Opportunity Information: Apply for PRM ANE NOI 01
This opportunity is a Notice of Intent from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) signaling that it plans to release its FY 2020 annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for NGO programs serving displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees. The process is expected to start with a request for concept notes, anticipated to be posted around December 16, 2019, with a closing date listed as January 22, 2020. The work is intended to support affected populations across four countries: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. While the notice does not spell out every technical priority area, it makes clear that additional detail on which sectors PRM will prioritize in each country will be provided in the full NOFO.
The funding mechanism is a discretionary Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 19.519, which typically means PRM anticipates being more involved than in a standard grant, including potential engagement on key programmatic decisions and oversight requirements. The notice lists an award ceiling of up to $10,000,000, though it does not specify the total amount available or the exact number of awards expected in the excerpt provided. Applicants should plan for the two-step structure that begins with concept notes and may proceed to full proposals depending on PRM's review and invitation process.
A major change highlighted in the announcement is that, for the first time under this NOFO, organizations may apply for programs in Iraq either as individual applicants or as part of a consortium. PRM explicitly frames consortia as a way to combine different organizations' strengths to submit a single, more comprehensive program proposal rather than multiple fragmented applications. For the purposes of this notice, PRM defines a consortium as a group of no fewer than four eligible applicants that have formed an agreement or partnership to carry out an assistance activity. Importantly, participation in a consortium does not count against an individual organization's application limit, which is meant to reduce the disincentive for organizations to collaborate.
Within Iraq, PRM calls out one sector with special instructions: education. In the Iraq education sector only, PRM intends to prioritize proposals submitted by consortia rather than single organizations. Education proposals for Iraq are expected to serve a mixed set of beneficiaries, not only Syrian refugees but also Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and vulnerable host community members. The notice is explicit that consortia proposals that target Syrian refugees in Iraq exclusively will not be considered, signaling that PRM is looking for education programming designed around the broader displacement and recovery context inside Iraq, where Iraqi displacement, returns, and host community needs are central.
For consortium applications, PRM requires clear governance and accountability structures. One organization must be identified as the lead applicant at both the concept note stage and the full proposal stage. The consortium must explain how the partnership will function in practice, including how roles are divided, how authority is structured, and how decisions will be made across all members, particularly between the lead applicant and any associate awardees or subrecipients. PRM also notes it may request to review and approve substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards, which is a signal that applicants should expect scrutiny of subaward terms, responsibilities, and potentially the flow-down of compliance obligations.
Eligibility is geared toward nonprofit and international entities. Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), and international organizations. The notice also provides a specific instruction for international multilateral organizations such as UN agencies: they should not submit concept notes through Grants.gov in response to this anticipated NOFO. Instead, multilateral organizations seeking funding aligned with this announcement are directed to contact the PRM Program Officer once the announcement is published, implying a separate coordination and submission pathway for those entities.
In practical terms, the opportunity is setting expectations for an upcoming PRM funding round focused on humanitarian and displacement-related programming for displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees across Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey, with a particularly strong push toward consortium-based education proposals inside Iraq. Organizations considering applying will need to watch for the full NOFO to confirm sector priorities by country, prepare a concept note on the timeline indicated, and, if pursuing a consortium (especially for Iraq education), be ready to document a credible partnership structure with a designated lead and well-defined lines of decision-making and subaward management.Apply for PRM ANE NOI 01
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Displaced Iraqis and Syrian Refugees" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.519.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2019-11-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-01-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: 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, Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this funding opportunity?
This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM). It signals PRM's plan to release its FY 2020 annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for NGO programs serving displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees.
2. Is this Notice of Intent the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)?
No. The information provided describes a Notice of Intent that previews an upcoming NOFO. The NOI indicates that additional detail, including sector priorities by country, will be provided in the full NOFO once it is released.
3. What is the expected application process timeline?
The process is expected to begin with a request for concept notes, anticipated to be posted around December 16, 2019. The concept note closing date listed in the notice is January 22, 2020.
4. Is this a one-step application or a multi-step process?
It is described as a two-step structure. Applicants should plan to submit a concept note first, and then may be invited by PRM to submit a full proposal depending on PRM's review and invitation process.
5. Which countries are covered by this opportunity?
The intended work is to support affected populations across four countries: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
6. Who are the intended beneficiaries?
The notice references programs serving displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees. It also provides specific guidance for Iraq education proposals, which are expected to serve a mixed set of beneficiaries: Syrian refugees, Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and vulnerable host community members.
7. What type of award is PRM planning to use?
The funding mechanism is a discretionary Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 19.519.
8. What does it mean that the mechanism is a Cooperative Agreement?
Based on the notice, PRM anticipates being more involved than in a standard grant. This may include engagement on key programmatic decisions and additional oversight requirements.
9. What is the maximum award size (award ceiling)?
The notice lists an award ceiling of up to $10,000,000.
10. Does the notice state the total amount of funding available or the number of awards?
No. In the excerpt provided, the notice does not specify the total amount available or the exact number of awards expected.
11. Will PRM provide sector priorities for each country?
Yes, but not in the Notice of Intent. The notice explains that additional detail on which sectors PRM will prioritize in each country will be provided in the full NOFO.
12. Can organizations apply for programs in Iraq as part of a consortium?
Yes. A key change highlighted is that, for the first time under this NOFO, organizations may apply for programs in Iraq either as individual applicants or as part of a consortium.
13. Why is PRM encouraging consortia for Iraq programming?
PRM frames consortia as a way to combine different organizations' strengths and submit a single, more comprehensive program proposal rather than multiple fragmented applications.
14. How does PRM define a "consortium" for this opportunity?
For the purposes of this notice, PRM defines a consortium as a group of no fewer than four eligible applicants that have formed an agreement or partnership to carry out an assistance activity.
15. Does joining a consortium count against an organization's application limit?
No. The notice states that participation in a consortium does not count against an individual organization's application limit, which is intended to reduce disincentives for collaboration.
16. Is consortium participation required for all Iraq proposals?
The notice does not state that consortia are required for all Iraq proposals. It states organizations may apply as individual applicants or as part of a consortium for Iraq. However, it includes special instructions for the education sector in Iraq (see related questions).
17. Are there special instructions for the education sector in Iraq?
Yes. Within Iraq, PRM calls out education with special instructions. In the Iraq education sector only, PRM intends to prioritize proposals submitted by consortia rather than single organizations.
18. For Iraq education proposals, can applicants propose to serve only Syrian refugees?
No. The notice is explicit that consortia proposals targeting Syrian refugees in Iraq exclusively will not be considered. Iraq education proposals are expected to serve a mixed beneficiary population (including Syrian refugees, Iraqi IDPs, returnees, and vulnerable host community members).
19. What governance and accountability expectations apply to consortium applications?
The notice requires clear governance and accountability structures. The consortium must describe how the partnership will function in practice, including division of roles, authority structures, and how decisions will be made across members, particularly between the lead applicant and any associate awardees or subrecipients.
20. Is a lead organization required for a consortium?
Yes. One organization must be identified as the lead applicant at both the concept note stage and the full proposal stage.
21. What does PRM say about subawards in consortium proposals?
PRM notes it may request to review and approve substantive provisions of proposed sub-awards. This indicates that applicants should expect scrutiny of subaward terms, responsibilities, and potentially the flow-down of compliance obligations.
22. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include: (1) U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), (2) nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), and (3) international organizations.
23. Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The notice explicitly excludes institutions of higher education from the listed nonprofit eligibility categories.
24. Do international multilateral organizations (such as UN agencies) apply through Grants.gov?
No. The notice provides a specific instruction that international multilateral organizations such as UN agencies should not submit concept notes through Grants.gov in response to this anticipated NOFO.
25. If a UN agency or other multilateral organization wants to pursue funding aligned with this announcement, what should it do?
The notice directs multilateral organizations to contact the PRM Program Officer once the announcement is published, implying a separate coordination and submission pathway for those entities.
26. What should prospective applicants do now, based on this Notice of Intent?
Based on the information provided, organizations should (1) watch for the full NOFO to confirm sector priorities by country, (2) prepare to submit a concept note on the timeline indicated, and (3) if pursuing a consortium (especially for Iraq education), be ready to document a credible partnership structure with a designated lead and clearly defined decision-making and subaward management arrangements.
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