BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ISSUES GRANTS NOTICE ON ‘PRM NGO PROJECTS IN NORTH, SOUTH CAUCASUS’
US State News
May 4, 2010 Tuesday 7:42 AM EST
WASHINGTON
Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration issues grant opportunity
to support NGOs working in Armenia to support refugees and vulnerable
former refugees and in Russia’s North Caucasus to support vulnerable
refugees and/or IDPs.
The funding opportunity number PRM-ECA-10-CA-EUR-050310-CAUCASUS was
posted on May 3, 2010 with an application closing date of June 1, 2010.
Category of Funding Activity is Other.
Eligible Applicants: Others
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.
The description of the Grants Notice is "Limited funding is available
to support NGOs working in Armenia to support refugees and vulnerable
former refugees and in Russia’s North Caucasus to support vulnerable
refugees and/or IDPs. Proposal sectors: protection, health and
nutrition, gender-based violence, and/or shelter. Priority will be
given to proposals from organizations that can demonstrate: (1)
a working relationship with UNHCR, current UNHCR funding, and/or
a letter of support from UNHCR for the proposed activities and/or
overall country program; (2) a proven track record in providing
proposed assistance both in the sector and specified location;
(3) evidence of coordination with international organizations (IOs)
and other NGOs working in the same area or sector as well as – where
possible – local authorities; (4) a concrete implementation plan with
well-conceived objectives and indicators that are specific, measurable,
achievable, relevant and reliable, time-bound and trackable (SMART),
have established baselines, and include at least one outcome or impact
indicator per objective; (5) a budget that is appropriate for meeting
the objectives and demonstrates co-funding by non-US government
sources; (6) appropriate targeting of beneficiaries in coordination
with UNHCR and other relevant organizations. PRM will consider funding
only those projects in Armenia that include a target beneficiary base
of at least 50% refugees or vulnerable former refugees and, in the
North Caucasus, that include a target beneficiary population of at
least 50% IDPs or returned IDPs. For more details on this specific
opportunity, please click the "Full Announcement" Grants.gov link. For
PRM’s general NGO guidelines, please go to the Funding Opportunities
page of PRM’s website: After
you’ve read both documents, please contact Program Officer Nancy Cohen
at 202-663-1064 or, after May 15, at 202-453-9283 (cohenna@state.gov)
with any questions. Funding opportunity announcements and PRM’s
general NGO guidelines are also on PRM’s website."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress