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SFOP0008526: FY 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Technical Support to Central American Minors (CAM) Program Petitioners

Closed Closed February 11, 2022 Opportunity SFOP0008526 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$3.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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)

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education International Organizations. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement. Multilateral organizations that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the PRM Program Officer (as listed below) on or before the closing date of the funding announcement. Note: if you want institutions of higher education to be eligible to apply, please discuss this with PRM’s NGO Coordinator and Compt.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past U.S. Refugee Admissions Program awards averaged $13.9 million; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (99% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

PRM seeks proposals from organizations to augment existing capacity to accept Affidavits of Relationship (AORs) and other supporting documentation for applications to the Central American Minors (CAM) program. The CAM program allows eligible parents and legal guardians in the United States to file form DS-7699, also known as a CAM AOR, seeking a refugee interview for eligible family members in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Applicants who are approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are resettled to the United States via the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), while those who are denied may, on a case-by-case basis, be considered for humanitarian parole. CAM AORs are currently being filed with the assistance of an existing Resettlement Agency (RA) funded via a cooperative agreement with PRM due to the complexity of the form, the volume of personal information collected, and required accompanying documents. In the interest of expediting submission of CAM AORs and facilitating family reunification in a more efficient manner, PRM seeks to increase capacity to assist applicants with filing this form via new or expanded partnerships. Organizations responding to this NOFO should describe how they would meaningfully augment existing system-wide capacity. Applicants may partner with current PRM-funded RAs, although this is not a requirement. Applicants with a nationwide network of offices and/or capacity to facilitate CAM AOR filing remotely and those with demonstrated ties to Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran diaspora communities in the United States will be given priority consideration. Applicants should describe: The strategy and program activities detailing how they will provide technical assistance to eligible parents/legal guardians in the United States in filling out the AOR form and submitting it to PRM’s Refugee Processing Center along with supporting documents; and The outreach strategy that they would undertake t

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Applying now

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