Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0008063
The FY 2021 Request for Concept Notes for NGO Programs Preventing, Preparing for, and Responding to COVID-19 (Opportunity No. SFOP0008063) is a U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) funding opportunity designed to support NGO-led efforts related to COVID-19 prevention, preparedness, and response. It is structured as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning PRM expects to have substantial involvement in the funded activities rather than acting as a purely hands-off funder. The activity category is listed as "Other" under CFDA 19.522, and the maximum funding amount noted is an award ceiling of up to $5,000,000.
This opportunity uses a two-part, competitive process. The first step is the submission of a concept note, which PRM reviews to decide which applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal. PRM indicates that invitations to expand a concept note into a full proposal will be issued no later than four weeks after concept note submission. Only those selected at this first stage move forward, and being invited to submit a full proposal does not guarantee an award.
For applicants invited to the second stage, PRM requires a complete proposal with clearer program design elements, including defined objectives, performance indicators, and a detailed budget. Applicants may submit either a single-year proposal (up to 15 pages) or a multi-year proposal (up to 20 pages). Once notified that they have been selected to develop a full proposal, organizations have 30 calendar days to submit the expanded package, including objectives, indicators, and detailed budgets for each program year in the case of multi-year proposals. PRM then conducts a second competitive review based on these full submissions.
Eligibility is geared toward non-governmental and international partners. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based 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. A notable limitation is that international multilateral organizations, such as UN agencies, are instructed not to apply through Grants.gov for this particular notice. Instead, multilateral entities interested in relevant funding are directed to contact the designated PRM Program Officer on or before the closing date.
The notice also allows for consortium applications, which PRM defines specifically as a group of no fewer than three NGOs that have formed an agreement or organized grouping to carry out an assistance activity beyond what any single member could reasonably deliver alone, whether due to scale, technical specialization, or operational footprint. This definition matters because it sets a clear threshold and expectation for what PRM considers a true consortium approach rather than a small partnership.
Current PRM partner organizations that already hold PRM awards are given an additional pathway: they may seek COVID-related funding through this notice by requesting amendments to their existing awards. Concept notes intended as amendments must clearly state that intention, and if selected, they follow PRM's standard process for award modifications rather than an entirely separate track.
Key administrative details include the original closing date of May 14, 2021, and the posting/creation date of April 22, 2021. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a rapid but structured pipeline: a short initial concept note used to screen for fit and competitiveness, followed by a tightly timed request for a fully developed proposal with measurable objectives and detailed budgets, aimed at scaling NGO capacity to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 in PRM-relevant contexts.Apply for SFOP0008063
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2021 Request for Concept Notes for NGO Programs Preventing, Preparing for, and Responding to COVID-19" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.522.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-04-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-05-14. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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