Funding

What does the Bureau fund?

To provide humanitarian assistance worldwide, the Bureau funds international organizations and, to a lesser extent, non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Roughly 90% of the Bureau’s contributions go to international organizations such as The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and The International Organization for Migration (IOM).

To fill gaps in programming, the Bureau also supports NGOs that provide relief services overseas. Many of these groups have expertise in a specific region and/or a particular service. Among the NGOs we have recently funded are the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, and International Medical Corps.

Are the NGOs that receive money from the Bureau obligated to follow any guidelines?

Yes. The NGOs’ projects must align with the Bureau's mission to provide protection, life-sustaining relief, and durable solutions for refugees and conflict victims, working through the multilateral humanitarian system to achieve the best results for refugees and conflict victims on behalf of the American taxpayer.

For more details, consult the Fiscal Year 2008 General NGO Guidelines for Overseas Assistance.

2008 Funding Opportunity Announcements

--10/29/08  FY08 Summary of Major Activities  [99 Kb]
--09/12/08  Writing Goals, Objectives, and Indicators for PRM-funded Humanitarian Assistance Projects
--09/08/08  FY2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Kenya Benefiting Refugees, Beginning December 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009
--09/08/08  FY2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Sudan Benefiting Southern Sudanese Refugees, Refugee Returnees and Receiving Communities Beginning December 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009
--09/08/08  FY2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in the Great Lakes/Central Africa Region Benefiting Refugees, Refugee Returnees, and Receiving Communities Beginning December 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009
--09/04/08  2009 Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance Program
--07/03/08  Request for Proposals for the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) in Moscow, Russia
--06/16/08  FY 2009 Reception and Placement Program
--06/03/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Colombia and the Andes Region Benefiting Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
--05/02/08  FY 2008 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Programs Assisting Iraqi Refugee Populations
--04/22/08  2008 Guidelines for Proposal Submissions for IO and NGO Protection and Assistance Programs for Tibetans in South Asia Beginning May 25 - September 25, 2008
--04/21/08  U.S. Department of State/Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) FY2008 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Mauritania benefiting Mauritanian refugee returnees beginning July 1, 2008 - September 15, 2008.
--04/04/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in the Balkans benefiting Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
--03/31/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Chad Benefiting Sudanese and Central African Republic (CAR) Refugees Beginning June 1 - September 30, 2008
--03/28/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in the North and South Caucasus Benefiting Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
--03/27/08  REVISED: FY 2008 Funding Opportunity Announcement for PRM Programs that Target Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
--03/21/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in the Horn of Africa and Yemen Benefiting Refugees, Beginning May 16, 2008 - September 14, 2008
--03/20/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in the Great Lakes/Central Africa Region Benefiting Refugees, Refugee Returnees and Receiving Communities Beginning May 15, 2008 - September 14, 2008
--03/19/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Sudan Benefiting Southern Sudanese Refugees, Refugee Returnees and Receiving Communities Beginning May 15, 2008 - September 14, 2008
--03/17/08  FY 2008 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Programs Assisting Iraqi Refugee Populations
--02/29/08  Deadline Extension on FY 2008 Funding Opportunities for Programs in Chad
--02/13/08  FY2008 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Liberia benefiting Liberian refugee returnees beginning April 1, 2008 - August 18, 2008
--01/30/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in the Great Lakes/Central Africa region benefiting Central African Republic (CAR) refugees and receiving communities in Cameroon and new DRC refugees beginning April 1 - May 31, 2008
--01/25/08  FY 2008 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Programs Assisting Refugee Populations in Pakistan and Recent Returned Refugees in Afghanistan
--01/25/08  FY2008 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Chad benefiting Sudanese and Central African Republic (CAR) refugees beginning February 1 - May 31, 2008