Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities (19.522)
Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities (Assistance Listing 19.522) is run by the Department of State. It awarded $30.9 million in 50 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $618,961 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $399,399. Half of the 50 awards fell between $300,000 and $791,625, and they ranged from $4,302 to $3.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$30.9 million
- Grant awards50
- Typical award$399,399
- Awarded in FY 2025-$632,535
- Size rank1,175 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- It is the 1175th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 9 states and territories.
What the program funds
Support to unique programs of international organizations and the multiregional activities of non-governmental organizations assisting refugees, stateless persons, conflict-affected, and vulnerable migrants. Promote initiatives such as: addressing statelessness; promoting localization; life-saving support to refugee health; and advancing the use of data and evidence in humanitarian assistance.
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 9 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in February (3), April (3) and March (1).
- DFOP0016743: FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for a Technical Secretariat to Support the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection
- DFOP0013979: FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Advancing Interim and Durable Solutions
- SFOP0009717: FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting LGBTQI+ Refugees
- SFOP0009616: FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Humanitarian Research
- SFOP0008436: 2022 Request for Concept Notes - Continuity of Humanitarian Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- SFOP0008063: FY 2021 Request for Concept Notes for NGO Programs Preventing, Preparing for, and Responding to COVID-19
- SFOP0007699: FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Global Innovation Programs to Address Gender-based Violence in Conflict-Affected Humanitarian Emergencies
- SFOP0007647: FY 2021 Request for Concept Notes for Humanitarian Research
- SFOP0007653: FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Innovation in Child Protection: Intersectoral Approaches for Child Well-being
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 Strategic Global Priorities (19.522) awarded $30.9 million across 50 grant awards, an average of $618,961 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Refugee Commission, Inc. | New York | 9 | $5.4 million |
| Dansk Flygtningehjaelp | 3 | $3.7 million | |
| George Washington University (the) | Virginia | 3 | $3.3 million |
| Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. | District of Columbia | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Action Contre La Faim | 1 | $1.9 million | |
| Save the Children Federation, Inc. | Connecticut | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Intersos Organizzazione Umanitaria Onlus | 1 | $1.6 million | |
| The American National Red Cross | North Carolina | 1 | $1.6 million |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | New York | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Kirkon Ulkomaanapu Sr | 1 | $1.2 million | |
| Childfund International USA | Virginia | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Yerel Ve Siginmacilarla Yardimlasma Dernegi | 1 | $1.0 million | |
| Sphere Association | 3 | $976,659 | |
| International Institute of Humanitarian Law | 3 | $899,857 | |
| Mercy Corps | Oregon | 1 | $687,328 |
| Refugee Investment Network Inc | District of Columbia | 1 | $469,611 |
| Hias Inc | Maryland | 1 | $400,000 |
| European Network on Statelessness | 1 | $399,995 | |
| Jesuit Refugee Service USA | District of Columbia | 1 | $300,000 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 1 | $293,366 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 51% of the money, colleges and universities 13%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 25 | $15.8 million | 51% |
| Other | 19 | $11.1 million | 36% |
| Colleges and universities | 6 | $4.0 million | 13% |
By state
5 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are New York, Virginia, District of Columbia, Connecticut and North Carolina.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 11 | $6.7 million |
| Virginia | 4 | $4.5 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $3.4 million |
| Connecticut | 3 | $1.6 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $693,366 |
| Oregon | 1 | $687,328 |
| Washington | 1 | $28,097 |
| Georgia | 1 | $6,708 |