2019 Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela | SFOP0005806

Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0005806

The "2019 Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela" funding opportunity (SFOP0005806) is a discretionary U.S. government grant competition run by the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM). Funding would be provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the funder expects closer coordination and ongoing involvement than in a standard grant. The opportunity was created on April 30, 2019, with an application closing date of May 31, 2019. The award ceiling listed is $3,000,000 per award, indicating projects could be funded up to that maximum amount.

The core purpose of the opportunity is to support populations affected by displacement and conflict connected to Colombia, with a geographic focus that spans three countries. Proposed activities must primarily benefit Colombian refugees and asylum seekers living in Ecuador and Venezuela, as well as internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside Colombia. PRM frames the goal in terms of its mandate: protection, humanitarian assistance, and durable or sustainable solutions for refugees and conflict-affected people. In practical terms, that means proposals should be designed around services and interventions that reduce protection risks, meet urgent needs, and help people stabilize their situation in a way that can last beyond short-term relief.

A key eligibility requirement is the beneficiary composition: PRM will only consider projects where at least 51 percent of the targeted beneficiaries are within one or more of the following groups: Colombian refugees or asylum seekers, recently displaced Colombian IDPs (defined here as displaced within the past twelve months), and/or Colombian victims of conflict. This 51 percent threshold is central to the opportunity and functions as a screening criterion, so proposals need to be structured and documented in a way that clearly demonstrates the intended caseload meets that standard. While the primary focus is on Colombians affected by displacement or conflict, PRM notes it will consider regional proposals, which suggests applicants may design cross-border or multi-country programming so long as the primary beneficiary and mandate requirements are met.

Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations both with and without IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as international organizations. The notice also provides a specific instruction for international multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies: they should not apply through Grants.gov in response to this announcement. Instead, those multilateral entities are directed to contact the designated PRM Program Officer on or before the closing date if they want to pursue funding aligned with the announcement. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 19.518 and categorized under "Other" for the funding activity area, reflecting PRM's broad humanitarian and protection-oriented portfolio rather than a narrow sector label.

• The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2019 Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.518.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2019-04-30.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-05-31. (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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