Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM AFR 11 CA AF 102210 HORN
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- 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 "FY 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Kenya and Yemen" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.517 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 4, 2010 and posted on Oct 22, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 23, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- (1) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education and international organizations and (2) International Organizations.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Kenya and Yemen is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) discretionary funding opportunity focused on refugee assistance. Funding is provided through cooperative agreements, meaning PRM expects an active partnership role with the awardee during implementation. The overall intent is to support protection and basic assistance for refugees and, consistent with PRM's mandate, to prioritize projects that deliver clear, measurable benefits to refugee populations affected by conflict and displacement in these two countries.
A core eligibility and program design requirement is that proposed projects must primarily serve refugees: at least 50 percent of beneficiaries must be refugees, and PRM will only consider projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 refugees. PRM notes that while it welcomes activities that also include local host communities, applicants should keep the main emphasis on care and maintenance services for refugees rather than broader development programming for host populations. This requirement shapes both targeting and monitoring, since applicants need to demonstrate who will be served, how they will be identified, and how beneficiary counts will be tracked and verified.
Program priorities differ by country and setting. In Kenya, PRM will consider proposals largely geared to camp environments, and it lists a wide range of sectoral areas that may be supported. These include protection activities; health services (explicitly including support for disabled persons); water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); shelter; community services; psychosocial support; education; and livelihoods development, including vocational education, as long as it is appropriate for a camp context. The FOA also highlights prevention of and response to gender-based violence (GBV) as an eligible area within multi-sectoral proposals, but it clarifies that there will be no separate, stand-alone call for GBV programs for FY 2011. In practical terms, that means GBV work can be proposed, but it is being handled within this broader funding announcement rather than through a dedicated competition.
In Yemen, the scope is narrower and more targeted. PRM will only consider programs that support urban refugees in Sana'a, and the FOA specifies that proposed activities should focus on education, livelihoods support, and community services for that urban refugee population. This is a key limitation: applicants proposing work outside Sana'a, outside an urban refugee model, or outside the named sectors would not align with the stated priorities for Yemen under this particular announcement.
PRM signals several proposal features that will weigh heavily in its funding decisions. First, it will prioritize organizations that can show a strong working relationship with UNHCR. Competitive proposals are expected to demonstrate current UNHCR funding and/or provide a UNHCR letter of support for the proposed activities or the broader country program. PRM is explicit that a strong letter should identify the service gap the proposed project is meant to address, which implicitly pushes applicants to ground their designs in recognized coordination frameworks and clearly documented unmet needs. Second, PRM expects applicants to have a proven track record delivering the type of assistance proposed, both in the relevant country (Kenya or Yemen) and within the technical sector(s) selected. Third, proposals should show meaningful coordination with host governments, international organizations, and other NGOs working in the same geographic area or sector. PRM also notes that it may share budget and project activity information with relevant ministries, local officials, and other U.S. government entities, which underscores the importance of consistency, transparency, and alignment with local and interagency coordination structures.
On the technical quality side, PRM emphasizes disciplined planning and results measurement. Applicants are expected to submit concrete implementation plans with well-developed objectives and indicators that meet SMART criteria: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and reliable, time-bound, and trackable. PRM also expects established baselines and at least one outcome indicator per objective, signaling that the bureau is looking beyond activity counts (outputs) and wants evidence of real change for beneficiaries (outcomes). In addition, proposals must adhere to relevant international humanitarian standards, with PRM directing applicants to its general NGO guidelines (referencing the FY 2010 General PRM NGO Guidelines) for sector-specific standards. This suggests that proposals should explicitly cite and operationalize recognized standards for protection, health, WASH, shelter, and other sectors, and should be prepared to describe how compliance will be monitored during implementation.
Funding parameters are clearly defined and include strict disqualification thresholds. PRM will consider requests in the range of USD 100,000 to USD 2,000,000, and any submission requesting more than USD 2,000,000 will be automatically disqualified. For GBV proposals or GBV components within multi-sectoral proposals, PRM sets an additional cap: the GBV portion should not exceed USD 500,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed as mandatory, but PRM explicitly states that it looks favorably on cost sharing and prefers projects with a diverse donor base and/or resources contributed by the submitting organization. In other words, while cost share is not required to apply, it can strengthen competitiveness by demonstrating broader support and reducing reliance on U.S. government funding.
Eligible applicants include two broad categories: (1) U.S.-based nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), and (2) international organizations. The FOA is associated with CFDA 19.517, Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa, which aligns with the Kenya component and PRM's refugee assistance mandate more broadly. The announcement was posted on October 22, 2010, with a closing date of November 23, 2010, and an archive date of December 23, 2010, indicating it is a historical opportunity from FY 2011 rather than an open competition today.
Finally, the FOA encourages international organizations engaged in relevant programming to ensure their activities are made known to PRM by the deadline so PRM can review IO and NGO programs together for funding consideration. For applicants seeking further instructions, PRM directs them to the full announcement on Grants.gov and to PRM's general NGO guidelines on the State Department website, and it provides program officer contacts (Cathy Baroang and Margo Huennekens) for questions. The overall message is that PRM wants tightly targeted refugee-focused proposals, closely coordinated with UNHCR and other stakeholders, backed by a credible track record, built around measurable outcomes, and supported by realistic budgets within the stated funding limits.
FAQs: FY 2011 FOA for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Kenya and Yemen (U.S. Department of State, PRM)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a FY 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) for NGO programs benefiting refugees in Kenya and Yemen. It is a discretionary refugee assistance opportunity intended to support protection and basic assistance for refugees affected by conflict and displacement in those two countries.
2) What type of award does PRM use for this FOA?
Funding is provided through cooperative agreements. This means PRM expects an active partnership role with the awardee during implementation, rather than a purely hands-off grant relationship.
3) What is the overall purpose and what does PRM prioritize?
The overall intent is to fund projects that deliver clear, measurable benefits to refugee populations in Kenya and Yemen. PRM emphasizes protection and basic assistance and prioritizes proposals that can demonstrate measurable results for refugees.
4) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants fall into two categories: (1) U.S.-based nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and (2) international organizations.
5) Are universities eligible if they have nonprofit status?
No. The eligibility description explicitly excludes institutions of higher education from the U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit category under this FOA.
6) What countries and settings are covered by this FOA?
The FOA covers refugee assistance programming in Kenya and Yemen, but with different geographic and programmatic scopes in each country.
7) What activities does PRM support in Kenya under this FOA?
In Kenya, PRM will consider proposals largely geared to camp environments. Eligible sectoral areas listed include protection; health services (explicitly including support for disabled persons); water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); shelter; community services; psychosocial support; education; and livelihoods development (including vocational education) as long as it is appropriate for a camp context.
8) What activities does PRM support in Yemen under this FOA?
In Yemen, PRM will only consider programs that support urban refugees in Sana'a. Proposed activities should focus on education, livelihoods support, and community services for that urban refugee population.
9) Can applicants propose activities outside Sana'a for Yemen?
No. For Yemen, the FOA specifies PRM will only consider programs for urban refugees in Sana'a. Proposals outside Sana'a would not align with the stated priorities under this announcement.
10) Can applicants propose Yemen activities outside education, livelihoods, and community services?
No. The Yemen scope is explicitly limited to education, livelihoods support, and community services for urban refugees in Sana'a. Proposals outside those sectors would not match the FOA's Yemen priorities.
11) What are the beneficiary targeting requirements?
Proposed projects must primarily serve refugees. At least 50 percent of beneficiaries must be refugees, and PRM will only consider projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 refugees.
12) Can projects include host community members as beneficiaries?
Yes, PRM welcomes activities that also include local host communities, but the main emphasis must remain on care and maintenance services for refugees rather than broader development programming for host populations. The project must still meet the requirement that at least 50 percent of beneficiaries are refugees.
13) How should applicants demonstrate they meet the refugee beneficiary requirement?
Applicants are expected to show who will be served, how refugees will be identified, and how beneficiary counts will be tracked and verified. The FOA frames this as a key targeting and monitoring requirement.
14) Is there a minimum number of refugee beneficiaries required?
Yes. PRM will only consider projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 refugees.
15) Is gender-based violence (GBV) programming eligible?
Yes. The FOA highlights prevention of and response to GBV as eligible within multi-sectoral proposals. However, it also clarifies there is no separate, stand-alone call for GBV programs for FY 2011, meaning GBV work must be proposed under this broader announcement rather than through a dedicated GBV competition.
16) Is there a budget cap specific to GBV?
Yes. For GBV proposals or GBV components within multi-sectoral proposals, the GBV portion should not exceed USD 500,000.
17) What is the funding range for proposals?
PRM will consider funding requests in the range of USD 100,000 to USD 2,000,000.
18) What happens if a proposal requests more than USD 2,000,000?
Any submission requesting more than USD 2,000,000 will be automatically disqualified under the FOA rules.
19) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No mandatory cost-sharing or matching requirement is listed. However, PRM states it looks favorably on cost sharing and prefers projects with a diverse donor base and/or resources contributed by the submitting organization.
20) How important is UNHCR coordination for competitiveness?
PRM indicates it will prioritize organizations that can show a strong working relationship with UNHCR. Competitive proposals are expected to demonstrate current UNHCR funding and/or provide a UNHCR letter of support for the proposed activities or the broader country program.
21) What should a strong UNHCR letter of support include?
PRM states that a strong UNHCR letter should identify the service gap the proposed project is meant to address. This implies proposals should be grounded in recognized coordination frameworks and clearly documented unmet needs.
22) What experience does PRM expect applicants to have?
PRM expects applicants to have a proven track record delivering the type of assistance proposed, both in the relevant country (Kenya or Yemen) and within the technical sector(s) selected.
23) What coordination beyond UNHCR does PRM expect?
Proposals should demonstrate meaningful coordination with host governments, international organizations, and other NGOs working in the same geographic area or sector.
24) Will PRM share proposal budget or activity information with other parties?
PRM notes it may share budget and project activity information with relevant ministries, local officials, and other U.S. government entities. This underscores the importance of transparency and alignment with local and interagency coordination structures.
25) What does PRM require regarding objectives and indicators?
Applicants are expected to submit concrete implementation plans with well-developed objectives and indicators that meet SMART criteria: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and reliable, time-bound, and trackable.
26) Are outcome indicators required?
Yes. PRM expects established baselines and at least one outcome indicator per objective, indicating an emphasis on demonstrating real change for beneficiaries, not just activity counts.
27) Do proposals need to follow international humanitarian standards?
Yes. Proposals must adhere to relevant international humanitarian standards. PRM directs applicants to its general NGO guidelines (referencing the FY 2010 General PRM NGO Guidelines) for sector-specific standards.
28) Where can applicants find additional instructions and requirements?
PRM directs applicants to the full announcement on Grants.gov and to PRM's general NGO guidelines on the U.S. Department of State website.
29) Is this FOA currently open?
No. The announcement dates indicate it is historical: it was posted on October 22, 2010, with a closing date of November 23, 2010, and an archive date of December 23, 2010.
30) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The FOA is associated with CFDA 19.517, Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa, which aligns with PRM's refugee assistance mandate and the Kenya component.
31) Does PRM encourage international organizations to do anything specific under this FOA?
Yes. The FOA encourages international organizations engaged in relevant programming to ensure their activities are made known to PRM by the deadline so PRM can review international organization and NGO programs together for funding consideration.
32) Who are the listed PRM contacts for questions about this FOA?
The FOA provides program officer contacts for questions: Cathy Baroang and Margo Huennekens.
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