PRM NGO Projects in Great Lakes-Central Africa Region

The summary for the PRM NGO Projects in Great Lakes-Central Africa Region Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	PRM NGO Projects in Great Lakes-Central Africa Region
	CFDA Number:	19.517
	CFDA Description:	Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Refugee assistance. Responses from International Organizations 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-AFR-09-CA-AF-12182008-GREATLAKES-CEN
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Other Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 18, 2008
	Creation Date:	Dec 19, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 06, 2009 Please note short turnaround time.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Feb 05, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$200,000
	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 a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education and international organizations: and (2) International Organizations.
Grant Description: Limited funding is available to support NGOs working with UNHCR in Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan to respond to the needs of new DRC refugee arrivals. Proposed activities should support specifically the new influx of DRC refugee arrivals at the border or in receiving settlements. Priority sectors should include water and sanitation, emergency health and nutrition, and primary education. Target beneficiaries and proposed sectors should be selected in coordination with UNHCR. Preference will be given to organizations with an existing presence in the location and demonstrated capacity in the proposed sector of intervention.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: FY2009 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs addressing the needs of new DRC refugee arrivals in Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan beginning February 1, 2009 - March 15, 2009.
http://www.state.gov/g/prm/c27112.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Wendy Henning
Program Officer
Phone 2026631030 henningwl@state.gov PRM/AFR Wendy Henning
Similar Government Grants: • NGO Programs in Response to the Somali Refugee Emergency in Ethiopia and Kenya; • PRM NGO Projects in Chad and Cameroon; • FY 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO programs benefiting refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya; • FY 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO programs benefiting refugees and refugee returnees ...; • PRM NGO Projects in Liberia; • Assistance for Southern Sudanese Refugees and Returnees; • PRM NGO Projects in the Horn (Kenya only); • PRM NGO Projects in Chad; • PRM NGO Projects in Great Lakes/Centra Africa; • PRM NGO Projects in West Africa (Liberia only)