Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (19.518)
Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (Assistance Listing 19.518) is run by the Department of State. It awarded $445 million in 200 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.1 million. Half of the 200 awards fell between $1.3 million and $3.0 million, and they ranged from $4,920 to $6.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$445 million
- Grant awards200
- Typical award$2.1 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.0 million
- Size rank399 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $101 million in fiscal 2021 to $3.0 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 399th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 93% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 11 states and territories.
What the program funds
Provide life-saving assistance to refugees, forcibly displaced persons, stateless persons, and vulnerable migrants in countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Past notices
Of 8 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in February (4), March (2) and April (1).
- DFOP0009901: FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting vulnerable PRM populations of concern in South America
- OFOP0001304: 2024 Julia Taft Refugee Fund
- FY-2024-BSB-410602: Julia Taft Refugee Fund
- SFOP0009623: FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama
- SFOP0009412: FY 2023 PRM Request for Full Proposals for South America and the Caribbean
- SFOP0008576: 2022 Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Full Proposals
- SFOP0008134: 2021 Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama CN
- SFOP0007599: 2021 Brazil, the Caribbean, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Full Proposals
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (19.518) awarded $445 million across 200 grant awards, an average of $2.2 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. | District of Columbia | 30 | $67.9 million |
| Hias Inc | Maryland | 20 | $57.4 million |
| Save the Children Federation, Inc. | Connecticut | 12 | $31.8 million |
| Jesuit Refugee Service USA | District of Columbia | 10 | $28.8 million |
| World Vision Inc. | Washington | 10 | $28.4 million |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. | Georgia | 8 | $23.3 million |
| Fondazione A.V.S.I. | 8 | $18.8 million | |
| Americares Foundation, Inc. | Connecticut | 4 | $18.0 million |
| Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - Stiftelsen Flyktninghjelpen | 5 | $17.7 million | |
| Mercy Corps | Oregon | 4 | $17.5 million |
| Heartland Alliance International, Inc. | Illinois | 4 | $15.6 million |
| Blumont Global Development, Inc. | Virginia | 4 | $14.2 million |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | New York | 6 | $12.8 million |
| Order of Malta Worldwide Relief Malteser International Americas, Inc. | New York | 4 | $12.3 million |
| Stichting Zoa | 3 | $10.4 million | |
| Secretariado Nacional de Pastoral Social-Caritas Colombiana | 4 | $10.2 million | |
| Centro de Desarrollo y Autogestion | 5 | $8.8 million | |
| Medical Teams International, Inc | Oregon | 3 | $8.0 million |
| Caritas Brasileira | 4 | $7.7 million | |
| Solidarites International | 1 | $6.2 million |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 78% of the money, state and local governments 0.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 128 | $346 million | 78% |
| Other | 71 | $96.9 million | 22% |
| State and local governments | 1 | $2.0 million | 0.4% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 46 | $105 million |
| Maryland | 20 | $57.4 million |
| Connecticut | 16 | $49.8 million |
| Washington | 10 | $28.4 million |
| Oregon | 7 | $25.5 million |
| New York | 10 | $25.1 million |
| Georgia | 8 | $23.3 million |
| Virginia | 7 | $19.2 million |
| Illinois | 4 | $15.6 million |
| California | 2 | $2.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $1.3 million |