FY 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees in South Sudan | PRM PRMOAPAF 16 009

Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM PRMOAPAF 16 009

The FY 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees in South Sudan is a discretionary U.S. government funding opportunity issued by the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). The opportunity is designed to support nongovernmental organization projects that address urgent needs and service gaps affecting displaced populations in South Sudan, with PRM explicitly signaling that it will prioritize proposals that best align with the Bureau's current priorities and that clearly fill programming gaps in the response.

A central requirement of this funding opportunity is PRM's beneficiary targeting rule. Because PRM's mandate focuses on protection, humanitarian assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and conflict-affected populations, PRM states it will only consider projects where at least 50 percent of the intended beneficiaries are refugees. In practical terms, applicants need to demonstrate in their proposal narrative and targeting approach that refugees make up at least half of the people who will receive services, and they should be prepared to explain how beneficiary counts will be tracked and verified over the life of the award. This threshold is positioned as a gatekeeping eligibility condition for project design rather than a soft preference, meaning proposals that primarily serve non-refugee groups without meeting the 50 percent refugee minimum are unlikely to be considered responsive.

The award instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a closer working relationship between the funding agency and the recipient than a standard grant. Cooperative agreements often involve more substantial agency involvement in program oversight, coordination, or technical engagement during implementation. While the notice excerpt does not spell out the exact nature of PRM's involvement, applicants should generally expect structured reporting, active coordination expectations, and possible PRM input on key elements such as monitoring, work planning, or alignment with broader humanitarian strategies in South Sudan.

In terms of funding parameters, the listed award ceiling is $1,500,000. The notice shows "Expected Awards:" but does not provide a number in the excerpted data, so the total number of awards cannot be inferred from the provided text. The opportunity is categorized under CFDA 19.517, which corresponds to refugee assistance-related programming under the Department of State. The funding activity category is listed as "Other," suggesting the program area is not narrowly restricted to a single sector in the summary data, but instead is intended to be responsive to identified gaps, consistent with PRM's broad humanitarian protection and assistance mandate.

Eligibility is oriented toward nongovernmental and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based or non-U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (again excluding institutions of higher education), and "Others" as an additional category in the source data. This structure implies PRM is keeping the applicant pool open to a range of NGO actors, though the specific meaning of "Others" would normally be clarified in the full announcement. Importantly, the notice draws a clear boundary around international multilateral organizations: United Nations agencies and similar multilateral bodies are explicitly instructed not to apply through Grants.gov in response to this announcement. Instead, multilateral organizations seeking PRM funding for relevant programs are told to contact the designated PRM Program Officer by the closing date, indicating a separate channel or process for those entities.

The opportunity was created on March 1, 2016, with an original closing date of March 31, 2016, establishing a relatively short application window. The funding opportunity number is PRM PRMOAPAF 16 009, and the title emphasizes that proposed activities should benefit refugees in South Sudan, reinforcing that geographic focus and the beneficiary composition requirement are foundational to responsiveness.

Overall, this notice is best understood as a PRM effort to steer NGO programming toward the most pressing unmet needs in South Sudan's refugee response, with strict attention to refugee-centered beneficiary targeting. Competitive proposals under this framework would be expected to show a strong rationale tied to documented gaps, a clear plan for delivering protection or assistance outcomes for refugees, and a credible method for ensuring and demonstrating that refugees comprise at least half of all direct beneficiaries, while recognizing that UN and other multilateral agencies are expected to coordinate directly with PRM outside the Grants.gov submission route.

• The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees in South Sudan" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.517.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-03-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-03-31. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.

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