Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0008371
The FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) DFOP0008371 is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), focused on supporting NGO programs that benefit refugees and asylum seekers in Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means PRM expects a higher level of involvement during implementation than with a standard grant (for example, coordination on program design details, reporting, monitoring, or key implementation decisions). The opportunity is listed under CFDA/Assistance Listing 19.517 and was created on February 12, 2024, with a closing date of March 28, 2024.
The core requirement is that proposed activities must primarily support refugees and asylum seekers located in Rwanda, Tanzania, or Uganda. PRM makes its mandate explicit: it funds work tied to protection, humanitarian assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and conflict-affected populations. In line with that mandate, PRM will only consider programs where at least 50 percent of the intended participants are refugees. In practice, that means proposals need to be designed around refugee needs as the main priority, and applicants should be prepared to clearly define who will be served, how participant status will be verified or determined, and how they will document that refugees make up at least half of the target population. Programs that mainly serve host communities, general poverty-reduction goals, or broader development objectives without a clear refugee/asylum-seeker focus are unlikely to be competitive under the stated eligibility and targeting rule.
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as other types of nonprofits that do not hold 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), and international organizations. The notice also includes a specific instruction for international multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies: they should not submit proposals through Grants.gov under this NOFO. Instead, if a multilateral organization wants funding for activities relevant to the announcement, it must contact the designated PRM Program Officer on or before the closing date to discuss next steps and the appropriate submission pathway. That distinction matters for applicants partnering with UN agencies, because it signals that UN entities have a different process and should not be treated like a standard Grants.gov applicant for this competition.
The award ceiling listed is $3,250,000 per award. The opportunity record shows “Expected Awards: 0,” which typically reflects that the government has not committed to a specific number of awards in the public synopsis (or that it may depend on available funds and proposal quality), rather than indicating that no awards will be made. Applicants should interpret the ceiling as the maximum possible award amount and structure budgets accordingly, recognizing that PRM may fund proposals below the maximum depending on scope, demonstrated need, cost realism, and alignment with PRM priorities in the three countries.
Overall, this NOFO is aimed at NGOs proposing refugee-centered programming in Rwanda, Tanzania, or Uganda, with a hard emphasis on serving refugees as the majority of beneficiaries and operating in a way that aligns with PRM’s protection and solutions mandate. The key compliance points to carry into a proposal are (1) geographic focus limited to those three countries, (2) refugees/asylum seekers as the primary intended beneficiaries, (3) at least 50 percent refugees in the target participant base, (4) applicant eligibility that fits the nonprofit/international organization categories listed, and (5) adherence to the special submission guidance for multilateral organizations, which must coordinate directly with the PRM Program Officer rather than submitting via Grants.gov.Apply for DFOP0008371
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.517.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-28. (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 $3,250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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