Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) awarded $750 million to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) on February 20, 2026, under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517). This Project Grant, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, supports rapid humanitarian response through pooled funding mechanisms to deliver urgently needed life-saving assistance to refugees and conflict-affected populations across the African continent, with primary performance activities based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UN-OCHA will coordinate and deliver comprehensive humanitarian services including shelter, food distribution, water and sanitation, healthcare, protection services, education, and livelihood support to vulnerable populations experiencing complex humanitarian emergencies. As the central coordinating body for international humanitarian assistance, UN-OCHA will leverage its Country-Based Pooled Funds and partner networks to ensure effective, timely, and principled aid delivery consistent with internationally accepted SPHERE standards of care. The funding enables rapid mobilization of emergency relief operations and coordination among non-governmental organizations and international partners to address multisectoral humanitarian needs across Sub-Saharan and North Africa.