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GABPE21-AW-001-AF-011221: 2021 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees

Closed Closed February 15, 2021 Opportunity GABPE21-AW-001-AF-011221 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$25,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Registered NGOs with at least one-two years of experience working in Botswana. Local NGOs and international NGOs not receiving broader refugee program funding from the United States government are eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past General Department of State Assistance awards averaged $810,812; this notice allows up to $25,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration 2021 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees The U.S. Embassy Gaborone, under the auspices of the Office of the Regional Refugee Coordinator, is pleased to announce the availability of a funding opportunity through the 2021 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees. What is the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees? The Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is an initiative by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to respond to critical unmet needs of refugees. Created in 2000, the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees supports projects that fill gaps in refugee services not already being addressed by other organizations and that can be filled locally. Successful projects are those that are not being addressed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), other international organizations, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), that are already receiving U.S. government funding. NOTE: This notice is subject to availability of funding. What types of projects in Botswana have been funded through the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees in the past? Past grant recipients have implemented projects focused on establishing job training/vocational training, establishing youth councils, human rights education, and HIV/AIDS education and advocacy. Who is eligible to apply? The Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is limited to registered NGOs with at least one-two years of experience working in Botswana. Local NGOs and international NGOs not receiving broader refugee program funding from the United States government are eligible to apply. Note that the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is meant to cover a one-time need and will not support multi-year projects, though funds may be utilized to lay the groundwork for such projects or programs. The 12-month project performance period will begin in/around July 2021. How can an organization apply for funding? NGOs are invited to submit a brief description of their proposed projects by close of business (5:00 p.m. GMT +2) February 15, 2021, via email. Please send completed applications to: ManningS@state.gov and MoreengAR@state.gov. Please note the following guidelines when preparing proposals: Project budgets cannot exceed $25,000 USD. Note that all proposals are required to have at least 50% of the beneficiaries be refugees.

Category: Employment, Labor and Training.

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