Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0004234
The "2018 Tibetan Refugees in India and Nepal" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0004234) was a discretionary U.S. Department of State funding announcement issued by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to support programs serving Tibetan refugee communities located in India and Nepal. Funding was to be provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the agency expects a closer working relationship and more ongoing involvement in program direction and oversight than with a standard grant. The opportunity was published on March 15, 2018, with an application deadline of April 17, 2018.
The core purpose of the funding was to advance PRM's mandate to provide protection, humanitarian assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and conflict-affected populations. A key eligibility and program design requirement was that PRM would only consider projects where at least 50 percent of the intended beneficiaries are refugees. In practical terms, applicants needed to structure targeting, outreach, service delivery, and monitoring in a way that clearly demonstrated that refugees made up at least half of the people served, rather than proposing broader community programs where refugees were only a small subset.
Proposed projects were required to focus on one or more specific sector areas aligned with PRM's general NGO guidelines. The sectors listed were Protection; Gender-based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response; Child Protection; Health; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH); and Education. This framing indicates that PRM was looking for concrete services and systems that improve safety, rights, access to essential care, and longer-term wellbeing for Tibetan refugees. Examples of the types of interventions that could fit include protection case management and legal or documentation support, GBV risk mitigation and survivor services, child safeguarding and family-based support, primary healthcare access and referrals, improvements to water supply and sanitation facilities and hygiene behaviors, and education support that improves enrollment, retention, and learning outcomes for refugee children and youth.
The announcement listed an award ceiling of $2,500,000, signaling the maximum amount PRM was willing to fund under a single award for this opportunity. The listing also showed "Expected Awards: 0," which can appear in some postings even when funding is available, and does not necessarily mean no awards would be made; it can reflect that the number of awards was not specified or depended on the quality of applications and available funds. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity was 19.519, which corresponds to PRM assistance programs.
Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations, both those with IRS 501(c)(3) status and those without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as other entities as described in the opportunity's additional eligibility language. Overall, the opportunity was narrowly targeted to programming for Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal, with a clear emphasis on refugee-majority service delivery and on humanitarian protection and basic services sectors that align with PRM's standard operational priorities.Apply for SFOP0004234
- The Department of State, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2018 Tibetan Refugees in India and Nepal" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.519.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 15, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 17, 2018. (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 $2,500,000.00 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 (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs: 2018 Tibetan Refugees in India and Nepal (SFOP0004234)
What is the "2018 Tibetan Refugees in India and Nepal" funding opportunity?
It was a discretionary U.S. Department of State funding announcement issued by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to support programs serving Tibetan refugee communities located in India and Nepal.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number was SFOP0004234.
Which U.S. government office issued this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
What type of funding instrument was used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Funding was to be provided through a cooperative agreement. This typically indicates PRM expected a closer working relationship and more ongoing involvement in program direction and oversight than under a standard grant.
When was the opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The announcement was published on March 15, 2018, and the application deadline was April 17, 2018.
What was PRM trying to achieve through this funding?
The core purpose was to advance PRM's mandate to provide protection, humanitarian assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and conflict-affected populations, specifically by supporting programming for Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal.
Where were funded projects expected to operate?
Projects were expected to serve Tibetan refugee communities located in India and Nepal.
Was there a minimum refugee participation requirement?
Yes. PRM would only consider projects where at least 50 percent of the intended beneficiaries are refugees.
What does the "at least 50 percent refugees" requirement mean in practice?
Applicants needed to design targeting, outreach, service delivery, and monitoring in a way that clearly demonstrated refugees made up at least half of the people served. Projects could not be framed as broader community programs where refugees were only a small subset of beneficiaries.
Which sectors or program areas were eligible under this announcement?
Proposed projects were required to focus on one or more sectors aligned with PRM's general NGO guidelines. The listed sectors were Protection; Gender-based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response; Child Protection; Health; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH); and Education.
What kinds of activities could fit under the Protection sector?
Examples mentioned as potentially fitting include protection case management and legal or documentation support.
What kinds of activities could fit under GBV prevention and response?
Examples mentioned as potentially fitting include GBV risk mitigation and survivor services.
What kinds of activities could fit under Child Protection?
Examples mentioned as potentially fitting include child safeguarding and family-based support.
What kinds of activities could fit under Health?
Examples mentioned as potentially fitting include primary healthcare access and referrals.
What kinds of activities could fit under WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)?
Examples mentioned as potentially fitting include improvements to water supply and sanitation facilities and hygiene behaviors.
What kinds of activities could fit under Education?
Examples mentioned as potentially fitting include education support that improves enrollment, retention, and learning outcomes for refugee children and youth.
What was the maximum award amount?
The announcement listed an award ceiling of $2,500,000, which signaled the maximum amount PRM was willing to fund under a single award for this opportunity.
The listing shows "Expected Awards: 0." Does that mean no awards were available?
Not necessarily. The posting noted that "Expected Awards: 0" can appear even when funding is available and may reflect that the number of awards was not specified or depended on the quality of applications and available funds.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the opportunity was 19.519, which corresponds to PRM assistance programs.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status and nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as other entities as described in the opportunity's additional eligibility language.
Were colleges and universities eligible to apply as nonprofits?
The eligibility description specified nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status were eligible, excluding institutions of higher education.
How narrowly targeted was this funding opportunity?
It was narrowly targeted to programming for Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal, with a clear emphasis on refugee-majority service delivery (at least 50 percent refugees) and on humanitarian protection and basic services sectors aligned with PRM priorities.
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