Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0017037
The FY 2025 Request for Concept Notes for NGO Programs Benefitting Refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan (Funding Opportunity Number DFOP0017037) is a discretionary humanitarian funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means PRM expects a higher level of ongoing coordination and engagement during implementation than a standard grant. The opportunity supports humanitarian assistance activities in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan, with programming focused on key refugee-response sectors including education, health, protection, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene). The underlying intent is to fund programs that directly improve protection and basic services for displaced populations in these three priority contexts.
A central requirement is that concept notes must be refugee- or returnee-centered: at least 50 percent of program participants must be refugees or returnees. PRM also emphasizes that protection is not limited to a standalone sector, but should be integrated across all proposed activities, regardless of whether the primary program focus is education, health, WASH, or another area. In practice, this means applicants are expected to demonstrate how they will reduce protection risks, strengthen safeguarding and referral pathways, ensure safe and equitable access to services, and design activities that account for the particular vulnerabilities faced by refugees and returnees.
The application process is structured as a two-step solicitation. First, organizations submit concept notes for review. PRM then selects a subset of applicants to proceed to the second stage, which is the submission of full proposals. This structure is meant to streamline the process for both applicants and PRM by limiting full proposal development to those concepts that best align with PRM priorities and funding availability. Applicants must submit separate concept notes for each country program, meaning a single combined submission covering Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan would not meet the stated approach. Each country concept is expected to stand on its own, with a country-specific rationale, target population, and sectoral focus aligned to needs in that location.
Eligibility is open to a range of non-governmental and international entities. PRM lists eligible applicants as U.S.-based and overseas-based nonprofit organizations that can provide proof of nonprofit status, as well as international organizations. The eligible nonprofit categories explicitly include both (1) nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) and (2) nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also other than institutions of higher education). International multilateral organizations, including United Nations agencies, are instructed not to submit via Grants.gov in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity; instead, multilateral organizations seeking support for relevant programs are directed to contact the PRM Program Officer by or before the closing date to discuss the appropriate process.
Funding levels are not fixed per award in advance. The notice indicates that the amount available per award will be determined based on the range and quality of applications received and on appropriations ultimately made available for these activities. The posted award ceiling is $5,000,000, but the opportunity does not commit to a specific number of awards (the listing shows expected awards as 0, which generally signals that the final number of awards is undetermined at the time of posting and will depend on funding and program decisions). The CFDA/Assistance Listing associated with the opportunity is 19.517. The opportunity was created on December 3, 2024, and the original closing date for submissions is January 17, 2025.
Overall, this PRM solicitation is designed for organizations that can deliver humanitarian programming for refugees and returnees in Ethiopia, Kenya, or South Sudan, can demonstrate meaningful protection integration, and are prepared to move through a staged process beginning with a concept note and, if selected, advancing to a full proposal under a cooperative agreement framework.Apply for DFOP0017037
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2025 Request for Concept Notes for NGO Programs Benefitting Refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.517.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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