PRM Department Grant for NGO Projects in South Sudan

The PRM department is offering grants for NGO projects in South Sudan focusing on refugee repatriation and reintegration in Jonglei, Eastern Equatoria, and Upper Nile States. Activities should encompass protection, health, education, water/sanitation, mine awareness, gender-based violence prevention, and livelihoods training. Proposals must target communities with at least 50% refugee returnees, providing evidence of collaboration with UNHCR and local authorities, a successful track record in assisting Sudanese refugees, and coordination with development organizations. Applicants are encouraged to develop a transition strategy and ensure appropriate beneficiary targeting. For more information, refer to the Grants.gov link provided. Closing date for proposals is Oct 15, 2008.

Opportunity ID: 42797

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	PRM-AFR-07-CA-AF-09082008-SUDAN
Funding Opportunity Title:	PRM NGO Projects in South Sudan
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	CategoryExplanation
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Other
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation:	Refugee assistance. Responses from International Organizations to this announcement will be subject to established PRM authorities and procedures for voluntary contributions to International Organizations.
Expected Number of Awards:	–
Assistance Listings:	19.517 — Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Sep 08, 2008
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 15, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 15, 2008
Archive Date:	Nov 14, 2008
Estimated Total Program Funding:	–
Award Ceiling:	$3,000,000
Award Floor:	$100,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:	(1) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education and international organizations; and (2) International Organizations

Additional Information

Agency Name:	Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration
Description:	(1) Proposed activities should support Sudanese refugee repatriation and reintegration via programs in return communities in Jonglei State, Eastern Equatoria State, and Upper Nile State of southern Sudan. PRM will consider activities supporting the following: protection, health, primary education, water/sanitation, mine awareness education, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response, and livelihoods training and establishment. PRM will not support NGO projects in FY09 that focus on information campaigns, civic education projects, go and see visits or other activities to prepare refugees in countries of asylum for returns. (2) Proposals should focus on areas of high refugee return where refugee returnees make up at least 50% of targeted beneficiaries in communities in Jonglei, Eastern Equatoria, and/or Upper Nile States. Proposals should specify current and projected refugee returnee population numbers in proposed locations as documented by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC), and/or local authorities. (3) PRM will accept proposals from any NGO that is able to satisfy these guidelines although, given our budgetary constraints, priority will be given to proposals from organizations that can demonstrate: (a) a working relationship with UNHCR and 2008/2009 UNHCR funding and/or support for the proposed activities and/or overall country program; (b) a proven track record in providing assistance to Sudanese refugee returnees in both the sector(s) and specified location(s) covered in the submission; (c) evidence of coordination with and support from local authorities for proposed project (please note that PRM will share budget and project activity information with appropriate ministries and county commissioners in southern Sudan and with other USG entities involved with reconstruction efforts in southern Sudan); (d) evidence of coordination with development organizations in the proposed region of work and a well-developed transition strategy; and (e) appropriate targeting of beneficiaries in coordination with UNHCR and other relevant organizations supporting reintegration. For more details on this specific opportunity, please click the “Full Announcement” Grants.gov link above. For PRM’s general NGO guidelines, please click the Grants.gov “How to Apply” link above. After you’ve read both documents, please contact Program Officer Brennan Gilmore at 202-663-1712 (gilmorebm@state.gov) with any questions. Funding opportunity announcements and PRM’s general NGO guidelines are also on PRM’s website.
Link to Additional Information:	FY 2009 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs benefiting southern Sudanese refugees, refugee returnees and receiving communities (beginning December 1, 2008 – February 1, 2009).
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Brennan Gilmore Program Officer Phone 2026631712 Email:gilmorebm@state.gov

Version History

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Packages

Agency Contact Information:	Brennan Gilmore Program Officer Phone 2026631712 Email: gilmorebm@state.gov
Who Can Apply:	Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions
19.517			PKG00008282	Sep 08, 2008	Oct 15, 2008	View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

42797 SF424-2.0.pdf

42797 Project-1.1.pdf

42797 Budget-1.1.pdf