Providing life-saving protection, humanitarian assistance, and support to asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants in panama

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), provides $2,000,000 in funding under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. (PADF) to deliver life-saving protection, humanitarian assistance, and support to asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants in Panama.

The funding supports a range of activities to reduce vulnerabilities faced by migrants and host communities in the Darien and Chiriqui regions of Panama, including implementing water, hygiene, and sanitation (WASH); health; and protection initiatives. PADF, a non-profit organization with extensive experience implementing U.S. government-funded projects, will collaborate with local civil society organizations, worker unions, and community groups as sub-awardees to deliver these critical services. The award has a period of performance from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024.