Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0010137
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is soliciting concept notes under its FY 2024 funding cycle for NGO programs that benefit refugees in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkiye. This opportunity is issued as Request for Concept Notes SFOP0010137 under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 19.519, Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for the Near East. Funding would be provided through cooperative agreements, which typically means PRM expects a higher level of engagement and coordination during implementation than a standard grant.
The announcement was issued on November 27, 2023, and concept notes are due by January 5, 2024, at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Late submissions will not be reviewed. PRM emphasizes that all applications must be submitted through Grants.gov and recommends submitting early to avoid last-minute technical problems that could prevent successful submission.
Funding parameters are set at the country level rather than as a single universal amount. Applicants must follow country-specific guidance on minimum and maximum annual request amounts (a funding floor and a funding ceiling). Proposals that request less than the minimum or more than the maximum per year for the relevant country will be disqualified, so budget sizing is treated as an eligibility screen rather than a negotiable detail. The source data lists an overall award ceiling of $4,000,000, but the practical limits applicants must follow are the country-by-country thresholds referenced in the guidelines.
PRM is using a staged process. Organizations first submit a short concept note package; PRM then selects a subset of applicants to develop and submit full proposals. PRM expects, but does not guarantee, that it will notify selected concept note applicants within about three months after the concept note deadline. For those invited to submit full proposals, PRM anticipates, but does not guarantee, that awards could be made in under five months from the full proposal submission deadline, assuming funds are available.
The required concept note application package is designed to be brief but complete. Applicants must submit a concept note of no more than four pages (or five pages for consortia), plus a one-page budget summary that clearly breaks out costs by year across the program period. PRM recommends using Excel and notes that the budget summary does not count against the page limit. At the concept note stage, the detailed budget tabs sometimes included in PRM templates are not required. In addition, applicants must include signed and completed federal forms SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B, as applicable; these forms also do not count toward the page limit.
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), and international organizations. A key restriction is that international multilateral organizations such as UN agencies should not submit through Grants.gov in response to this announcement. Instead, those multilateral entities are directed to contact the PRM Program Officer listed in the notice on or before the closing date if they seek funding for relevant programs.
In practical terms, this is a competitive PRM Near East refugee assistance opportunity that starts with a concise concept note and a high-level, year-by-year budget snapshot. The biggest compliance risks flagged in the notice are missing the deadline, failing to submit via Grants.gov, exceeding page limits, omitting required forms, and requesting a budget amount outside the specified per-country floors and ceilings, which would result in disqualification.Apply for SFOP0010137
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 Request for Concept Notes for NGO programs benefiting Refugees in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkiye" 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 2023-11-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-01-05. (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 $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this funding opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) request for concept notes under its FY 2024 funding cycle for NGO programs that benefit refugees in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkiye. It is issued as Request for Concept Notes SFOP0010137 under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 19.519, Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for the Near East.
2. What type of funding instrument will be used?
PRM anticipates using cooperative agreements. This typically means PRM expects a higher level of engagement and coordination during implementation than a standard grant.
3. Which countries are covered by this opportunity?
The opportunity supports programs that benefit refugees in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkiye.
4. What is the opportunity number and assistance listing?
The request is SFOP0010137. The Assistance Listing (CFDA) is 19.519, Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for the Near East.
5. When was the announcement issued?
The announcement was issued on November 27, 2023.
6. What is the concept note deadline?
Concept notes are due by January 5, 2024, at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
7. Will late submissions be accepted?
No. Late submissions will not be reviewed.
8. How must applications be submitted?
All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov. PRM recommends submitting early to avoid last-minute technical problems that could prevent successful submission.
9. Is this a single-step application, or is there a staged process?
This is a staged process. Organizations first submit a concept note package. PRM then selects a subset of applicants to develop and submit full proposals.
10. When does PRM expect to notify applicants after concept note submission?
PRM expects (but does not guarantee) that it will notify selected concept note applicants within about three months after the concept note deadline.
11. How quickly could awards be made after full proposals are submitted?
For applicants invited to submit full proposals, PRM anticipates (but does not guarantee) that awards could be made in under five months from the full proposal submission deadline, assuming funds are available.
12. What is required in the concept note package?
The concept note application package must include: (1) a concept note (no more than four pages, or five pages for consortia), (2) a one-page budget summary that clearly breaks out costs by year across the program period, and (3) signed and completed federal forms SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B, as applicable.
13. What are the page limits for the concept note?
The concept note is limited to four pages for most applicants, or five pages for consortia.
14. Does the budget summary count toward the concept note page limit?
No. The one-page budget summary does not count against the concept note page limit.
15. Do the required SF-424 series forms count toward the page limit?
No. The signed and completed SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424B forms (as applicable) do not count toward the page limit.
16. Is a detailed budget required at the concept note stage?
No. At the concept note stage, the detailed budget tabs sometimes included in PRM templates are not required. A one-page, year-by-year budget summary is required.
17. How should the budget summary be prepared?
PRM recommends using Excel to prepare the one-page budget summary, and it should clearly break out costs by year across the program period.
18. How is funding size determined for this opportunity?
Funding parameters are set at the country level. Applicants must follow country-specific guidance on minimum and maximum annual request amounts (a funding floor and a funding ceiling).
19. What happens if an applicant requests an amount outside the country-specific floor or ceiling?
Requests that are below the minimum or above the maximum per year for the relevant country will be disqualified. PRM treats this as an eligibility screen rather than a negotiable budget detail.
20. Is there an overall award ceiling listed for the opportunity?
The source data lists an overall award ceiling of $4,000,000. However, applicants must follow the country-by-country minimum and maximum thresholds referenced in the guidelines, which are the practical limits used for eligibility.
21. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include: nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), and international organizations.
22. Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. Institutions of higher education are excluded from the eligible nonprofit categories described in the opportunity information.
23. Can UN agencies or other international multilateral organizations apply through Grants.gov?
No. International multilateral organizations such as UN agencies should not submit through Grants.gov in response to this announcement.
24. If a multilateral organization cannot submit through Grants.gov, what should it do?
Multilateral entities seeking funding for relevant programs are directed to contact the PRM Program Officer listed in the notice on or before the closing date.
25. What are the main compliance risks that could cause an application to be rejected or disqualified?
PRM flags several major risks: missing the deadline, failing to submit via Grants.gov, exceeding page limits, omitting required forms, and requesting a budget amount outside the specified per-country floors and ceilings (which results in disqualification).
26. Why does PRM recommend submitting early?
PRM recommends submitting early to avoid last-minute technical problems that could prevent a successful submission through Grants.gov.
27. At a high level, what is PRM looking for at the concept note stage?
PRM is looking for a concise, brief-but-complete concept note package: a short narrative concept note within the page limit, a clear one-page year-by-year budget summary, and the required signed federal forms.
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