Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM ECA 11 CA 04222011
Apply for PRM ECA 11 CA 04222011
- 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 Projects in Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.520 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Europe.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 22, 2011 and posted on Apr 22, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 24, 2011. (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 $750,000.00 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 PRM NGO Projects in Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo opportunity was a FY 2011 funding call from the US Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) to support durable solutions for refugees and displaced persons affected by the long-running displacement crises linked to Kosovo and the wider region. The program is aimed at practical, on-the-ground assistance that helps people either return safely and rebuild their lives in Kosovo, or integrate where they currently live in Serbia and/or Montenegro, while also addressing the continued humanitarian problem of vulnerable families still residing in collective centers in Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina. Overall, PRM signals that it wants proposals rooted in protection, shelter and infrastructure, and livelihoods, and it expects to support at least one NGO project in each of the three main priority tracks described in the announcement.
The first priority track focuses on reintegration of spontaneous returnees to Kosovo, meaning people who return without being part of an organized return movement and often arrive with limited support networks and resources. Projects under this track must include at least one key component and can combine several if that improves outcomes. Eligible components include livelihoods or subsistence income generation assistance, such as providing farm animals, agricultural tools, carpentry tools, or small-scale equipment for retail or service work, essentially enabling families to restart economic activity quickly. Proposals can also center on training courses or mentoring designed to build technical skills, basic business management capacity, or entrepreneurial know-how so that income generation support is more likely to stick. Shelter support is another major option, including repairs or refurbishment, and PRM notes that some heavier reconstruction may be considered under UNHCRs Kosovo housing reconstruction categories, including Category IV (roughly 40 to 60 percent damage, often serious war or fire damage and major roof damage) and Category V (60 to 100 percent damage, essentially destroyed housing requiring reconstruction). Legal services are also encouraged to help resolve property claims, reaffirm property rights, or address displacement-related cases such as housing destruction and pension claims, recognizing that unresolved documentation and property disputes can be a central barrier to sustainable return.
The second priority track targets integration of displaced persons from Kosovo who are living in Serbia and/or Montenegro. The logic here is that many displaced families may not return soon, and need stable legal status, access to rights, and the means to become economically self-reliant in their current communities. As with the Kosovo return track, proposals must include at least one component and may bundle multiple components. PRM highlights legal assistance for property issues and displacement-related claims, again reflecting the ongoing cross-border nature of housing, land, and property disputes tied to Kosovo. Livelihoods assistance is similarly emphasized, with examples like agricultural inputs, tools for trades, or equipment for small businesses. Training and mentoring are also supported, with an important program design preference: training should generally align with and reinforce the income generation activities being provided, so that beneficiaries are trained for the specific vocational pathways the project is helping them enter.
The third priority track addresses alternative shelter options for extremely vulnerable tenants of collective centers in Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia. Collective centers have historically housed displaced people in group facilities that are often substandard and not a long-term solution, and PRM is looking for projects that move people into more durable housing arrangements. The announcement allows a range of housing models depending on local context, including social housing, village housing, prefabricated units, refurbishment of existing housing, or provision of building materials to finish homes already under construction. PRM stresses reach and cost effectiveness, asking applicants to design projects that assist as many people as possible while paying close attention to per capita and per unit costs. It also encourages leveraging PRM funds with other donors or funding streams, which can mean cost-sharing across agencies, coordination with government housing schemes, or pairing PRM support with municipal land contributions or other partner inputs.
A key compliance and coordination requirement applies specifically to collective center shelter projects: they must be well coordinated with UNHCR offices in the relevant country, and proposals should explicitly state that the NGO will implement in consultation and coordination with UNHCR. More broadly, PRM wants proposals to explain how the planned activities connect to and support wider regional efforts to resolve protracted refugee and IDP situations, rather than operating as stand-alone assistance. This places value on projects that fit into national strategies, UNHCR-led frameworks, or multi-stakeholder plans for closing collective centers, regularizing legal status, and expanding access to durable housing and livelihoods.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, meaning the funder typically expects closer involvement and coordination during implementation than under a standard grant. The CFDA number listed is 19.520 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Europe), and the activity category is refugee assistance. Funding levels were set with an award floor of $250,000 and an award ceiling of $750,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants included US-based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) as well as international organizations. The opportunity was posted April 22, 2011, with an original and final closing date of May 24, 2011, and it was later archived on June 23, 2011. The program contact listed was Edward Findlay, Program Officer at PRM.
FAQs: PRM NGO Projects in Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo (FY 2011)
What is the PRM NGO Projects in Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo funding opportunity?
This was a FY 2011 discretionary funding call from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM). It supported practical, on-the-ground assistance aimed at durable solutions for refugees and displaced persons affected by long-running displacement crises linked to Kosovo and the wider region.
What overall outcomes was PRM trying to achieve?
The opportunity focused on helping people (1) return safely and rebuild their lives in Kosovo, (2) integrate where they currently live in Serbia and/or Montenegro, and (3) address the ongoing humanitarian problem of vulnerable families still living in collective centers in Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina through alternative shelter solutions.
What types of activities did PRM expect proposals to be rooted in?
PRM signaled that it wanted proposals grounded in protection, shelter and infrastructure, and livelihoods. The announcement emphasized practical assistance that connects to wider regional efforts, rather than stand-alone support.
How was the program structured?
The call described three main priority tracks. PRM expected to support at least one NGO project in each of those three tracks.
What are the three priority tracks in the announcement?
The three priority tracks were: (1) reintegration of spontaneous returnees to Kosovo, (2) integration of displaced persons from Kosovo living in Serbia and/or Montenegro, and (3) alternative shelter options for extremely vulnerable tenants of collective centers in Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia.
Who are considered "spontaneous returnees" under the Kosovo reintegration track?
Spontaneous returnees were described as people who return to Kosovo outside of an organized return movement, often arriving with limited support networks and limited resources.
What components could be included under the Kosovo spontaneous returnee reintegration track?
Projects under this track had to include at least one key component and could combine multiple components. Eligible components included livelihoods or subsistence income generation assistance, training courses or mentoring, shelter support (repairs/refurbishment and potentially heavier reconstruction under specific categories), and legal services to address property and displacement-related claims.
What kinds of livelihoods or income generation support were encouraged for spontaneous returnees?
Examples given included providing farm animals, agricultural tools, carpentry tools, or small-scale equipment for retail or service work, aimed at helping families restart economic activity quickly.
What training or mentoring approaches were supported for spontaneous returnees?
The call allowed training courses or mentoring intended to build technical skills, basic business management capacity, or entrepreneurial know-how, particularly to make income generation support more sustainable.
What shelter assistance was mentioned for returnees to Kosovo?
Shelter assistance could include repairs or refurbishment. PRM also noted that some heavier reconstruction might be considered under UNHCR's Kosovo housing reconstruction categories, specifically Category IV and Category V.
What are UNHCR's Kosovo housing reconstruction categories referenced in the announcement?
Category IV was described as roughly 40 to 60 percent damage (often serious war or fire damage and major roof damage). Category V was described as roughly 60 to 100 percent damage (essentially destroyed housing requiring reconstruction).
What legal services were encouraged in the Kosovo reintegration track?
PRM encouraged legal services that help resolve property claims, reaffirm property rights, or address displacement-related cases such as housing destruction and pension claims, recognizing that documentation and property disputes can block sustainable return.
Who was the target population for the Serbia and/or Montenegro integration track?
This track targeted displaced persons from Kosovo who were living in Serbia and/or Montenegro, based on the reality that many families might not return soon and needed stable status, access to rights, and pathways to self-reliance where they currently live.
What components were eligible under the integration track in Serbia and/or Montenegro?
As with the Kosovo return track, proposals had to include at least one component and could bundle multiple. PRM highlighted legal assistance for property issues and displacement-related claims, livelihoods assistance, and training and mentoring.
How did PRM want training to relate to livelihoods support under the integration track?
The announcement included a design preference that training should generally align with and reinforce the income generation activities being provided, so people are trained for the specific vocational pathways the project supports.
What problem did the collective centers track aim to solve?
It addressed extremely vulnerable tenants of collective centers in Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia. Collective centers were described as group facilities that are often substandard and not a long-term solution, so PRM sought projects that move people into more durable housing arrangements.
What shelter models were allowed for moving people out of collective centers?
The announcement allowed a range of models depending on local context, including social housing, village housing, prefabricated units, refurbishment of existing housing, or provision of building materials to finish homes already under construction.
What did PRM mean by emphasizing reach and cost effectiveness in collective center shelter projects?
PRM asked applicants to design projects that assist as many people as possible while paying close attention to per capita and per unit costs.
Was leveraging other donor resources encouraged?
Yes. PRM encouraged applicants to leverage PRM funds with other donors or funding streams. Examples mentioned included cost-sharing across agencies, coordination with government housing schemes, and pairing PRM support with municipal land contributions or other partner inputs.
Were there special coordination requirements for collective center shelter projects?
Yes. Collective center shelter projects had to be well coordinated with UNHCR offices in the relevant country, and proposals were expected to explicitly state that the NGO would implement in consultation and coordination with UNHCR.
Did PRM require projects to connect to broader strategies or frameworks?
Yes. PRM wanted proposals to explain how activities connect to and support wider regional efforts to resolve protracted refugee and IDP situations, including fitting into national strategies, UNHCR-led frameworks, or multi-stakeholder plans.
What award instrument was used for this opportunity?
The opportunity used a cooperative agreement, which typically implies closer funder involvement and coordination during implementation than a standard grant.
What was the CFDA number and activity category?
The CFDA number listed was 19.520 (Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Europe), and the activity category was refugee assistance.
What were the funding limits for awards under this call?
The award floor was $250,000 and the award ceiling was $750,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included U.S.-based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and international organizations.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on April 22, 2011. The original and final closing date was May 24, 2011.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on June 23, 2011.
Who was the program contact listed in the announcement?
The listed contact was Edward Findlay, Program Officer at PRM.
Could a proposal include more than one component within a priority track?
Yes. For both the Kosovo reintegration track and the Serbia/Montenegro integration track, proposals had to include at least one component and were allowed to combine multiple components if that improved outcomes.
What kinds of issues were legal assistance expected to address across the tracks?
Legal assistance was emphasized for resolving property claims, reaffirming property rights, and addressing displacement-related cases (including housing destruction and pension claims), acknowledging that unresolved documentation and property disputes can block durable solutions.
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