OpportunityTitle: FY 2017 Turkey Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting Afghan, Iraqi, and other non-Syrian refugees and asylum seekers
CategoryExplanation: Overseas Refugee Assistance.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: International Organizations: International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement.  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.
Description: Current Funding Priorities: (a) PRM will consider funding only those projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent non-Syrian refugees and asylum seekers, including Afghans and/or Iraqis, among others. Proposals are encouraged to incorporate efforts to increase the capacity of national actors to respond to the needs of refugees and displaced populations. (b) Proposals must focus on Protection (see PRM&apos;s General NGO Guidelines for sector descriptions), including but not limited to the following activities:(i) Information dissemination to beneficiaries and service providers on non-Syrian refugee and asylum seeker rights, benefits, and responsibilities; (ii) Case management services to strengthen and/or facilitate access of vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers to registration, health care, education, shelter, translation services, legal counseling, and work permits or job placements;(iii) Child protection interventions and/or psychosocial support services; and/or (iv) Basic needs assistance for new arrivals or especially vulnerable individuals and families, including persons with disabilities, LGBTI individuals, and survivors of gender-based violence, among others.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: samuelsonal@state.gov
GrantorContactText: Andrea Samuelson &lt;br/&gt;samuelsonal@state.gov &lt;br/&gt;