initiative by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to respond to critical unmet needs of refugees. Created in 2000, the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees supports projects that fill gaps in refugee service not already being addressed by other organizations. The Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is meant to cover a one-time need of no more than $25,000 and cannot support a program for more than one year. Successful programs are those that can be implemented locally and that are not being addressed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), other international organizations, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The Taft Fund is intended primarily to support projects that assist refugees and/or returnees. The Embassy will also consider support of projects that benefit both refugees/returnees and their host communities. Projects that target Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs), stateless persons and vulnerable migrants, will not be considered under this program. They cannot provide direct support to the local government, recommend a project funded the previous year, nor can they provide continued funding for a project as the Julia Taft Refugee Fund is meant to cover a one-time need and not a long-term program.

Eligibility Criteria

The Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is limited to Cameroonian registered CBOs, associations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with at least 2 years of experience working in Cameroon. Recipients of the previous year’s Julia Taft fund are not eligible for this year’s funds.

Please note the following guidelines when preparing proposals:

• Project budgets cannot exceed $25,000.
• Proposals should comply with the U.S. Embassy standard grant format.
• An applicant must have a Code of Conduct, which must be consistent with the UN’s Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) recommendations on the prevention of sexual abuse and exploitation.

How to Apply

NGOs are invited to submit a grant proposal for their projects via email at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit https://cm.usembassy.gov/education-culture/small-grants-program/