Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM PRP 11 CA 03102011
Apply for PRM PRP 11 CA 03102011
- The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Funding Opportunity Announcement for projects involving research, assessment, or formative evaluation that could inform and strengthen PRM funded humanitarian programs worldwide" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.522 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2011 and posted on Mar 10, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 15, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) seeks proposals for research, assessment, or formative evaluation projects that can directly inform and strengthen PRM-funded humanitarian policy and programming worldwide. The agency is looking for work that goes beyond academic interest and produces practical, usable outputs for real-world operations, including tools, data, findings, and clear, actionable recommendations that humanitarian actors can implement.
PRM highlights two main thematic priority areas. The first is urban refugees and urban displacement, with a strong emphasis on how refugees survive and access assistance in cities rather than in camp settings. Priority topics include identifying good practices for building social networks and community support systems among urban refugees, especially approaches that help refugees connect to and use existing urban services. PRM is also interested in methods for mapping available services in urban environments and creating effective referral pathways and coordination networks among NGOs and service providers, particularly where livelihoods and microfinance programs are involved. Additional priority areas include refugee case management models that work in urban settings, good practices for supporting refugee youth through access to local youth services and educational opportunities, and research into protection risks along with legal and programmatic responses for vulnerable urban refugees. In this urban context, PRM specifically flags populations it considers especially vulnerable, including LGBT refugees, female- and/or child-headed households, unaccompanied or separated minors, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and people involved in commercial sex work.
The second thematic priority area is stateless persons, with a particular focus on statelessness linked to gender discrimination in nationality laws. PRM is looking for research that helps clarify the identification, size, and characteristics of stateless populations created or sustained by discriminatory nationality provisions. It also prioritizes analysis of the real-life consequences of statelessness tied to gender discrimination, such as impacts on lawful residence, family unity, child protection, access to education and health care, and exposure to gender-based violence and exploitation. Other key interests include documenting reductions in statelessness resulting from legal reforms that give women equal rights to confer nationality to their children, identifying good practices to protect stateless children (especially civil registration and documentation, access to schooling and health services including immunizations, and prevention of exploitation such as labor abuse or trafficking), and evaluating how safeguards in nationality laws designed to prevent childhood statelessness actually function in practice.
In terms of geographic scope, PRM will accept proposals that cover multiple countries, populations, or regions and explicitly encourages comparative analysis across different contexts. Country-specific or population-specific proposals are also eligible, but PRM expects those projects to draw broader lessons that can be applied beyond the single case. Regions of interest listed in the announcement include South America; North, West, and Central Africa; South and Central Asia; and the Caucasus, with the Persian Gulf noted as a region of interest specifically for statelessness work. Across all geographies, PRM signals a preference for projects that generate policy or program recommendations useful for more than one country or population.
PRM places heavy weight on usability and dissemination. Final deliverables are expected to include not only narrative findings but also concrete products such as tools or datasets, plus recommendations that are clearly tied to program implementation and policy decisions. Every proposal must include a dissemination strategy explaining how results, guidance, reports, and tools will be shared with operational partners and made accessible to the public where appropriate. Proposals also need to show that the work builds on existing research and evaluations and advances the broader evidence base for humanitarian policy and programming, rather than duplicating what is already known.
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations), universities, and research institutes, both public and private. PRM explicitly encourages academic applicants to partner with operational organizations so that research design, data collection, and recommendations are grounded in field realities and are more likely to influence programs. Given limited resources, PRM indicates it will prioritize proposals from organizations that can demonstrate familiarity with UNHCR operations and prior UNHCR research/evaluations, active collaboration with UNHCR or other PRM-funded implementing partners, and coordination with UNHCR on major policy and program initiatives. Strong applications are also expected to show a proven track record conducting similar humanitarian research and evaluation, clear subject matter expertise, coordination with donor governments and relevant international organizations, and a well-developed data collection and implementation plan. PRM also looks for SMART objectives (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound), a clear logic connecting evidence to recommendations for PRM metrics and decision-making, and a budget that matches the scope of work.
The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement under CFDA 19.522 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities). Individual project budgets may be up to $250,000, and PRM anticipates up to $1,000,000 total funding under the announcement, subject to availability of funds (noting the U.S. Government was operating under a Continuing Resolution at the time). Cost sharing is not required, but PRM states it views cost sharing favorably and prefers projects that show a diverse donor base and/or organizational resources supporting the work.
Key administrative details from the announcement include the funding opportunity number PRM-PRP-11-CA-03102011, a posted date of March 10, 2011, and a closing date of April 15, 2011 (with an archive date of May 15, 2011). A program contact is provided in the notice for applicants who have trouble accessing the full announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity for?
This opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) seeks proposals for research, assessment, or formative evaluation projects that can directly inform and strengthen PRM-funded humanitarian policy and programming worldwide. PRM is looking for work that produces practical, usable outputs for real-world operations (such as tools, datasets, findings, and actionable recommendations), not research done primarily for academic interest.
What types of projects are eligible under this announcement?
Projects must be research, assessment, or formative evaluation efforts that generate outputs that humanitarian actors can use in implementation and decision-making. PRM emphasizes deliverables that go beyond narrative reporting and include concrete products (for example, tools or datasets) and recommendations clearly tied to operational programming and policy decisions.
What are the main thematic priority areas?
PRM identifies two priority themes: (1) urban refugees and urban displacement, and (2) stateless persons, with a particular emphasis on statelessness linked to gender discrimination in nationality laws.
What does PRM mean by a focus on urban refugees and urban displacement?
The urban displacement priority emphasizes how refugees survive and access assistance in cities rather than in camp settings. PRM is interested in approaches that help refugees connect to and use existing urban services, and in models that improve coordination among service providers.
What topics does PRM highlight within the urban refugees priority area?
Priority urban topics listed in the announcement include: good practices for building social networks and community support systems among urban refugees; methods for mapping available services in urban environments; creating effective referral pathways and coordination networks among NGOs and service providers (including where livelihoods and microfinance are involved); refugee case management models that work in urban settings; good practices for supporting refugee youth through access to local youth services and educational opportunities; and research into protection risks plus legal and programmatic responses for vulnerable urban refugees.
Which vulnerable groups does PRM specifically flag in urban settings?
In the urban displacement context, PRM specifically flags these groups as especially vulnerable: LGBT refugees; female- and/or child-headed households; unaccompanied or separated minors; persons with disabilities; the elderly; and people involved in commercial sex work.
What does PRM prioritize under the stateless persons theme?
PRM prioritizes statelessness work, especially statelessness linked to gender discrimination in nationality laws. The announcement highlights research to clarify identification, size, and characteristics of stateless populations created or sustained by discriminatory nationality provisions, and analysis of the real-life consequences of that statelessness.
What kinds of consequences of statelessness does PRM want examined?
PRM specifically notes consequences such as impacts on lawful residence, family unity, child protection, access to education and health care, and exposure to gender-based violence and exploitation.
Does PRM want projects that examine legal reforms related to nationality laws?
Yes. PRM highlights interest in documenting reductions in statelessness resulting from legal reforms that give women equal rights to confer nationality to their children.
Does PRM prioritize work focused on stateless children?
Yes. PRM prioritizes identifying good practices to protect stateless children, including civil registration and documentation, access to schooling and health services (including immunizations), and prevention of exploitation (such as labor abuse or trafficking). PRM is also interested in evaluating how safeguards in nationality laws designed to prevent childhood statelessness function in practice.
What geographic scope is eligible?
PRM will accept proposals covering multiple countries, populations, or regions and explicitly encourages comparative analysis across contexts. Country-specific or population-specific proposals are also eligible, but PRM expects them to draw broader lessons applicable beyond the single case.
Which regions are specifically mentioned as areas of interest?
The announcement lists these regions of interest: South America; North, West, and Central Africa; South and Central Asia; and the Caucasus. The Persian Gulf is noted as a region of interest specifically for statelessness work.
Does PRM prefer projects that are applicable beyond one country?
Yes. Across geographies, PRM signals a preference for projects that generate policy or program recommendations useful for more than one country or population.
What kinds of deliverables does PRM expect?
PRM expects deliverables that include narrative findings and concrete products such as tools or datasets, plus recommendations that are clearly tied to program implementation and policy decisions.
Is a dissemination strategy required?
Yes. Every proposal must include a dissemination strategy explaining how results, guidance, reports, and tools will be shared with operational partners and made accessible to the public where appropriate.
Does PRM expect applicants to build on existing evidence?
Yes. Proposals need to show the work builds on existing research and evaluations and advances the broader evidence base for humanitarian policy and programming, rather than duplicating what is already known.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations), universities, and research institutes (both public and private).
Does PRM encourage partnerships?
Yes. PRM explicitly encourages academic applicants to partner with operational organizations so research design, data collection, and recommendations are grounded in field realities and more likely to influence programs.
What experience or capabilities does PRM prioritize in applicants?
Given limited resources, PRM indicates it will prioritize proposals from organizations that can demonstrate familiarity with UNHCR operations and prior UNHCR research/evaluations, active collaboration with UNHCR or other PRM-funded implementing partners, and coordination with UNHCR on major policy and program initiatives. PRM also expects a proven track record in similar humanitarian research and evaluation, clear subject matter expertise, coordination with donor governments and relevant international organizations, and a well-developed data collection and implementation plan.
Does PRM require specific planning elements like SMART objectives?
Yes. Strong applications are expected to include SMART objectives (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound), a clear logic connecting evidence to recommendations for PRM metrics and decision-making, and a budget that matches the scope of work.
What is the award mechanism and CFDA number?
The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement under CFDA 19.522 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities).
What is the maximum budget per project?
Individual project budgets may be up to $250,000.
How much total funding does PRM anticipate for this announcement?
PRM anticipates up to $1,000,000 total funding under the announcement, subject to availability of funds. The notice notes the U.S. Government was operating under a Continuing Resolution at the time.
Is cost sharing required?
No. Cost sharing is not required.
Is cost sharing viewed favorably?
Yes. PRM states it views cost sharing favorably and prefers projects that show a diverse donor base and/or organizational resources supporting the work.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is PRM-PRP-11-CA-03102011.
What are the key dates listed in the announcement?
The posted date is March 10, 2011. The closing date is April 15, 2011. The archive date is May 15, 2011.
Is there a contact for applicants who cannot access the full announcement?
Yes. The notice indicates a program contact is provided for applicants who have trouble accessing the full announcement.
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