# 2024 Julia Taft Refugee Fund

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/nga-polecon-gr-23-003-11092023-2024-julia-taft-refugee-fund/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350940

> U.S. Mission to Nigeria offered grants of up to $25,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $25,000 in total. Applications closed on December 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NGA-POLECON-GR-23-003-11092023 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Nigeria |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $25,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $25,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.517 |

## Who can apply

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

Not-for-profit organizations (NPOs,) including civil society/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) registered on the federal or state level in Nigeria.

## What the grant funds

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Mission Nigeria in collaboration with the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program thorough the Julia Taft Refugee Fund that will support one-time, low-cost interventions that address important gaps in protection and assistance for refugees and stateless persons. The submission of the SOI is the first step in a two-step process. Applicants must first submit a concise (one-page) statement of interest designed to clearly communicate program idea and objectives. This is not a full proposal. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants to submit program ideas for evaluation prior to requiring the development of a full proposal application. Upon a merit review of eligible SOIs, selected applicants will be invited to expand on their program idea by submitting a full proposal application. Full proposals will go through a second merit review before final funding decisions are made. Program Objectives: This initiative began in 2000, under the leadership of former Assistant Secretary Julia V. Taft (named for her posthumously), with the intent of providing Ambassadors with the means to respond to critical gaps that local agencies could address, and which larger multilateral humanitarian programs have not addressed. The program is intended to meet gaps in assistance through 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). The Taft Fund is intended for projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees or returned refugees. Please note that this program can not cover activities aimed at internally displaced or stateless persons in Nigeria. Additionally, the program may fund projects that support equal access to protection, assistance, and other solutions for LGBTQI+ refugees and stateless persons. The proposed projects should be one-time interventions, not sustained programs.

## Questions people ask

### Is NGA-POLECON-GR-23-003-11092023 still open?

No. It closed on December 15, 2023.

### Who can apply for 2024 Julia Taft Refugee Fund?

U.S. Mission to Nigeria accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for 2024 Julia Taft Refugee Fund?

Closed December 15, 2023. 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 $25,000 each. About $25,000 in total across about 2 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.