OpportunityTitle: FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya
CategoryExplanation: Overseas Refugee Assistance
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: (1) 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: Current Funding Priorities for refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya: PRM will prioritize funding for proposed NGO activities that best meet the Bureau&apos;s priorities for filling programming gaps in the Horn of Africa region as identified below.While PRM encourages activities that include host communities, because of PRM&apos;s mandate to provide protection, assistance, and durable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will consider funding only those projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50% refugees. Please note that projects that do not meet the protection/assistance gap(s) below will not be considered.ETHIOPIAProposals must focus on one or more of the following:Benishangul-Gumuz Refugee Camps:Livelihoods (vocational education/training that benefits both refugees and host nationals)Tigray Refugee Camps:Livelihoods and/or vocational education/training that will help minimize onward migrationKENYAProposals must focus on one or more of the following:Kakuma Refugee Camp:Protection (e.g., protection assistance for children and new arrivals, including those living with a disability, gender based violence prevention and response)Dadaab Refugee CampsLivelihoods (secondary and/or vocational education/training that ideally benefits both refugees and host nationals, and that for Somali refugees has a clear link to eventual voluntary return)Please read full announcement for additional criteria.
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: Deadline Extended.    Proposal submission deadline:  Tuesday, December 12, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. EST (noon Washington, DC time).  Proposals submitted after this deadline or incomplete proposal packages will not be considered.