Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0001441
The grant opportunity titled "2017 Nepal, India, Sri Lanka" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0001441) was issued by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement. It was created on March 7, 2017, with an original application closing date of April 11, 2017. The listing is associated with CFDA number 19.519, which generally covers PRM's humanitarian assistance programming for refugees and related populations overseas. The notice set an award ceiling of $2,500,000, indicating the maximum amount that could be awarded for an individual project under this announcement, although the posting indicates "Expected Awards: 0," which can reflect administrative listing details rather than a firm commitment on the number of grants that would ultimately be issued.
The purpose of the opportunity was to support overseas refugee assistance activities benefiting Tibetan and Sri Lankan refugees, as well as returnees, across three countries: India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The program focus is explicitly humanitarian and protection-oriented, aimed at addressing both immediate needs and essential services for displaced or returning communities. The announcement highlights a set of priority sectors that applicants were expected to target: protection (broadly defined support that helps people access safety, rights, and services), child protection (services and systems to prevent and respond to abuse, exploitation, neglect, and family separation), and programming to address gender-based violence, including prevention and survivor-centered response. These areas signal PRM's emphasis on safeguarding vulnerable groups and ensuring assistance is delivered in ways that reduce risk and uphold dignity.
Beyond protection services, the opportunity also supported core service delivery in education and primary healthcare, making clear that health interventions were limited to primary care rather than specialized or tertiary services. In addition, the notice included water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) as an eligible sector, which typically covers safe water access, sanitation infrastructure and services, hygiene promotion, and related community-level public health measures. Livelihoods support was also included, suggesting the funding could be used for initiatives that help refugees and returnees build or restore income-generating capacities, improve self-reliance, and reduce dependence on ongoing aid. Shelter was listed as another sector, indicating the opportunity could support safe housing solutions, repairs, transitional shelter, or related assistance aligned with humanitarian shelter standards.
In terms of who could apply, the eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," and the opportunity is framed for international organizations in the implementing sense, but it draws a clear boundary around multilateral organizations. Specifically, international multilateral organizations such as United Nations agencies were instructed not to submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this notice. Instead, multilaterals seeking funding for relevant programs were directed to contact the designated PRM Program Officer on or before the funding announcement closing date. This kind of instruction is common when an agency manages UN and other multilateral funding through separate processes, agreements, or direct coordination channels rather than the standard Grants.gov application pathway.
Overall, the opportunity was structured to fund humanitarian assistance for specific refugee and returnee populations in South Asia, spanning immediate protection needs and key basic services. The cooperative agreement instrument type implies a closer working relationship with PRM during project implementation than a standard grant, often involving more substantial federal involvement in monitoring, coordination, or programmatic decision-making. The combination of sectors, geographic scope, and population focus points to a comprehensive assistance approach: keeping people safe, ensuring access to essential services like schooling, primary healthcare, and WASH, and supporting stability through livelihoods and shelter interventions in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.Apply for SFOP0001441
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2017 Nepal, India, Sri Lanka" 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 2017-03-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-11. (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: Others.
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