FY 2024 South America and the Caribbean NOFO.pdf

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and

Migration (PRM)

FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting vulnerable PRM populations of concern in South

America

Table of Contents FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting vulnerable

PRM populations of concern in South America

Table of Contents

Basic Information

Program Description

Summary

Geographic Regions / Populations

Program areas

Number of Proposal Applications

Country-specific Guidelines

Federal Award Information

Eligible Applicants:

Other

Application and Submission Instructions

Single-Year Proposals

Multi-Year Proposals

Application Package

Federal Award Administration Information

Federal Award Administration

Administrative and National Policy Requirements

Reporting

PRM Points of Contact

Disclaimer

Section 508

Basic Information

Funding Opportunity Number: DFOP0009901

Assistance Listings (CFDA) number: 19.518 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere

Announcement issuance date: Monday, March 18, 2024

Announcement type: Cooperative Agreement

Proposal application submission deadline: Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 11:59:59 pm.

(23:59:59) ET. Proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

Anticipated timeframe to award for selected proposals: Pending the availability of funds, PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, that awards will be made less than 6 months from the proposal submission deadline.

Advisory:

PRM invites interested applicants to join in an informational call on: Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 11:30AM (ET):

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All applicants must submit proposal application packages through the website

Grants.gov. PRM strongly recommends submitting your application packages early to allow time to address any technical difficulties that may arise on the Grants.gov website.

If you are new to PRM funding, the Grants.gov registration process can be complicated.

We urge you to refer to PRM’s General NGO Guidelines “Application Process” section for information and resources to help ensure that the application process runs smoothly. PRM also strongly encourages organizations that have received funding from PRM in the past to read this section as a refresher.

PRM strongly recommends application narratives be submitted in Adobe PDF, as

Microsoft Word documents may sometimes produce different page lengths based on software versions and configurations when transmitted. Tables and budget documents should be submitted as Excel documents. Page limits are strictly adhered to, and PRM will not review pages of the narrative beyond the stated limit, which may negatively impact the score. All documents must be in English and should avoid the use of jargon and should spell out all acronyms upon first use.

Organizations can retrieve PRM’s-recommended templates and NGO guidelines on

PRM’s website and, in this opportunity’s, Grants.gov page.

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Program Description

Summary

This announcement is designed to accompany PRM’s General NGO Guidelines, which contain additional information on PRM’s priorities and NGO funding strategy with which selected organizations must comply. Please use both the General NGO

Guidelines and this announcement to ensure that your submission is in full compliance with PRM requirements and that the proposed activities are in line with PRM’s priorities. Submissions that do not reflect the requirements outlined in these guidelines will not be considered.

Geographic Regions / Populations

In Ecuador and Peru, proposed activities should primarily support Colombian and

Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants. Based on its authorities, PRM will consider funding only those programs in Ecuador and Peru that include a target program participant base of at least 50 percent Venezuelan and

Colombian refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants. In Brazil and Colombia, proposed activities should primarily support Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants. Proposed activities should fill a gap in assistance not currently covered by International Organizations (IOs), local authorities, or other organizations.

Based on PRM’s authorities, PRM will consider funding only those programs in Brazil and Colombia that include a target program participant base of at least 50 percent

Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants. The remaining percentage of participants can be from these or other populations, including the host community.

https://www.state.gov/population-refugees-and-migration-funding-opportunities/

PRM strongly encourages programs that target the needs of vulnerable and underserved groups among the program participant population. Those in particular situations of vulnerability may include women; children; adolescents; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals; older persons; the sick;

persons with disabilities; and members of minority communities (among others).

Partners should be able to demonstrate what steps have been taken to meet the specific and unique protection and assistance needs of these vulnerable groups effectively.

Program areas

Proposals must align with one or more of the following program areas.

• Humanitarian Protection and Assistance

• Interim and Durable Solutions

Program Sectors and Modalities

Proposals must focus on one or more of the programmatic sectors (see PRM’s General

NGO Guidelines for sector descriptions) listed for each country.

• Capacity Strengthening o Capacity Strengthening: NGO/CBO o Capacity Strengthening: Local Governments

• Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA)

• Education

• Health o Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) o Health: Nutrition

• Livelihoods And Economic Empowerment (full proposals must include a market analysis or will be disqualified)

• Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)

• Non-Food Items

• Protection o Protection: Legal o Protection: Child Protection o Protection: Gender-Based Violence o Protection: Socio-cultural Inclusion and Social Cohesion

• Shelter and Settlements (S&S)

• Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Note: In order to ensure greater accountability for protection outcomes in all overseas assistance program proposals, three indicators are required for all programs regardless of design or sector. If the proposed program will not contribute to one or several of these mandatory indicators, the indicator must still be included in the proposal indicator table but with a target of zero.

o PRM-1. Number of individuals directly reached through PRM funding.

o PRM-2. Amount of humanitarian funding distributed to local, national, or refugee-led organizations (in USD) – This amount should include any sub-awards or contracts with local, national, or refugee-led organizations. If the prime applicant is a local, national, or refugee-led organization, they should put the full proposal budget total as the target value. Refer to the Inter-Agency

Standing Committee (IASC) working definition of “local” and “national” organizations. Applicants should put a target of zero for this indicator if it does not apply to them; it will not affect their eligibility.

o PRM-3. Percentage of participants who report that humanitarian assistance is delivered in a safe, accessible, accountable, and participatory manner – This is a protection mainstreaming indicator developed by the Directorate General for

European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and adopted by the Grand Bargain. Research or coordination awards that don’t involve community implementation are exempt from this indicator. Please refer to the

PRM Performance Indicator Reference & Definition Sheets (PIRS) for a sample questionnaire and analysis guidance.

Note: Cash and Voucher Assistance programs must include the relevant indicator(s) from the selection contained in the NGO Guidelines Appendix D.

Number of Proposal Applications

Organizations may submit a maximum of one application per country only. Any subsequent submissions received will be disqualified. (Note: Submissions by organizations as part of a consortium do not count toward an individual organization’s submission limit.)

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Country-specific Guidelines

Brazil Country-Specific Guidance

General Guidance

PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Brazil will respond to the continued influx and projected increase of Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants. Venezuelan refugees, Venezuelan asylum seekers, and/or Venezuelan vulnerable migrants must make up more than 50 percent of total participants. The remaining percent of participants can be from these or other populations, including the host community. NGO proposals for Brazil must align with the 2024 Regional

Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela.

Consideration will only be given to programs that focus on WASH Programming (see

PRM’s General Guidelines for programmatic sector descriptions). Organizations who are eligible for the directed announcement for FY 2024 in Brazil may also apply.

• Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): Consideration will only be given to programs that improve WASH service delivery and hygiene outcomes among

Venezuelan refugee and migrant populations in spontaneous settlements, shelters and other protection spaces, and rented housing in the states of

Amazonas, and Roraima. Programs are encouraged to consider the unique needs of Indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQI+ persons, among other vulnerable groups, as well as safe and adequate facilities for women and girls’ hygiene.

Duration of Activity

Program plans for two years will be considered.

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Period of Performance

Programs period of performance of 12 months, for a period not to exceed two years

(24 months) will be considered.

Funding limits

Program proposals must not be less than the funding floor and not more than the funding ceiling per year or they will be disqualified.

• Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $500,000 per year

• Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $800,000 per year

Note: Funding ceilings and floors pertain to the PRM cost per year.

Anticipated Number of Awards

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to fund as many as one (1) award through this announcement. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined once final FY 2024 appropriations have been received. This NOFO will be cancelled if there is insufficient funding to support new awards.

Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to approximately $800,000 total through this NOFO for this country. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined as part of the application review process based on applications received and available funding.

Ecuador Country-Specific Guidance

General Guidance

PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Ecuador will respond to the continued influx, and projected increase, of Colombian and Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants to Ecuador. For projects focused solely on Venezuelans, Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants must make up more than 50 percent of total participants. Projects assisting both Venezuelans and

Colombians must ensure these populations of concern make up 50 percent or more of the target population. The remaining percent of participants can be from these or other populations, including the host community. Projects must not focus solely on

Colombian participants. NGO proposals for Ecuador must align with the 2024 Regional

Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela.

Priority will be given to programs that focus on one or more of the following programmatic sectors (see PRM’s General Guidelines for programmatic sector descriptions):

• Protection: Priority will be given to programs that include an objective to assist underserved groups – to include separated, undocumented, and unaccompanied children, minors and adolescents, LGBTQI+ individuals, persons with disabilities, and Indigenous persons. Priority will be given to programs that, enable access to regularization, education, and health services, and reduce xenophobia and discrimination.

• Shelter: Priority will be given to programs that address gaps in shelter including shelter to address in-transit and short-term needs, as well as assistance with access to sustainable housing for longer term needs, with a focus on vulnerable migrants without legal status. Cash modalities should be limited to short- or medium-term and transitional interventions and should not affect eligibility to participate in other program areas. Priority will be given to programs designed to provide sustainable shelter solutions in urban areas, including assistance with renting housing, advising on domestic budgets and housing rights, basic financial literacy, and assistance in searching for safe and adequate housing in the longer-term. Shelter should be one component of an integrated program focused on protection.

• Gender-Based Violence: Priority will be given to programs that strengthen GBV prevention and response assistance for refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants, with special attention to those in transit, to respond to the immediate and lifesaving needs of at-risk individuals through case management, psychosocial attention, health, shelter, and legal services. GBV programs should include survivors and at-risk individuals with clear, accessible accountability mechanisms to ensure individuals receive services and support. For migrants with an intent to settle in Ecuador, priority will be given to GBV programs that provide integrated case management, to include sustainable livelihoods activities, cash and voucher assistance, shelter options, and legal support, with focused and measurable outcomes. Integrated case management should go beyond service referrals to address the multifaceted, individual needs of the beneficiary and their family. Where appropriate, GBV programs should be integrated with protection of adolescents and youth.

• Health/MHPSS: Priority will be given to programs that seek to extend healthcare provision beyond emergency "first aid” to the provision of primary and secondary care, paying close attention to removing barriers to care for refugees and migrants and those without regular status or documentation. Programs reaching the least served, most vulnerable populations with primary and secondary care, including maternal and child health, mental health and psychosocial support, and preventative care for non-communicable diseases, will also be given priority. Community-based, mobile, and primary care facility modalities will all be considered. PRM remains committed to supporting the utilization of national health systems and corresponding community health networks where possible and generally does not support establishing parallel health care systems.

• Livelihoods: Priority will be given to programs inclusive of the host population that are designed to increase access to job placement and employment and entrepreneurship opportunities and support the self-reliance and integration of

Venezuelans in host communities. Livelihoods proposals must focus and report on measurable outcomes. Livelihoods proposals must include a market analysis

(see NGO guidelines), or they will be disqualified.

Duration of Activity

Program plans for two years will be considered.

Period of Performance

Programs period of performance of 12 months for a period not to exceed two years (24 months) will be considered.

Funding limits

Program proposals must not be less than the funding floor and not more than the funding ceiling per year or they will be disqualified.

• Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $1,000,000 per year

• Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $3,000,000 per year

Note: Funding ceilings and floors pertain to the PRM cost per year.

Anticipated Number of Awards

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to fund as many as four (4) awards through this announcement. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined once final FY 2024 appropriations have been received. This NOFO will be cancelled if there is insufficient funding to support new awards.

Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to approximately $6,000,000 total through this NOFO for this country. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined as part of the application review process based on applications received and available funding.

Peru Country-Specific Guidance

General Guidance

PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Peru will respond to the continued influx, and projected increase, of refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants to Peru.

Venezuelan refugees, Venezuelan asylum seekers, and/or Venezuelan vulnerable migrants must make up more than 50 percent of total participants. The remaining percent of participants can be from these or other populations, including the host community. NGO proposals for Peru must align with the 2024 Regional Refugee and

Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela. Priority will be given to programs that focus on one or more of the following programmatic sectors

(see PRM’s General Guidelines for sector descriptions):

• Education: Priority will be given to programs that support children and youth to help them prepare for, enter, participate, stay, and succeed in formal education, addressing learning gaps, and promoting an inclusive and safe education environment.

• Protection: Priority will be given to programs that include an objective to assist underserved groups – to include separated, undocumented, and unaccompanied children, minors and adolescents, LGBTQI+ individuals, and Indigenous persons.

Priority will be given to programs that provide gender-based violence prevention and support for these groups, and that reduce xenophobia and discrimination.

Further, priority will be given to programs designed to increase access to asylum and other legal status/stay regimes, and/or promote resettlement, integration, social cohesion, and access to government services.

• Gender-based Violence: Priority will be given to programs that strengthen GBV prevention and response assistance to respond to the immediate and lifesaving needs of at-risk individuals through shelter, health, psychosocial attention, case management, and legal services. GBV prevention and response should be one component of an integrated program focused on protection.

• Health/MHPSS: Priority will be given to programs that seek to extend healthcare provision beyond emergency "first aid” to the provision of primary and secondary care, paying close attention to removing barriers to care for refugees and migrants in situations of vulnerability, particularly those without regular status or documentation. Programs reaching the least served, most vulnerable populations with primary and secondary care, including maternal and child health, mental health, and preventative care for non-communicable diseases, will also be given priority. Community-based, mobile, and primary care facility modalities will all be considered. PRM remains committed to supporting the utilization of national health systems and corresponding community health networks where possible and generally does not support establishing parallel health care systems.

• Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment: Priority will be given to programs designed to increase access to job placement and employment and entrepreneurship opportunities and support the self-reliance and integration of

Venezuelans and other vulnerable populations in host communities. Livelihoods proposals must focus and report on measurable outcomes. Livelihoods proposals must include a market analysis (see NGO guidelines for more), or they will be disqualified.

Duration of Activity

Program plans for two years will be considered.

Period of Performance

Programs period of performance of 12 months for a period not to exceed two years (24 months) will be considered.

Funding limits

Program proposals must not be less than the funding floor and not more than the funding ceiling per year or they will be disqualified.

• Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $1,000,000 per year

• Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $2,000,000 per year

Note: Funding ceilings and floors pertain to the PRM cost per year.

Anticipated Number of Awards

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to fund as many as four (4) awards through this announcement. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined once final FY 2024 appropriations have been received. This NOFO will be cancelled if there is insufficient funding to support new awards.

Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to approximately $6,500,000 total through this NOFO for this country. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined as part of the application review process based on applications received and available funding.

Colombia Country-Specific Guidance

General Guidance

PRM’s humanitarian assistance funding in Colombia will respond to the continued influx of Venezuelan refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants, particularly in underserved locations; and connect humanitarian program participants to government services and development programs. Venezuelan refugees, Venezuelan asylum seekers, and/or Venezuelan vulnerable migrants must make up more than 50 percent of total participants. The remaining percent of participants can be from these or other populations, including the host community. NGO proposals for Colombia must align with the 2024 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela. PRM strongly encourages programs that target the needs of vulnerable and underserved groups among the program participant population (such groups may include women; children; adolescents; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals; older persons; the sick; persons with disabilities; and indigenous populations.)

Note: Existing PRM partners who are also eligible for the directed announcement for

FY 2024 funds in Colombia are ineligible to submit applications for additional programs or increases in existing programs in response to this notice of funding opportunity.

Priority will be given to programs that focus on one or more of the following programmatic sectors (see PRM’s General Guidelines for programmatic sector descriptions):

• Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment: Priority will be given to programs that provide greater access to employment (including entrepreneurship, employability, financial literacy, certification recognition, and technical training), leverage existing legal mechanisms, such as Temporary Protection Status (TPS, or EPTV in Spanish), and cooperate with the private sector. PRM supports integrated models that provide additional community, family-based, and psychosocial support for Venezuelans and other vulnerable populations.

Livelihoods proposals must focus and report on measurable outcomes.

Livelihoods proposals must include a market analysis, or they will be disqualified.

• Protection: Priority will be given to programs designed to increase access to asylum and other legal status/stay regimes, and/or promote resettlement in

Colombia, including integration, social cohesion, and access to government services.

• Gender-based Violence: Priority will be given to programs that strengthen GBV prevention and response assistance to respond to the immediate and lifesaving needs of at-risk individuals through shelter, health, psychosocial attention, case management, and legal services. GBV prevention and response should be one component of an integrated program focused on protection.

• Child Protection: Priority will be given to programs designed to assist unaccompanied and separated children and adolescents, as well as vulnerable families, through psychosocial support, family reunification, social integration activities, and alternative care based on international guidelines.

• Shelter and Settlements: Priority will be given to programs that address gaps in shelter including shelter to address short-term needs (particularly voucher-based assistance for migrants in transit), as well as assistance with access to sustainable housing for longer term needs. Cash modalities should be limited to short- or medium-term and transitional interventions and should not affect eligibility to participate in other program areas. Priority will be given to programs designed to provide sustainable shelter solutions in areas with high concentrations of refugee or migrant populations, such as urban areas, including assistance with renting housing, advising on domestic budgets and housing rights, basic financial literacy, and assistance in searching for safe and adequate housing in the longer-term. Shelter should be one component of an integrated program focused on protection. PRM will not fund the operation of shelters for migrants in transit. PRM will support programs that provide other shelter solutions, with a focus on vulnerable populations, including unaccompanied minors, victims of gender-based violence, female heads of household, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQI+ individuals.

• Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA): Priority will be given to programs that incorporate CVA as a modality, including multi-purpose cash assistance, into the priority sectors listed above. Cash and Voucher Assistance programs must include the relevant indicator(s) from the selection contained in the NGO

Guidelines Appendix D and be in line with Interagency Group on Mixed

Migration Flows’ (GIFMM; Spanish acronym) Cash Working Group guidelines.

• Health/MHPSS: Priority will be given to programs that seek to overcome barriers to care for Venezuelans, irrespective of migration status. PRM will not consider medical primary and secondary care programming in areas where municipal governments have the capacity to absorb refugee and migrant populations within the existing health care system. Programs reaching the least served, most vulnerable populations in areas where municipal governments do not have the capacity to integrate refugee and migrant populations into their health services infrastructure with primary and secondary care, including maternal and child health, mental health, and preventative care for non-communicable diseases, will be given priority. Community-based and mobile modalities will be considered. Health programming will be limited to funding for one year only.

Duration of Activity

• Multi-sector Awards: Only program plans for two years will be considered.

• Health Awards: Only program plans for one year will be considered.

Period of Performance

• Multi-sector Awards: Programs period of performance of 12 months for a period not to exceed two years (24 months) will be considered.

• Health Awards: Programs period of performance of 12 months for a period not to exceed one year (12 months) will be considered.

Funding limits

Program proposals must not be less than the funding floor and not more than the funding ceiling per year or they will be disqualified.

• Funding floor per year (lowest $ value): $2,000,000 per year

• Funding ceiling per year (highest $ value): $5,000,000 per year

• Funding ceiling for health programming (highest $ value): $3,000,000 per year

Note: Funding ceilings and floors pertain to the PRM cost per year.

Anticipated Number of Awards

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to fund as many as one (1) health and four

(4) multisectoral awards through this announcement. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined once final FY 2024 appropriations have been received. This NOFO will be cancelled if there is insufficient funding to support new awards.

Anticipated Amount to be Awarded Total

PRM anticipates, but makes no guarantee, to award up to approximately $11,000,000 total through this NOFO for this country. The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined as part of the application review process based on applications received and available funding.

Federal Award Information

A. Proposed program start dates: Approximately September 1, 2024, but no later than September 30, 2024.

B. Duration of Activity: See country-specific guidelines above. Applicants may submit multi-year proposals with activities and budgets that do not exceed two years from the proposed start date. Actual awards will not exceed two years in duration and activities and budgets submitted in year one can be revised/updated each year. Continued funding after the initial 12-month period of performance requires the submission of a noncompeting single proposal and will be contingent upon available funding, strong performance, and continuing need. In funding a program one year, PRM makes no representations that it will continue to fund the program in successive years and encourages applicants to seek a wide array of donors to ensure long-term funding possibilities. Please see

Multi-Year Funding section below for additional information. Livelihoods programs are encouraged to be multi-year, and livelihoods proposals must include a market analysis or will be disqualified.

Eligibility Information

Eligible Applicants:

a. Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education (U.S.-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of non-profit tax status).

b. Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education (overseas-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of registration in country of domicile); and

c. International Organizations. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit proposals through

Grants.gov in response to this NOFO. Multilateral organizations that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the PRM Program Officer (as listed below) on or before the closing date of the funding announcement.

Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing, matching, or cost participation is not a requirement of an application in response to this funding announcement.

Proposals for consideration should describe the sources and amounts of additional funding that may be utilized to complement PRM funding, and meet the following criteria:

• Are not paid by the Federal Government under another Federal award.

• Are verifiable from the non-Federal entity's records.

• Are not included as contributions for any other Federal award; and

• Are necessary and reasonable for accomplishment of project or program objectives.

Please include this information in the Budget Summary, Budget Detail, and Budget

Narrative of the proposal, and separated from the PRM share of the proposed budget.

Note: Though favorably looked upon, inclusion will not result in a competitive ranking increase when evaluated.

Other

Proposals must have a concrete implementation plan with well-conceived objectives and indicators that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and reliable, time-bound, and trackable (SMART), and have established baselines; objectives should be clearly linked to the sectors.

Proposals must adhere to relevant international standards for humanitarian assistance, especially Sphere Standards. See PRM’s General NGO Guidelines for a complete list of sector-specific standards including guidance on proposals for programs in urban areas.

PRM strongly encourages programs that target the needs of vulnerable and underserved groups among the program participant population (such groups may include women; children; adolescents; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex

(LGBTQI+) individuals; older persons; the sick; persons with disabilities; and members of minority communities) and can demonstrate what steps have been taken to meet the specific and unique protection and assistance needs of these vulnerable groups effectively.

PRM will accept proposals from any NGO working in the above-mentioned sectors although, given budgetary constraints, priority will be given to proposals from organizations that can demonstrate:

• a working relationship with UNHCR.

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• a proven track record in providing proposed assistance both in the sector and specified location.

• evidence of coordination with international organizations (IOs) and other

NGOs working in the same area or sector as well as – where possible – local authorities.

• an emphasis on the outcome or impact of program activities.

• a strong sustainability plan, involving local capacity building, where feasible.

• where applicable, adherence to PRM’s Principles for Refugee Protection in

Urban Areas; and

• an understanding of and sensitivity to conflict dynamics in the program location.

• fills a gap in assistance not currently covered by IOs, local authorities, or other organizations.

Application and Submission Instructions

A. Where to Request Application Package: Application packages may be downloaded from the website www.Grants.gov.

B. Consortia: Organizations may apply to this call as part of a consortia; however, for consortia, one organization must be designated as the lead applicant.

For purposes of consortia applying for PRM funding, PRM’s considers consortium to be a group of no less than three NGOs that comprise an agreement, https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/187237.pdf https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/187237.pdf http://www.grants.gov/ combination, or group formed to undertake, or proposing to undertake, an assistance activity beyond the resources of any one member. PRM may request to review and approve of substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards.

Applicants may form consortia in order to bring together organizations with varied expertise to propose a comprehensive program in one proposal. The consortium arrangement may allow for greater geographic coverage, inclusion of technical and sectoral strengths from multiple organizations, increased inclusion of local and national organizations, and/or the potential of much greater impact through collaboration.

Submissions by organizations as part of a consortium do not count toward an organization’s individual submission limit. If the applicant is applying as a consortium, a description of how the consortia will be organized and how lines of authority and decision-making will be managed across all team members and between the lead applicant and associate awardees should be included in the concept note. The prime applicant would be responsible for overall implementation of the proposed program activities, preparation/presentation of annual work plans, M&E planning, and required reporting to PRM. The prime applicant should designate a single individual to be the liaison with PRM, although PRM would reserve the right to communicate with sub-grantees.

C. Content and Form of Application: Organizations may submit a maximum of one proposal per country only. Any subsequent submissions received will be disqualified. PRM strongly recommends using the proposal and budget templates that are available on PRM’s website.

Single-Year Proposals

• Single-year program proposal page limits: Single-year proposals using PRM’s templates must not exceed 15 pages in length (Times New Roman or Calibri 12-point font, letter sized paper, one-inch margins on all sides). If the applicant does not use PRM’s recommended templates, proposals must not exceed 10 pages in length. Organizations may choose to attach work plans, activity calendars, and/or logical frameworks as addendums/appendices to the proposal but are not required to do so. These attachments do not count toward the page limit total; however, annexes cannot be relied upon as a key source of program information. The proposal narrative must be able to stand on its own in the application process. For multi-year funding application instructions, see below.

o PRM strongly recommends application narrative be submitted in Adobe

PDF, as Microsoft Word documents may sometimes produce different page lengths based on software versions and configurations. Tables and budget documents should be submitted as Excel documents.

o Page limits are strictly adhered to, and PRM will not review pages of the narrative beyond the stated limit, which may negatively impact the proposal’s score.

o All documents must be in English and should avoid the use of jargon and should spell out all acronyms upon first use.

Multi-Year Proposals

• Applicants proposing multi-year programs should adhere to the following guidance: Applicants may submit proposals that include multi-year strategies presented in one-year (12 month) cycles for a period not to exceed two years

(24 months) from the proposed start date. Fully developed programs with detailed budgets, objectives and indicators are required for each year of activities. Applicants should use PRM’s recommended multi-year proposal template for the first year of a multi-year application.

• Multi-year funding applicants may use PRM’s budget templates, and must disaggregate budget by year, per year, and for each program year. Multi-year proposal narratives and budgets can be updated yearly upon submission of new noncompeting single year proposal narrative template with an updated budget.

• Multi-year program proposal page limits: multi-year proposals using PRM’s multi-year template must not exceed 17 pages in length (Times New Roman or

Calibri 12-point font, letter sized paper, one-inch margins on all sides). If the applicant does not use PRM’s recommended templates, proposals must not exceed 15 pages in length. Organizations may choose to attach work plans, activity calendars, and/or logical frameworks as addendums/appendices to the proposal but are not required to do so. These attachments do not count toward the page limit total however annexes cannot be relied upon as a key source of program information. The proposal narrative must be able to stand on its own in the application process.

o PRM strongly recommends application narratives be submitted in Adobe

PDF, as Microsoft Word documents may sometimes produce different page lengths based on software versions and configurations. Tables and budget documents should be submitted as Excel documents.

o Page limits are strictly adhered to, and PRM will not review pages of the narrative beyond the stated limit, which may negatively impact the proposal’s score.

o All documents must be in English and should avoid the use of jargon and should spell out all acronyms upon first use.

• Multi-year applications selected for funding by PRM will be funded in one-year

(12-month) increments based on the proposal submitted in the initial application as approved by PRM. Continued funding after the initial 12-month award requires the submission of a noncompeting single-year proposal narrative and will be contingent upon available funding, strong performance, and continuing need. Follow-on applications are submitted annually for year two of proposals through non-competed directed announcements for the continuation funding. It is strongly recommended that NGOs submit as early as possible after the directed announcement for continuation funding has been issued. Late submissions will jeopardize continued funding.

• In the proposal narrative, please include an explanation of why multi-year funding may be necessary for this program to succeed, how longer periods of consultation with program participant populations will inform programming and enable interventions to be studied and improved, and how the proposed activities in year one will contribute to outcomes and impacts in years two and three. Please, articulate and quantify cost efficiencies that could not otherwise be attained through single year programs as well.

Application Package

To be considered for PRM funding, organizations must submit a complete application package, including:

a. Proposal Narrative not exceeding stated page limits.

o Cash and voucher assistances (CVA) modality must report on CVA indicators.

b. Indicator Table: Including all required PRM indicators and targets for each year (if multi-year).

c. Completed Budget table including summary and detail tabs.

o disaggregated by year and for each year of the program period (for multi-year proposals).

o Include total costs by objective and estimated costs by sector.

o Total costs divided by country (if applicable).

d. Budget Narrative disaggregated by year and for each year of the program period.

e. Completed and signed SF-424 andSF-424A. PRM requires that Box 21 of the

SF-424 be checked.

o If the applicant organization has an active registration in SAM.gov that was either created or updated on or after February 2, 2019, then the applicant does NOT need to submit the SF-424B as they will be prompted to complete the representations and certifications in SAM.gov.

f. Risk Assessment and Security Plan.

g. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Code of Conduct and a country or regional implementation plan specific to the country of region of the application.

o Note: Codes of Conduct must be consistent with the updated 2019 IASC

Task Force’s Six Core Principles. The country/regional implementation plan should outline how employees are trained and otherwise made aware of the Code of Conduct, how violations of the Code of Conduct against program participants are reported and followed up on in a safe and confidential manner, how program participants are made aware of the Code of Conduct and a mechanism to report any violations, and whether there is a focal point in the country or regional office for the

Code of Conduct.

h. Key Personnel for award applicant and sub-recipient(s) o Applicants must furnish names, titles, and brief biographical information on the education and experience of key personnel in implementing the program and key supervisory personnel; (i.e., the members of the professional staff in a program supervisory position engaged for or assigned to duties under the award).

i. A Market Analysis and a Participant Competency/Capacity Assessment for all proposals that include at least one livelihoods sector objective (or will be https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/inter-agency-standing-committee/iasc-six-core-principles-relating-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-2019 https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/inter-agency-standing-committee/iasc-six-core-principles-relating-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-2019 disqualified), if applicable. Please see the General NGO Guidelines for more details.

j. Most recent Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA), if applicable, or a de minimis rate calculation of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) if the applicant is eligible and elects to use the de minimis rate.

k. Most recent external audit report is required prior to issuance of an award, if proposal is chosen for implementation.

l. Information in support of any cost-sharing/cost-matching arrangements, if applicable.

m. Information detailing the source of any in-kind contributions, if applicable.

n. Details on any sub-agreements associated with the program including the budget detail (must be part of the budget submission as noted above), if applicable.

o. Organizational Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Framework (is required prior to issuance of an award, if proposal is chosen for implementation)

Additionally, organizations must consider the following as part of their proposal package:

• To be considered a competitive proposal, the Proposal Narrative, Indicator

Table, and Budget Detail should include the following information:

o Focus on outcome or impact indicators as much as possible. At a minimum, each objective should have one outcome or impact indicator.

o Include specific information on locations of programs and participants

(GPS coordinates highly recommended) to increase PRM’s ability to track the impact of PRM funding.

o Outline how the NGO will acknowledge PRM funding. If an organization believes that publicly acknowledging the receipt of USG funding for a particular PRM-funded program could potentially endanger the lives of the program participants and/or the organization staff, invite suspicion about the organization's motives, or alienate the organization from the population it is trying to help, it must provide a brief explanation in its proposal as to why it should be exempted from this requirement.

o PRM expects each proposal, regardless of sector, to demonstrate protection mainstreaming, including by identifying potential protection risks associated with the program and how they will be mitigated.

Assistance activities should mainstream protection by analyzing the protection risks in relation to each specific programming sector. An analysis of the risks should inform how assistance is designed to minimize them and maximize protection of program participants. Applicants may introduce gender-specific risks in this section but should provide a full analysis in the gender analysis.

o PRM partners must complete a gender analysis in the proposal narrative that briefly explains (1) experiences of men, women, boys, and girls with a focus on the different familial roles, community privileges, and gender dynamics within the target population; (2) associated risks and threats experienced by women, girls, and other vulnerable populations based on their gender; (3) power imbalances and needs that arise based on gender inequalities that exist within the family or community; and (4) proposed responses that will address the above and mitigate any gender differences in access, participation, or decision-making that may be experienced by at-risk groups, particularly women and girls. The gender analysis should aim to specify and target specific at-risk sub-populations of women and girls, such as women and girl heads of households, out-of-school girls, women and girls with disabilities, women and girl survivors of violence, married girls, adolescent mothers, as well as people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTQI+), and those who are often unaware of and excluded from programs and services and who may be the hardest to reach based on their gender.

o The budget should include a specific breakdown of funds being provided by UNHCR, other USG agencies, other donors, and your own organization.

o Applicants whose proposals address gender-based violence (GBV) through their programs must estimate the total cost of these activities as a separate line item in their proposed budgets (see PRM’s budget template). Proposals and budgets must include details of any sub-agreements associated with the programs.

o For consortia only, a description of how the partnership will be organized and how lines of authority and decision-making will be managed across all team members and between the lead applicant and associate awardees should be included in the proposal.

D. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM)

Note: On April 4, 2022, the formerly used DUNS Number was replaced by the

System for Award Management (SAM.gov) UEI. For more information on the process, visit GSA's website on the UEI transition.

Each applicant is required to:

• be registered in SAM.gov before submitting its application.

• provide a valid UEI number in its application; and

• continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active PRM award or an application or plan under consideration by PRM.

No federal award may be made to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable UEI and SAM requirements and, if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time the PRM award is ready to be made, PRM…