OpportunityTitle: FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO programs benefiting refugees, internally displaced, and stateless persons in the South Caucasus
CategoryExplanation: Overseas Refugees Assistance
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: (1) International Organizations.  International Organizations (IOs) should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement.  Rather IOs such as UN agencies and other Public International Organizations (PIOs) that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the relevant PRM Program Officer (as listed below) on or before the closing date of the funding announcement.
Description: (a)Armenia: PRM seeks proposals that aim to empower and increase the self-reliance of PRM populations of concern and strengthen local NGO capacity. While programs must include a target beneficiary base of at least 51% asylum seekers and refugees, other host community populations may comprise up to 49% of target beneficiaries. Proposals should address one or more of the priority sectors listed below. &#149; Capacity Building: i. Local NGO capacity building&#149; Protection Mechanismsi. Train community resource peopleii. Gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and responseiii. Combat xenophobia and discrimination(b)Azerbaijan: PRM seeks proposals that aim to empower and increase the self-reliance of PRM populations of concern and strengthen local NGO capacity. While programs must include a target beneficiary base of at least 51% asylum seekers and refugees, IDPs or other host community populations may comprise up to 49% of target beneficiaries. Proposals should aim to improve beneficiaries&#146; self-reliance and increase the capacity of government institutions to provide basic services to address beneficiaries&#146; needs. Proposals should address one or more of the priority sectors listed below. &#149; Capacity Building: i. Local NGOs&#149; Protection Mechanisms: i. Train community resource peopleii. Gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and responseiii. Combating xenophobia and discrimination&#149; Livelihoods(c)Georgia: PRM seeks proposals that promote efforts to improve integration prospects for persons living in conflict-affected communities near the Administrative Boundary Lines (ABLs) for the Abkhazia and/or South Ossetia regions of Georgia, and proposals that increase the self-reliance of PRM populations of concern and local NGOs. Proposals should address one or more of the priority sectors listed below. &#149; Confidence Building Measures&#149; Livelihoods&#149; Protection Mechanisms: i. Train community resource peopleii. Gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and responseiii. Combating xenophobia and discrimination
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov Customer Support
GrantorContactText: Grants.gov Contact Center &lt;br/&gt;Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;support@grants.gov &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: No Explanation