OpportunityTitle: FY 2012 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO programs benefiting refugees and refugee returnees in the DRC and Uganda
CategoryExplanation: Refugee assistance.    International Organizations (IOs) that are engaged in programs relevant to the assistance addressed by this PRM funding announcement should ensure that these programs are made known to PRM on or before the closing date of this funding announcement so that PRM can evaluate all IO and NGO programs for funding consideration.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: (1) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education and international organizations; and (2) International Organizations.
Description: PRM will prioritize currently available funding for the DRC and Uganda as identified below: Country Specific Instructions: (1) Uganda &#149; Proposals for Uganda should focus on life-saving basic preventive and curative healthcare assistance, and gender-based violence prevention and response in the refugee settlements in the southwest. &#149; Proposals for Uganda may also focus on protection, including prevention of and response to gender-based violence in urban refugee communities. &#149; Proposals can choose to focus on assistance to either the refugee settlements or to urban refugee communities. While PRM does not discourage activities that also include the local host population along with refugees, proposals should concentrate on activities for refugees. At least 80% of beneficiaries must be refugees with the remainder being vulnerable individuals in host communities. (2)DRC &#149; Proposed activities for the DRC should support the repatriation and reintegration of Congolese refugees returning to Equateur and South Kivu provinces. o Proposals for Equateur Province should focus on water and sanitation, shelter, sustainable livelihood promotion, and gender-based violence prevention and response. o Proposals for South Kivu Province should focus on sustainable livelihood promotion, water and sanitation, and gender-based violence prevention and response. &#149; Proposals should focus on areas of high refugee return where new refugee returnees (those who have returned in 2011-2012) make up at least 50% of targeted beneficiaries. Proposals should specify refugee returnee population numbers and/or projections for 2012 in proposed locations. &#149; Proposals should target priority sectors specific to the geographic area and target population as identified in collaboration with UNHCR, local authorities, and returnees themselves. **************************************************For more details on this specific opportunity, please click the &quot;Full Announcement&quot; Grants.gov link. For PRM&apos;s general NGO guidelines, please go to the Funding Opportunities page of PRM&#146;s website: http://www.state.gov/j/prm/releases/releases/2012/183974.htm. After you&apos;ve read both documents, please contact Program Officer Bryan Lupton at 202-453-9307 (luptonbc@state.gov) with any questions.
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GrantorContactText: Bryan Lupton &lt;br/&gt;Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-453-9307