Opportunity PRM-ECA-09-CA-WH-19518-02182009-COLOMBIA

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	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunity PRM-ECA-09-CA-WH-19518-02182009-COLOMBIA
	CFDA Number:	19.518
	CFDA Description:	Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Refugee assistance. Responses from International Organizataions to this announcement will be subject to established PRM authorities and procedures for voluntary contributions to International Organizations.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	PRM-ECA-09-CA-WH-19518-02182009-COLOMBIA
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Other
	Posted Date:	Feb 18, 2009
	Creation Date:	Mar 26, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 31, 2009 Deadline for submitting applications is 5:00 p.m. (EST).
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 02, 2009 Deadline for submitting applications is 12:00 p.m. (EST).
	Archive Date:	May 02, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: (1) Nonprofits having 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education and international organizations; and (2) International Organizations.
Grant Description: FY 2009 FUNDING FOR THE ANDES REGION: PRM currently has approximately $5 million available for projects in the Andes Region in FY 2009. Given continuing funding constraints and the uncertainty of future funding, PRM's FY2009 priorities are only for activities in the Andes Region that fill critical emergency humanitarian gaps for refugee and/or IDP populations in Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela. FUNDING PRIORITIES:PRM provides assistance to Colombian refugees in the Andean region as well as to IDPs in Colombia during the emergency phase of assistance (approximately the first 90 days) (mid and long-term assistance to IDPs is provided by USAID). Priority countries in the Andean region include Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela. Each project will be funded for a period not to exceed 12 months. Project objectives should therefore be achievable within a 12-month time frame. Priority sectors for PRM's assistance projects include the provision of the following emergency services and items:1. shelter;2. direct health care (including psycho-social support);3. water and sanitation; 4. food and non-food items related to the emergency phase of displacement; and5. emergency employment income generation and training for persons displaced by armed conflict in Colombia. PRM encourages assistance be directed to areas with high expulsor and receptor rates that are underserved by other humanitarian assistance organizations and to populations disproportionately affected by displacement, including Afro-Colombians and indigenous. In Colombia, the border areas near Ecuador (Narino and Putumayo) and Venezuela (Arauca), Montes de Mar�a and the geographic span stretching from Buenaventura east to La Macarena are a priority for PRM. Outside of Colombia, priority areas are the high refugee receptor communities along the borders with Colombia in Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. In addition, we will pay particular attention to proposals addressing health care needs. Projects that work with local governments to strengthen capacity to receive and meet the immediate emergency needs of IDPs, as well as projects that are part of a broader integrated approach will be considered favorably. PRM will accept proposals from any qualified international organization (IO) or non-governmental organization (NGO); however, given budgetary constraints, priority will be given to proposals from organizations that can demonstrate:(a) proven track record in providing the assistance proposed;(b) history of successful partnership with PRM;(c) evidence of coordination with relevant governmental agencies, UNHCR, other relief organizations, and development organizations;(d) appropriate targeting of beneficiaries in coordination with UNHCR and other relevant organizations; and(e) a significant percentage of cost-sharing or matching funds.****************************************************For more details on this specific opportunity, please click the "Full Announcement" Grants.gov link. For PRM's general NGO guidelines, please click the Grants.gov "How to Apply" link. After you have read both documents, please contact Program Officer Kate Pongonis at 202-663-1035 (Pongonisk@state.gov) with any questions. Funding opportunity annoncements and PRM's general NGO guidelines are also available on PRM's website
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.state.gov/g/prm/c27112.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Kathryn Pongonis Program Officer Phone 202-663-1035

Pongonisk@state.gov [Pongonisk@state.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • PRM NGO Projects Benefiting Colombian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons; • Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration Grant; • FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Colombia and the Andes Region Benefi...; • 2007 NGO Guidelines for the Andes; • FY2006 NGO Guidelines for Andes Programs