Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0005588
This 2019 U.S. Department of State grant opportunity (Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, or PRM) sought proposals to deliver protection-focused humanitarian assistance and longer-term, sustainable solutions for people displaced by conflict in parts of West Africa and the Sahel. The geographic focus covered Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal, with the core intent being support to refugees and other conflict-affected populations in the first four countries, and support specifically to refugee returnees in Senegal. The funding opportunity emphasized PRM's mandate around protection and durable solutions, meaning applicants were expected to design programs that do more than provide basic services; they should also reduce protection risks, strengthen safety and rights, and help displaced people move toward stable living conditions.
A central eligibility requirement for program design was the beneficiary composition. PRM indicated it would only consider projects where at least 50 percent of the targeted beneficiaries were refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Niger (with an explicit exception noted for the Diffa region of Niger), and in Nigeria, and where at least 50 percent were refugee returnees in Senegal. In practical terms, proposals needed to show clearly, with credible targeting plans and beneficiary estimates, that the majority of direct recipients fit PRM's priority categories. Projects could include host-community members, but the refugee or returnee share needed to meet the threshold, consistent with country-specific guidance referenced in the notice.
The opportunity also encouraged a community-based approach, especially for programming outside of camp settings. That means proposals were expected to consider the surrounding host communities and local systems, and to design interventions that reduce tensions and improve outcomes for both displaced people and the communities that live alongside them. While the program focus remained on refugees and returnees, PRM signaled that in non-camp areas it is preferable to implement activities in ways that also strengthen community cohesion and local capacity, rather than creating parallel services that only serve a narrow group.
Another major theme was mainstreaming protection across all sectors, with a specific push to address gender-based violence (GBV) risk mitigation. The notice strongly encouraged applicants to demonstrate that protection is not treated as a standalone activity, but integrated throughout the project design. In real terms, that could include building safer access to services, improving referral pathways for survivors, reducing exposure to exploitation and abuse, ensuring that facilities and distributions are designed with safety in mind, and incorporating risk analysis for women, girls, and other at-risk groups into implementation decisions. The expectation was that proposals would show how they will identify protection risks, prevent harm, and adjust programming to keep people safe while delivering assistance.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement, which generally implies substantial involvement by the funding agency during implementation compared with a standard grant. The opportunity number was SFOP0005588 under CFDA 19.517, published February 11, 2019, with an application deadline of March 12, 2019. PRM anticipated making around eight awards, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000 per award. Eligibility was listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, suggesting that certain types of organizations (often NGOs, international organizations, or other qualified entities) could apply if they met PRM's requirements.
Overall, the grant call prioritized well-justified, protection-centered proposals serving predominantly refugees or refugee returnees in the specified countries, preferably designed to work in community settings and to deliver assistance in ways that reduce protection threats, including GBV-related risks, while supporting more sustainable outcomes for conflict-affected populations.Apply for SFOP0005588
- The Department of State, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2019 Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal" 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 Feb 11, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 12, 2019. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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