To reduce preventable morbidity and mortality among conflict-affected and displaced populations in lebanon by ensuring?equitable?access to lifesaving, integrated, comprehensive and…

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded International Medical Corps three million dollars on April 9, 2026, under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa Program (CFDA 19.519) to reduce preventable morbidity and mortality among conflict-affected and displaced populations in Lebanon by ensuring equitable access to lifesaving, integrated, comprehensive, and protection-sensitive services.

International Medical Corps, a Los Angeles-based tax-exempt nonprofit, delivers primary healthcare, mental health and psychosocial support, nutrition, water and sanitation, and protection services through the award. The grant funds activities in Lebanon with performance through January 8, 2027. The program's objective is to help ensure that refugees and victims of conflict have access to basic life-sustaining resources meeting internationally accepted standards of care in shelter, food supply, nutrition, water supply, sanitation, and public health. The Bureau prioritizes advancing U.S. policy priorities, reducing redundancy, and building local capacity to reduce dependency on foreign assistance.

To reduce preventable morbidity and mortality among conflict-affected and displaced populations in lebanon by ensuring?equitable?access to lifesaving, integrated, comprehensive and protection-sensitive services.