# Notice of Funding Opportunity – Julia Taft Fund (PGO)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dos-jtf-2022-notice-of-funding-opportunity-julia-taft-fund-pgo/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/337427

> U.S. Mission to Mauritania offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $12,500) to nonprofits. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $50,000 in total. Applications closed on February 17, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOS-JTF-2022 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Mauritania |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 17, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $12,500 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $50,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.517 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Julia Taft Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration - PRM's Taft Refugee Fund is intended to meet gaps in assistance by issuing grants of up to $50,000 to national or local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for quick impact projects to meet critical needs not addressed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), or other international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This fund is intended primarily to support projects that assist refugees, refugee returnees, migrants, statelessness, and other marginalized people within refugee, returnees, and migrant populations. Projects could range from income generating activities to capacity building programs. The fund seeks to meet gaps in ongoing refugee programs that can be filled locally through projects of up to $50,000. Projects proposed should not exceed $12,500 (about 4.2 million UM) B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATON Length of performance period: 3 to 12 months Number of awards anticipated: Four (04) Type of Funding: Fiscal Year 2022 JTF Anticipated program start date: October 1, 2022 Funding Instrument Type: Grant. Program Performance Period: One year after signing. C. ELIGILIBITY INFORMATION 1. Eligible Applicants The Program and Grants Office (PGO) encourages applications from locally registered civil society entities such as, national and local non-governmental organizations, associations, cooperatives, or groups with refugee or returnee programming experience. The Taft Fund is intended for projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees or returned refugees. Embassy is also interested in supporting projects that address issues related to statelessness, assistance to marginalized groups within refugee, returnee, and migrant populations using the Taft Fund. Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding. In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number from Dun & Bradstreet, as well as a valid registration on www.sam.gov. Please see Section F.3 for information on how to obtain these registrations.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOS-JTF-2022 still open?

No. It closed on February 17, 2022.

### Who can apply for Notice of Funding Opportunity – Julia Taft Fund (PGO)?

U.S. Mission to Mauritania accepted applications from nonprofits.

### What is the deadline for Notice of Funding Opportunity – Julia Taft Fund (PGO)?

Closed February 17, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each. About $50,000 in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were International Rescue Committee, Inc., Save the Children Federation, Inc., Jesuit Refugee Service USA. The program made 386 awards worth $533 million in that time.