Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM PRMOAPEA 14 001
Apply for PRM PRMOAPEA 14 001
- 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 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Burmese Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand and Malaysia" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.511 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for East Asia.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 22, 2013 and posted on Oct 22, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 21, 2013 No Explanation. (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 $10,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- (1) International Organizations. International Organizations (IOs) should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Rather IOs such as UN agencies and other Public International Organizations (PIOs) that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the relevant PRM Program Officer (as listed below) on or before the closing date of the funding announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for NGO Programs Benefiting Burmese Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand and Malaysia is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM). The overall purpose is to support overseas refugee assistance programs that improve protection and well-being outcomes for Burmese refugee and asylum-seeking populations in two main settings: long-established refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border and urban or semi-urban refugee communities in Malaysia. PRM makes clear that proposals will be prioritized based on how directly and effectively they align with the Bureau's identified sector priorities and target locations.
In Thailand, PRM is seeking NGO proposals focused on Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thailand-Burma border, with particular attention to Site 1, Site 2, Tham Hin, Mae La, Umpiem, and Nu Po. The first major program area combines health, water and sanitation, and efforts to address gender-based violence (GBV). Within this package, PRM emphasizes improving access to quality health care through integrated service delivery, and it specifically values approaches that combine direct services with training and capacity building for key responders. PRM also highlights mental health and psychosocial support as a quality-of-life priority, encouraging programming that addresses psychosocial needs while also supporting income-generating activities, skills development, and vocational training aimed at improving self-sufficiency and livelihoods. On the water, sanitation, and hygiene side, proposals are expected to align with Sphere standards, signaling an expectation of internationally recognized benchmarks for service levels and accountability. For GBV, PRM is looking for community capacity strengthening that improves survivor-centered responses across health, psychosocial support, safety, and access to justice. More broadly, PRM underscores the importance of building community capacity to address ongoing health and WASH needs, suggesting a preference for sustainable models that develop local/refugee-led systems rather than relying only on external service provision.
A second Thailand priority is nutritional assistance for Burmese refugees across the nine camps. PRM frames this as both an immediate needs response and a prevention-oriented effort, with a focus on ensuring nutritionally adequate rations for the most vulnerable groups and providing enough cooking fuel to meet basic household needs, which also reduces harmful coping strategies. Nutrition proposals are expected to explicitly monitor and manage child malnutrition outcomes, with the stated objective of keeping malnutrition rates among children under five at or below current levels. PRM also signals interest in strategies that increase self-reliance behaviors among beneficiaries, implying that nutrition programming should, where feasible, incorporate elements that reduce dependency and support household resilience.
In Malaysia, PRM is inviting proposals that benefit Burmese refugees and asylum seekers through two primary areas: mental health and medical services, and education. For mental health and medical services, PRM prioritizes community-based capacity building so refugees and asylum seekers can support their own communities in mental health promotion and improved access to care. A strong theme is systems-building through coordinated referral and case management, with an emphasis on integrating refugee community-based organizations (CBOs), UNHCR, NGOs, and medical facilities into a functional network. PRM also calls for mental health promotion and screening across refugee communities in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley, indicating a geographic concentration and an interest in outreach-oriented programming rather than clinic-only models. In addition, PRM specifically encourages medical support and rehabilitation for particularly vulnerable individuals, including survivors of torture, forced labor, human trafficking, and economic exploitation, as well as those unable to work due to mental or physical health conditions.
On education in Malaysia, PRM centers on access and quality improvements through community-based refugee education centers. Priorities include informal education for out-of-school refugee youth, particularly via English language instruction and/or computer skills development that can improve day-to-day functioning and future livelihood prospects. PRM also seeks investments in teacher development, aiming to improve teaching skills and build the capacity of refugee teachers working in these community-based settings. Finally, PRM highlights extracurricular programming that supports both physical development and psychosocial well-being, reflecting the view that education programming should address protection and healthy development needs alongside academic or skills outcomes.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this FOA is issued under Funding Opportunity Number PRM-PRMOAPEA-14-001 and uses a Cooperative Agreement mechanism, which generally implies a more hands-on relationship with the U.S. government during implementation compared to a standard grant. PRM anticipated making about five awards under this announcement. The total possible award size ranges from a floor of $100,000 to a ceiling of $10,500,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA listing is 19.511 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for East Asia). The opportunity was posted on October 22, 2013, with an application deadline of November 21, 2013, and it was archived on December 21, 2013.
Eligibility is primarily oriented toward nonprofit organizations, including both U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The announcement also notes a distinct process for International Organizations such as UN agencies and other Public International Organizations: they are instructed not to apply through Grants.gov and instead to contact the relevant PRM Program Officer by the closing date if seeking funding under this opportunity. For applicants needing technical support accessing the announcement, the FOA directs them to the Grants.gov Contact Center (support@grants.gov, 1-800-518-4726).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is the FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for NGO Programs Benefiting Burmese Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand and Malaysia.
2) Which U.S. government office is offering this funding?
The funder is the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM).
3) What is the overall purpose of the FOA?
The purpose is to support overseas refugee assistance programs that improve protection and well-being outcomes for Burmese refugee and asylum-seeking populations in two main settings: (1) long-established refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border and (2) urban or semi-urban refugee communities in Malaysia.
4) What locations are targeted in Thailand?
PRM is seeking proposals focused on Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thailand-Burma border, with particular attention to Site 1, Site 2, Tham Hin, Mae La, Umpiem, and Nu Po. Nutritional assistance is framed as a priority across the nine camps.
5) What are the main program priority areas in Thailand?
Thailand priorities include: (1) a combined program area covering health, water and sanitation, and gender-based violence (GBV); and (2) nutritional assistance for Burmese refugees across the nine camps.
6) What does PRM emphasize within the Thailand health priority?
PRM emphasizes improving access to quality health care through integrated service delivery. Approaches that combine direct services with training and capacity building for key responders are specifically valued.
7) Is mental health included in Thailand programming priorities?
Yes. PRM highlights mental health and psychosocial support as a quality-of-life priority and encourages programming that addresses psychosocial needs while also supporting income-generating activities, skills development, and vocational training to improve self-sufficiency and livelihoods.
8) What expectations are stated for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programming in Thailand?
Proposals are expected to align with Sphere standards, indicating an expectation of internationally recognized benchmarks for service levels and accountability.
9) What is PRM looking for in gender-based violence (GBV) programming in Thailand?
PRM is looking for community capacity strengthening that improves survivor-centered responses across health, psychosocial support, safety, and access to justice.
10) Does PRM prefer certain implementation approaches in Thailand beyond direct service delivery?
Yes. PRM underscores building community capacity to address ongoing health and WASH needs and suggests a preference for sustainable models that develop local or refugee-led systems rather than relying only on external service provision.
11) What is the Thailand nutrition priority focused on?
PRM frames nutritional assistance as both an immediate needs response and a prevention-oriented effort, focused on ensuring nutritionally adequate rations for the most vulnerable groups and providing enough cooking fuel to meet basic household needs (which can reduce harmful coping strategies).
12) Are there specific nutrition outcomes that proposals are expected to track?
Yes. Nutrition proposals are expected to explicitly monitor and manage child malnutrition outcomes, with the stated objective of keeping malnutrition rates among children under five at or below current levels.
13) Does PRM expect nutrition programs to include self-reliance elements?
PRM signals interest in strategies that increase self-reliance behaviors among beneficiaries, implying that nutrition programming should incorporate elements (where feasible) that reduce dependency and support household resilience.
14) What locations are targeted in Malaysia?
PRM indicates a geographic concentration on refugee communities in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley, particularly for mental health promotion and screening.
15) What are the main program priority areas in Malaysia?
Malaysia priorities include: (1) mental health and medical services and (2) education.
16) What does PRM prioritize for mental health and medical services in Malaysia?
PRM prioritizes community-based capacity building so refugees and asylum seekers can support their own communities in mental health promotion and improved access to care. It also emphasizes coordinated referral and case management and building functional networks that include refugee community-based organizations (CBOs), UNHCR, NGOs, and medical facilities.
17) Does PRM encourage outreach beyond clinic-based services in Malaysia?
Yes. PRM calls for mental health promotion and screening across refugee communities in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley, indicating interest in outreach-oriented programming rather than clinic-only models.
18) Who are considered particularly vulnerable individuals for medical support and rehabilitation in Malaysia?
PRM specifically encourages medical support and rehabilitation for vulnerable individuals including survivors of torture, forced labor, human trafficking, and economic exploitation, as well as those unable to work due to mental or physical health conditions.
19) What education programming does PRM prioritize in Malaysia?
PRM centers education priorities on access and quality improvements through community-based refugee education centers. Priorities include informal education for out-of-school refugee youth (particularly English language instruction and/or computer skills development), teacher development to improve teaching skills and build capacity of refugee teachers, and extracurricular programming that supports physical development and psychosocial well-being.
20) What funding mechanism is used for this FOA?
This FOA uses a Cooperative Agreement mechanism, which generally implies a more hands-on relationship with the U.S. government during implementation compared to a standard grant.
21) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PRM-PRMOAPEA-14-001.
22) How many awards did PRM anticipate making?
PRM anticipated making about five awards under this announcement.
23) What is the award size range for this opportunity?
The total possible award size ranges from a floor of $100,000 to a ceiling of $10,500,000.
24) Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
25) What is the CFDA listing for this opportunity?
The CFDA listing is 19.511 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for East Asia).
26) When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
It was posted on October 22, 2013. The application deadline was November 21, 2013. The opportunity was archived on December 21, 2013.
27) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is primarily oriented toward nonprofit organizations, including U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education).
28) Should International Organizations apply through Grants.gov?
No. International Organizations such as UN agencies and other Public International Organizations are instructed not to apply through Grants.gov. Instead, they should contact the relevant PRM Program Officer by the closing date if seeking funding under this opportunity.
29) How are proposals prioritized by PRM?
PRM states that proposals will be prioritized based on how directly and effectively they align with the Bureau's identified sector priorities and target locations.
30) Where can applicants get technical support for accessing the announcement?
Applicants needing technical support accessing the announcement are directed to the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.
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