Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0008478
The FY 2022 Request for Concept Notes for NGO Programs to Refer Eligible Refugees to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) is a funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), issued under funding opportunity number SFOP0008478 (CFDA 19.510). The award instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning PRM expects an ongoing, collaborative relationship with recipients rather than a hands-off grant. The program is discretionary, with an anticipated maximum award size (ceiling) of up to $1,000,000 and an expectation of about five awards.
This solicitation is structured as a two-step application process that starts with a concept note rather than a full proposal. PRM reviews the concept notes first, and then invites selected organizations to submit a complete proposal. PRM indicates that invitation decisions will be made no later than 30 days after concept note submission. If invited, applicants must then produce either a single-year proposal (up to 15 pages) or a multi-year proposal (up to 20 pages). Full proposals must include clear objectives, measurable indicators, and detailed budgets, including year-by-year budget detail for multi-year submissions. Invited organizations are given 30 calendar days from notification to complete and submit the full proposal, so the concept note needs to be strong enough that it can be quickly expanded into a compliant, detailed program design.
Eligibility is framed broadly as “others” (with further specifics referenced in the opportunity’s eligibility section), and PRM explicitly allows applications submitted as partnerships or as consortia. PRM defines a consortium for this notice as a group of at least three NGOs that enter into an agreement to undertake an activity that goes beyond what any single member could accomplish alone. This encourages collaboration where access, coverage, technical capacity, and referral pathways may be distributed across organizations, especially in challenging protection environments.
Programmatically, the core purpose is to support the identification, assessment, and referral of particularly vulnerable refugees to the United States through USRAP. The emphasis is on reaching refugees of any nationality, as well as stateless individuals, who have protection needs and who may have difficulty accessing USRAP or other third-country resettlement routes without targeted assistance. In practical terms, concept notes are expected to describe how an NGO will find high-risk individuals, assess vulnerability and eligibility in a responsible and well-documented way, and then refer appropriate cases into the USRAP pipeline (or related resettlement processes where relevant). While the solicitation allows projects focused on any region or nationality, the opportunity is explicitly designed to improve access for populations that are likely to be overlooked, hard to reach, or facing acute risks.
PRM also makes clear that priorities will guide selection. While proposals may be global in scope, PRM says it will prioritize initiatives that increase referrals for (1) LGBTQI refugees, with particular emphasis on LGBTQI individuals from Afghanistan; (2) at-risk individuals in Central America; and (3) other specifically named priority populations, including Uyghurs, refugees from Hong Kong, Burmese dissidents, Haitians, and other key refugee groups highlighted in U.S. policy priorities. Applicants that can demonstrate credible access to these groups, safe methods for outreach and case identification, and a realistic operational plan for producing higher numbers of quality referrals are likely aligned with the intent of the competition.
A major compliance point in this opportunity is that applicants must use PRM’s General NGO Guidelines alongside the announcement. Those guidelines lay out PRM’s broader priorities, funding strategy, and expected standards for NGO programming. PRM states directly that concept notes that do not reflect the requirements in the guidelines and the announcement will not be considered. In other words, alignment is not optional: the concept note must match PRM’s stated approach and must be designed in a way that can be translated into a full proposal with sound objectives, indicators, and a defensible budget within the tight turnaround after invitation.
Key administrative details include a posting/creation date of December 16, 2021, and an original concept note deadline of January 28, 2022. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at resourcing NGO-led protection and referral work that expands access to U.S. resettlement for vulnerable refugees, particularly those facing heightened risk due to identity, political persecution, or regional crises, and those who would otherwise struggle to navigate USRAP without specialized support.Apply for SFOP0008478
- The Department of State, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2022 Request for Concept Notes for NGO Programs to Refer Eligible Refugees to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.510.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 16, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 28, 2022. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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