Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM PRMOAPNE 16 004
The FY 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) titled "FY 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees and other vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia" is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). The opportunity is issued under Funding Opportunity Number PRM PRMOAPNE 16 004 and is intended to support non-governmental organization programs that provide protection-focused assistance and related services to refugees and other vulnerable groups affected by conflict and displacement across three geographic areas: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Awards are expected to be made through cooperative agreements, meaning recipients should anticipate a more hands-on partnership relationship with PRM than under a standard grant.
Programmatically, PRM is looking for proposals that align closely with its mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict. In Afghanistan, proposals are required to focus on protection activities, with specific emphasis on child protection and/or gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response, along with complementary sectors that are tightly linked to humanitarian protection outcomes. Those additional sectors include Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), livelihoods support, and psychosocial assistance. In Pakistan, PRM similarly prioritizes protection, but the NOFO highlights legal protection as an explicit focus area, in addition to child protection and/or GBV prevention and response. Pakistan proposals may also include primary education (limited to primary level only), livelihoods activities, and psychosocial assistance. For Central Asia, the scope centers on protection as well, including efforts to strengthen institutional capacity for providing protection services, legal protection interventions, child protection and/or GBV prevention and response, and livelihoods support. Across all locations, the common thread is protection-oriented programming, with related services framed as tools that reduce vulnerability and improve safety and access to rights.
A key eligibility and targeting requirement is that PRM will only consider projects where the target beneficiary population is at least 50 percent within PRM's priority groups for the region. Specifically, funded projects must primarily serve Afghan refugee returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan, Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and Afghan refugees and stateless individuals in Central Asia. This threshold is not a minor preference but a gating condition: proposals that do not meet the 50 percent minimum priority-beneficiary composition would not align with PRM's stated funding criteria under this announcement.
The NOFO is open to a range of eligible applicants, including U.S.-based and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations, whether or not they hold 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education. The listing also indicates eligibility for "Others," which typically captures additional organization types permitted by the agency under the specific announcement terms. The assistance is cataloged under CFDA number 19.519, and the activity category is listed as "Other," which is common for PRM humanitarian and protection programming.
In terms of timing and funding scale, the announcement was created on February 18, 2016, with an original closing date of March 31, 2016. The award ceiling is set at $1,500,000 per award, establishing the maximum amount PRM would provide under a single cooperative agreement issued through this competition. While the document notes "ExpectedAwards:" without a specified number in the provided source data, applicants should interpret the ceiling and the cooperative agreement format as signals that PRM is seeking well-scoped, outcomes-driven projects with clear protection impacts and a realistic implementation plan.
Finally, the NOFO draws a clear procedural line regarding international multilateral organizations. United Nations agencies and similar multilateral entities are instructed not to submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this opportunity. Instead, multilaterals that want to pursue funding aligned with the announcement are directed to contact the PRM Program Officer on or before the closing date. This effectively reserves the Grants.gov application pathway for NGO applicants while providing a separate coordination channel for multilateral organizations.Apply for PRM PRMOAPNE 16 004
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees and other vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.519.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-02-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-03-31. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled: "FY 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees and other vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia."
Which U.S. government office is running this competition?
This is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed for this NOFO is PRM PRMOAPNE 16 004.
What type of award is expected (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Awards are expected to be made through cooperative agreements. This means applicants should anticipate a more hands-on partnership relationship with PRM than under a standard grant.
What is the main purpose of this NOFO?
The NOFO is intended to support non-governmental organization programs that provide protection-focused assistance and related services to refugees and other vulnerable groups affected by conflict and displacement in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
What is the central programmatic theme across all three locations?
Across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, PRM emphasizes protection-oriented programming. Related services should be framed as tools that reduce vulnerability and improve safety and access to rights.
Which geographic areas are included under this opportunity?
The NOFO covers three geographic areas: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
What populations is PRM prioritizing in Afghanistan?
Projects in Afghanistan must primarily serve Afghan refugee returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan, consistent with PRM priority groups for the region.
What populations is PRM prioritizing in Pakistan?
Projects in Pakistan must primarily serve Afghan refugees in Pakistan, consistent with PRM priority groups for the region.
What populations is PRM prioritizing in Central Asia?
Projects in Central Asia must primarily serve Afghan refugees and stateless individuals in Central Asia, consistent with PRM priority groups for the region.
Is there a minimum threshold for how much of the target population must be within PRM priority groups?
Yes. PRM will only consider projects where the target beneficiary population is at least 50 percent within PRM's priority groups for the region.
Is the 50 percent priority-beneficiary requirement optional or a strict requirement?
It is a gating condition. Proposals that do not meet the 50 percent minimum priority-beneficiary composition would not align with PRM's stated funding criteria under this announcement.
What program focus is required for proposals in Afghanistan?
In Afghanistan, proposals are required to focus on protection activities, with specific emphasis on child protection and/or gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response.
What additional sectors may be included in Afghanistan proposals?
Afghanistan proposals may include complementary sectors that are tightly linked to humanitarian protection outcomes, including Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), livelihoods support, and psychosocial assistance.
What program priorities are highlighted for Pakistan?
In Pakistan, PRM prioritizes protection, with legal protection explicitly highlighted as a focus area, in addition to child protection and/or GBV prevention and response.
What additional sectors may be included in Pakistan proposals?
Pakistan proposals may also include primary education (limited to primary level only), livelihoods activities, and psychosocial assistance.
What program priorities are highlighted for Central Asia?
In Central Asia, the scope centers on protection, including strengthening institutional capacity for providing protection services, legal protection interventions, child protection and/or GBV prevention and response, and livelihoods support.
Does this NOFO allow education activities?
Yes, but only in Pakistan, and only at the primary education level (limited to primary level only).
Is WASH eligible under this opportunity?
WASH is listed as an additional sector that may be included in Afghanistan proposals when it is tightly linked to humanitarian protection outcomes.
Are livelihoods activities eligible?
Yes. Livelihoods support or livelihoods activities are referenced as eligible complementary components in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia when aligned with protection-oriented outcomes.
Is psychosocial assistance eligible?
Yes. Psychosocial assistance is referenced as an additional sector for Afghanistan and Pakistan proposals, and protection programming in Central Asia may also include related support aligned to the stated priorities.
Who is eligible to apply?
The NOFO is open to U.S.-based and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations, whether or not they hold 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education. The listing also indicates eligibility for "Others" as allowed under the announcement terms.
Are institutions of higher education eligible to apply?
No. The eligibility description specifies nonprofit organizations that are not institutions of higher education.
Do applicants need to be U.S.-based?
No. The NOFO indicates eligibility for both U.S.-based and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations (subject to the stated conditions).
Is 501(c)(3) status required to apply?
No. The eligibility description indicates that nonprofit organizations may apply whether or not they hold 501(c)(3) status (subject to the other conditions in the announcement).
Are United Nations agencies and other multilateral organizations allowed to apply through Grants.gov?
No. United Nations agencies and similar multilateral entities are instructed not to submit proposals through Grants.gov for this opportunity.
If a multilateral organization is interested, what should it do instead?
Multilateral organizations interested in pursuing funding aligned with this announcement are directed to contact the PRM Program Officer on or before the closing date.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The assistance listing references CFDA number 19.519.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $1,500,000 per award, which is the maximum amount PRM would provide under a single cooperative agreement issued through this competition.
How many awards does PRM expect to make?
The provided source data notes "ExpectedAwards:" without specifying a number.
When was this opportunity created?
The announcement was created on February 18, 2016.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date listed is March 31, 2016.
What does PRM mean by "protection-focused assistance" in this NOFO?
Based on the description, PRM is looking for programming aligned with its mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, with specific emphasis areas such as child protection, GBV prevention and response, and legal protection (explicitly highlighted in Pakistan and Central Asia), plus closely related services that reduce vulnerability and improve safety and access to rights.
Do proposals need to tie related services to protection outcomes?
Yes. The NOFO frames related services as tools that reduce vulnerability and improve safety and access to rights, and it describes additional sectors as appropriate when they are tightly linked to humanitarian protection outcomes.
Does Central Asia programming include institutional capacity strengthening?
Yes. For Central Asia, the scope includes efforts to strengthen institutional capacity for providing protection services.
What is the activity category listed for this NOFO?
The activity category is listed as "Other," which is noted as common for PRM humanitarian and protection programming.
Is this a discretionary grant competition?
Yes. The NOFO is described as a discretionary grant competition run by PRM.
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