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Opportunity number: DOS-ANGOLA-TAFT-FY21-01
Issued by: Department of State US Embassy Luanda

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U.S.	DEPARTMENT	OF	STATE
U.S. Embassy	Luanda

Julia Taft Fund

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Type	of	Solicitation: Open	Competition
Funding	Opportunity	Title:	Julia	Taft	Refugee	Fund
Funding	Opportunity	Number:	DOS-ANGOLA-TAFT-FY21-01
CFDA	Number:	19.700
Total	Amount	Available: $25,000
Anticipated	Number	of	Awards:	1	or	2
Deadline	for	Applications:	February	21,	2021
Anticipated	Program	Start	Date:	October	1,	2021
Program	Performance	Period: Proposed	programs	should	be	completed	in	1	year	or

less

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

The

U.S.

Embassy

Luanda,

under

the

auspices

the

Office

the

Regional

Refugee

Coordinator,

pleased

announce

the

availability

funding

opportunity

through

the

2021

Julia

Taft

Fund

for

Refugees.

The

Julia

Taft

Fund

for

Refugees

initiative

the

U.S.

State

Department’s

Bureau

Population,

Refugees,

and

Migration

(PRM)

respond

critical

unmet

needs

refugees.

Created

2000,

the

Julia

Taft

Fund

for

Refugees

supports

projects

that

fill

gaps

refugee

services

not

already

being

addressed

other

organizations

and

that

can

filled

locally.

Successful

projects

are

those

that

are

not

being

addressed

the

Office

the

United

Nations

High

Commissioner

for

Refugees

(UNHCR),

other

international

organizations,

non-governmental

organizations

(NGOs),

that

are

already

receiving

U.S.

government funding.

Priority

Region

Funding

will

allocated

for

activities

regions

where

there

are

refugee

returned

refugee

communities

Angola.

PROGRAM

OBJECTIVES

PRM's

Taft

Refugee

Fund

intended

meet

gaps

refugee

assistance

issuing

grants

$25,000

local

NGOs

for

quick

impact

projects

meet

critical

needs

not

addressed

the

Office

the

United

Nations

High

Commissioner

for

Refugees

(UNHCR),

the

International

Committee

the

Red

Cross

(ICRC),

International

Organization

for

Migration

(IOM),

other

international

organizations

(IOs),

nongovernmental

organizations

(NGOs)

receiving

U.S.

government

funding.

The

Taft

Refugee

Fund

intended

for

projects

that

include

target

beneficiary

base

least

percent

refugees

returned

refugees.

NOTE: This notice is subject to availability of funding.

1. FEDERAL AWARD APPLICATION INFORMATION

For

all

application

documents,

please

ensure

that

all

documents

are

English

and

all

costs

are

U.S.

dollars.

• Applicants should	submit	ONE	project	proposal	that	does	not	exceed	FIVE pages;
• All	documents	are	1.5	spacing,	12-point Time New Roman font;

• All pages are numbers including budgets and attachments;

• Each proposal MUST include also a one page summary that includes an

executive summary,	outlining the project goals,	objectives,	proposed cost,
and activities.

6. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Requests	must	include	the	following	requirements:
• Description	of	the	proposed	program,	benefits	to	the	beneficiaries,	and	justification

of the request, as well as any additional supporting information;

• Budget;

• Identification of appropriate entity (local NGO) responsible for implementation /

management	of	the	project	funds	(including	legal	name	and	address);
• Organizational	DUNS	number	and	SAM.gov	registration;
• Copy	of	organization’s	Inter-Agency	Standing	Committee	(IASC)-compliant	Code

of Conduct (See Paragraph 3 below).

6. REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS

All

applicants

must

obtain

the

following

registrations

(all

are

free

charge)

and

include

them

your

proposals:

1. Unique entity	identifier from	Dun	&	Bradstreet	(DUNS	number)
2. www.SAM.gov	registration
3. Copy	of	organization’s	Inter-Agency	Standing	Committee	(IASC)-compliant	Code
of	Conduct

Step 1: Apply for a DUNS number and an NCAGE number (these can be completed simultaneously)

your

organization

does

not

have

DUNS

number

already,

you

may

obtain

one

calling

1-866-705-5711

visiting http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

NCAGE application page is here:

https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx Instructions for the NCAGE application process:

https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/Docs/US%20Instructions%20for%20NSPA%2 0NCAGE.pdf

For NCAGE help	from	within	the	U.S.,	call	1-888-227-2423
For NCAGE help	from	outside	the	U.S.,	call	1-269-961-7766
Email	NCAGE@dlis.dla.mil	for	any	problems	in	getting	an	NCAGE	code.

Step

After

receiving

the

NCAGE

Code,

proceed

SAM.gov by

logging

onto:

https://www.sam.gov.

SAM

registration

must

renewed

annually.

Any

applicant

listed

the

Excluded

Parties

List

System

(EPLS)

the System

for

Award

Management

(SAM) is

not

eligible

apply

for

assistance

award

accordance

with

the

OMB

guidelines

CFR

180

that

implement

Executive

Orders

12549

CFR,

1986

Comp.

189)

and

12689

CFR,

1989

Comp.

235),

“Debarment

and

Suspension.”

Additionally,

entity

listed

the

EPLS

can

participate

any

activities

under

award.

All

applicants

are

strongly

encouraged

review

the

EPLS

SAM

ensure

that

ineligible

entity

included.

6. ELIGIBILITY AND FUNDING RESTRICTIONS

What

appropriate

use

the

Fund?

The

Taft

Refugee

Fund

intended

for

projects

that

include

target

beneficiary

base

least

50%

refugees

returned

refugees.

Julia

Taft

Fund

for

Refugees

meant

cover

one-time

need

and

will

not

support multi-year

projects,

though

funds

may

utilized

lay

the

groundwork

for

such

projects

programs.

The

12-month project performance

period

will

begin in/around October

2021

(subject

change).

What

inappropriate

use

the

Fund?

not

provide

direct

support

host

governments.

discourage

proposals

from

international

organizations

(IO)

funding

for

programs

most

efficiently

provided

through

contributions

issued

domestically

PRM.

The

preference

support

local

NGOs.

PRM's

Taft

Refugee

Fund

should

not

confused

with

USAID's

International

Disaster

Assistance

(IDA)

account

for

natural

and

human-made

disasters.

5. FUNDING ALLOCATION

Funding

will

limited

maximum

$25,000

per

implementation

period

for

each

project

(minimum

period

implementation is

for

six

months).

Geographic Prioritization Area

Funding	will	be allocated for	work in	the	regions	where	are	refugee	or	returned	refugee
communities	only.

6. APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCESS

Applications	are	due on	or	before February 21,	2021.	Applications	received	later	than
11:59pm	(Angola	time)	on February 21,	2021,	will	not	be	considered.

Please use the email address below to submit your proposal and/or any questions:

Runyon-HarmsAD@state.gov

7. OTHER	INFORMATION
The	following	is	not	eligible	for	funding:

• Projects

relating

partisan

political

activity.

While

this

funding

intended

support

women

interested

politics,

not

intended

promote

the

political

agenda

any

party;

• Purchase	and	set	up	of	surveillance	equipment;
• Duplication	of	other	U.S.	Government	programs;
• Projects	that	would	benefit,	either	personally	or	politically,	to	any	employee	(e.g.

direct	hire,	contractor,	part-time)	of	the	U.S.	Government,	or	the	spouse	or
family	member	of	a	U.S.	Government	employee;

• Production

agricultural

commodities

for

export

that

can

expected

have

significant

impact

competing

U.S.

exports;

• Contributing	to	the	violation	of	internationally	recognized	rights	of	workers;
• Charitable	or	donation	related	activities;
• Projects	that	support	specific	religious	or	military	activities,	as	well	as	those

relating	to	police,	prisons,	or	other	law	enforcement;
• Fund-raising	campaigns;
• Lobbying	for	specific	legislation	or	projects;
• Scientific	research;
• Projects	intended	primarily	for	the	growth	or	institutional	development	of	the

organization;

• Projects	that	duplicate	existing	efforts;
• Staff	salaries	or	stipends;
• Purchase	of	alcohol,	medicine,	school	uniforms,	school	fees,	bursaries,	or

personal

expenses;

• Support

for

educational

other

facilities

used

significant

degree

U.S.

employees	or	their	dependents;
• Support	for	abortion-related	facilities	and	services;
• Purchase	of	used	equipment	–	to	avoid	recurring	maintenance	and	support

costs.

There

general

policy

for

financing

only

new

equipment

unless

simple

design

and

spare

parts

are

available

locally,

thus

providing

operational

and

maintenance

advantages

less

developed

countries;

• Creating,	continuing,	or	supplement	technical	assistance	programs;
• Support	for	private	businesses,	private	crèches,	or	public/government	schools

unless	through	involvement	of	a	Parent-Teacher	Association;
• Purchase	of	luxury	goods	and	gambling	equipment;

• Purchase	or	production	of	toxic	or	otherwise	unsafe	products	such	as	pesticides
or	hazardous	chemicals;

• Assisting

any

individual

entity

involved

illegal

drug

trafficking

noted

Section

487

the

Foreign

Assistance

Act;

• Support,

benefit,

other

services

associated

with

those

persons

entities

listed

under

Executive

Order

13224,

determined

subject

this

order

other

subsequent

laws

orders,

who

commit,

threaten

commit,

support

terrorism;

• Support	for	any	activity	barred	under	the	Foreign	Assistance	Act	and	legislation
appropriating	funds	for	foreign	assistance.

PROHIBITION

CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND

VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE

SERVICES

EQUIPMENT

Non-Federal

entities

are

prohibited

from

obligating

expending

grant

funds

for

covered

telecommunications

equipment

services

to:

(1)

procure

obtain,

extend

renew

contract

procure

obtain;

(2)

enter

into

contract

(or

extend

renew

contract)

procure;

(3)

obtain

the

equipment,

services,

systems.

Covered

telecommunications

equipment

and

services

mean

any

the

following:

(i)	Telecommunications	equipment	produced	by	Huawei	Technologies	Company
or	ZTE	Corporation	(or	any	subsidiary	or	affiliate	of	such	entities).
(ii)	For	the	purpose	of	public	safety,	security	of	government	facilities,	physical
security	surveillance	of	critical	infrastructure,	and	other	national	security
purposes,	video	surveillance	and	telecommunications	equipment	produced	by
Hytera	Communications	Corporation,	Hangzhou	Hikvision	Digital	Technology
Company,	or	Dahua	Technology	Company	(or	any	subsidiary	or	affiliate	of	such

entities).

(iii)

Telecommunications

video

surveillance

services

provided

such

entities

using

such

equipment.

(iv)

Telecommunications

video

surveillance

equipment

services

produced

provided

entity

that

the

Secretary

Defense,

consultation

with

the

Director

the

National

Intelligence

the

Director

the

Federal

Bureau

Investigation,

reasonably

believes

entity

owned

controlled

by,

otherwise

connected

to,

the

government

covered

foreign

country.

File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated Feb 13, 2021.