FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO programs benefiting Colombian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPWH-15-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.518Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-PRMClosing Date: Mar 13, 2015Award Ceiling: $4,500,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Feb 06, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: This is a funding opportunity for NGO programs benefiting Colombian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, and Costa Rica. For Colombian refugees, PRM seeks proposals that fill critical gaps in humanitarian assistance and local integration support for particularly vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees, including women, Afro-Colombians, and indigenous populations. Proposals should aim to improve beneficiaries??? self-reliance and increase the capacity of government institutions to provide basic services to address refugees??? needs. Programs offering basic humanitarian assistance, protection mechanisms, capacity building and institution strengthening,...

Source: Grants.gov - February 7, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding