Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM ANE 11 CA SA 010611
Apply for PRM ANE 11 CA SA 010611
- 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 "PRM NGO programs benefiting Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, India" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.519 Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East and South Asia.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 6, 2011 and posted on Jan 6, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 8, 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 $1,000,000.00 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:
This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), and it supports humanitarian assistance projects that benefit Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, India. The announcement is a discretionary grant competition using a Cooperative Agreement as the award instrument, meaning PRM expects an active partnership role during implementation rather than a hands-off grant. The program is part of CFDA 19.519 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East and South Asia) and is framed specifically as refugee assistance.
The core requirement is geographic and population focused: proposed activities should primarily serve Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu. PRM also notes a basic scale expectation tied to its mandate, indicating it will only consider projects that include at least 50 refugees in the target beneficiary group. Proposals must concentrate on one or more priority sectors: Protection, Shelter and Infrastructure, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and/or Livelihoods. Applicants are free to choose which of these areas to address, but the proposal needs to be clearly anchored in these categories rather than loosely connected.
Within Protection, PRM encourages programs that prevent or respond to gender-based violence (GBV) and/or human trafficking, signaling that these risks are considered high priority protection concerns in the refugee context. Protection work can also include support for stateless refugees who may be eligible to regain Sri Lankan citizenship under Sri Lanka's 2009 amendment to the Grant of Citizenship to Stateless Persons Act, which suggests PRM is open to legal protection, documentation, and related case management activities when they fit the refugee assistance framework.
For Shelter and Infrastructure and for WASH, PRM emphasizes compliance with Sphere standards, pointing applicants toward internationally recognized benchmarks for humanitarian quality and accountability. Shelter activities are expected to be planned and carried out with meaningful involvement of the affected refugee community and local governments, and proposals should be sensitive to norms and living conditions in surrounding Indian host communities. This indicates PRM is looking for projects that reduce tension and align with local context, not just camp-focused upgrades that ignore neighboring communities.
In the Livelihoods sector, PRM allows livelihood components and points to microcredit for small enterprises as a model that has worked in Tamil Nadu and may be appropriate in refugee settings. At the same time, PRM draws a clear line for FY 2011: standalone vocational training that is not linked to actual income-generating activities will not be funded. In practice, this means applicants need to show a pathway from training or skills support to real employment or business income, backed by a coherent market link, enterprise plan, or other credible mechanism.
Although PRM will accept proposals from any NGO working in the listed sectors, it signals that budget constraints will drive selective funding and that certain strengths will be prioritized. A major factor is demonstrated connection to UNHCR: applicants are favored if they already have a working relationship with UNHCR, receive current UNHCR funding, and/or can submit a UNHCR letter of support. The letter is expected to do more than endorse the organization; it should identify a service gap and explain how the proposed program addresses it. PRM also looks for a proven track record delivering similar assistance in the same sector and location, clear coordination with other international organizations and NGOs (and local authorities when possible), and a concrete implementation plan.
On program design quality, PRM is explicit about expecting a results-based approach. Proposals should include well-constructed objectives and indicators that are SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and reliable), time-bound, and trackable. Applicants are expected to establish baselines and include at least one outcome or impact indicator per objective, which pushes proposals beyond counting activities (outputs) and toward measuring changes in conditions or well-being (outcomes/impact). PRM also expects appropriate beneficiary targeting in coordination with UNHCR and other relevant actors, reinforcing the importance of avoiding duplication and ensuring assistance reaches the intended refugee groups.
Financially, the opportunity lists an estimated total funding amount of $1,000,000, with an award floor of $200,000 and an award ceiling of $1,000,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, but PRM still prefers budgets that demonstrate co-funding from non-U.S. government sources, suggesting that leveraging other resources can strengthen an application. Budgets should be realistic and clearly tied to proposed objectives, rather than broadly aspirational or under-justified.
Eligibility is aimed at operational humanitarian actors: U.S.-based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and international organizations. The opportunity was posted January 6, 2011, with a closing date of February 8, 2011 (archived March 10, 2011). PRM also notes that international organizations running relevant programs should ensure PRM is aware of them by the closing date so the bureau can compare and evaluate IO and NGO programming together for possible funding.
For guidance and compliance expectations, PRM directs applicants to review the full announcement on Grants.gov and to follow PRM's general NGO guidelines, including adherence to relevant international humanitarian standards (with sector-specific standards referenced in the FY 2010 PRM NGO Guidelines). The listed point of contact for questions is Program Officer Rebecca Kinsey (202-453-9287, kinseyrt@state.gov). The funding opportunity number is PRM ANE 11 CA SA 010611, and the title is "PRM NGO programs benefiting Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, India."
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity about?
This is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) funding opportunity to support humanitarian assistance projects that benefit Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, India. It is framed specifically as refugee assistance under CFDA 19.519 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East and South Asia).
2) Who is offering the funding?
The funder is the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM).
3) What is the official opportunity title and number?
The title is "PRM NGO programs benefiting Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, India." The funding opportunity number is PRM ANE 11 CA SA 010611.
4) What type of award instrument will be used?
PRM plans to use a Cooperative Agreement. This means PRM expects an active partnership role during implementation rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
5) Where must the project take place?
Proposed activities should primarily serve Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, India. The geographic and population focus is a core requirement.
6) Who must the project primarily benefit?
The target population is Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, India. Projects should be designed around this beneficiary group.
7) Is there a minimum number of beneficiaries required?
Yes. PRM indicates it will only consider projects that include at least 50 refugees in the target beneficiary group.
8) What sectors or program areas are eligible?
Proposals must concentrate on one or more of the following priority sectors: Protection, Shelter and Infrastructure, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and/or Livelihoods. Activities should be clearly anchored in these categories.
9) What kinds of Protection activities does PRM prioritize?
Within Protection, PRM encourages programs that prevent or respond to gender-based violence (GBV) and/or human trafficking. Protection work may also include support for stateless refugees who may be eligible to regain Sri Lankan citizenship under Sri Lanka's 2009 amendment to the Grant of Citizenship to Stateless Persons Act, including legal protection, documentation, and related case management activities when appropriate.
10) What standards apply to Shelter and Infrastructure and WASH activities?
For Shelter and Infrastructure and for WASH, PRM emphasizes compliance with Sphere standards, pointing applicants to internationally recognized humanitarian benchmarks for quality and accountability.
11) Are there expectations around community participation for shelter projects?
Yes. Shelter activities are expected to be planned and carried out with meaningful involvement of the affected refugee community and local governments.
12) Do proposals need to consider host communities?
Yes. Proposals should be sensitive to norms and living conditions in surrounding Indian host communities, indicating that PRM is looking for context-aware projects that reduce tension and do not ignore neighboring communities.
13) What livelihood approaches are encouraged?
PRM allows livelihood components and notes that microcredit for small enterprises has worked in Tamil Nadu and may be appropriate in refugee settings.
14) Are there livelihood activities that will not be funded?
Yes. For FY 2011, standalone vocational training that is not linked to actual income-generating activities will not be funded. Proposals should show a credible pathway from skills support to real employment or business income.
15) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and international organizations.
16) Are any applicant types specifically excluded?
Institutions of higher education are excluded from the U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit eligibility category as stated in the opportunity description.
17) Does PRM limit applications to organizations already working in Tamil Nadu?
PRM will accept proposals from any NGO working in the listed sectors, but it emphasizes selectivity due to budget constraints and prioritizes demonstrated capacity, sector/location track record, and coordination (including with UNHCR and other actors).
18) How important is UNHCR coordination or support?
PRM favors applicants that already have a working relationship with UNHCR, receive current UNHCR funding, and/or can submit a UNHCR letter of support.
19) What should a UNHCR letter of support include?
The letter is expected to do more than endorse the organization. It should identify a service gap and explain how the proposed program addresses that gap.
20) What other coordination expectations are described?
PRM looks for clear coordination with other international organizations and NGOs, and with local authorities when possible, along with a concrete implementation plan.
21) What does PRM expect in terms of program design and results?
PRM expects a results-based approach with well-constructed objectives and indicators that are SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and reliable), time-bound, and trackable.
22) Are baselines required?
Yes. Applicants are expected to establish baselines for their indicators.
23) What kind of indicators does PRM want to see?
PRM expects at least one outcome or impact indicator per objective. This signals an emphasis on measuring changes in conditions or well-being, not only activity counts (outputs).
24) How should beneficiaries be targeted?
PRM expects appropriate beneficiary targeting in coordination with UNHCR and other relevant actors to avoid duplication and ensure assistance reaches the intended refugee groups.
25) How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount is $1,000,000.
26) What are the minimum and maximum award sizes?
The award floor is $200,000 and the award ceiling is $1,000,000.
27) Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
28) Does PRM prefer co-funding even if it is not required?
Yes. PRM prefers budgets that demonstrate co-funding from non-U.S. government sources, indicating that leveraging other resources may strengthen an application.
29) What budget qualities does PRM emphasize?
Budgets should be realistic and clearly tied to proposed objectives, rather than broadly aspirational or under-justified.
30) When was the opportunity posted and when was it due?
The opportunity was posted January 6, 2011, with a closing date of February 8, 2011. It was archived March 10, 2011.
31) Where should applicants look for the full announcement and instructions?
PRM directs applicants to review the full announcement on Grants.gov and to follow PRM's general NGO guidelines, including adherence to relevant international humanitarian standards (with sector-specific standards referenced in the FY 2010 PRM NGO Guidelines).
32) Are there specific compliance or quality frameworks applicants should follow?
Yes. PRM highlights adherence to relevant international humanitarian standards, and specifically references Sphere standards for Shelter/Infrastructure and WASH activities.
33) What should international organizations do if they have relevant programs?
PRM notes that international organizations running relevant programs should ensure PRM is aware of them by the closing date so PRM can compare and evaluate IO and NGO programming together for possible funding.
34) Who is the point of contact for questions?
The listed point of contact is Program Officer Rebecca Kinsey, phone 202-453-9287, email kinseyrt@state.gov.
35) What is the overall funding approach PRM signals for this competition?
PRM signals that budget constraints will drive selective funding and that competitive proposals will typically show strong UNHCR coordination, a proven track record in the same sector and location, clear coordination with other actors, and a results-based plan with SMART objectives and measurable outcome/impact indicators.
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