FY 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting urban refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand. | PRM PRMOAPEA 17 002

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The FY 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) titled "NGO programs benefiting urban refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand" is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). The opportunity is identified as PRM PRMOAPEA 17 002 and is intended to support programming for refugees and asylum seekers living in urban settings in Thailand. Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which generally means the U.S. government expects to remain substantially involved during implementation (for example, through coordination, reporting expectations, and ongoing oversight consistent with PRM practice).

A central point of this announcement is that applicants must follow PRM's General NGO Guidelines in addition to the NOFO itself. PRM is explicit that these Guidelines contain critical information about PRM priorities and its NGO funding approach, and that selected organizations must comply with them. In practical terms, an application is expected to align not only with the Thailand urban refugee and asylum seeker focus described in the NOFO, but also with PRM's broader policy and program priorities, standard compliance requirements, and proposal formatting and content rules described in the General NGO Guidelines. The notice also makes clear that proposals that fail to reflect the requirements in the Guidelines will not be reviewed or considered, so compliance is treated as a threshold issue rather than a scoring preference.

Eligibility is aimed primarily at non-governmental organizations rather than intergovernmental bodies. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status, with a specific exclusion noted for institutions of higher education in both categories (meaning universities are not automatically eligible under the standard nonprofit categories as listed). The listing also includes an "Others" category, which can sometimes cover additional entity types depending on PRM's definitions and the specifics of an applicant, but the clearest pathway described is through nonprofit NGO eligibility. The NOFO includes an important procedural instruction regarding international multilateral organizations: UN agencies and similar multilateral entities should not apply through Grants.gov under this announcement. Instead, if a multilateral organization seeks PRM funding relevant to this opportunity, it must contact the PRM Program Officer listed in the full announcement on or before the closing date. In a similar vein, if an applicant believes an institution of higher education should be eligible for this funding, the notice directs them to discuss that question with PRM's NGO Coordinator, signaling that any university involvement would require prior consultation or an exception rather than being assumed allowable.

The financial parameters provided in the source data indicate an award ceiling of $600,000. The funding activity category is listed as "Other" under CFDA (now often referred to under assistance listings), with the assistance listing number provided as 19.511, which is associated with PRM's humanitarian and refugee-related assistance. The announcement was created on October 3, 2016, with an original application closing date of November 7, 2016. While the expected number of awards is not specified in the provided data, the ceiling suggests PRM anticipated one or more awards of moderate size focused on direct assistance, protection, or related services for the targeted population, implemented consistent with PRM policy priorities described in the General NGO Guidelines.

Overall, this NOFO is best understood as a PRM-managed, compliance-heavy cooperative agreement opportunity for NGO-led programming in Thailand that benefits urban refugees and asylum seekers. Success depends on two things: designing activities that clearly meet the needs of the target population in Thailand and demonstrating full alignment with PRM's General NGO Guidelines, including any required proposal elements, policy priorities, and operational expectations. The announcement also draws a clear boundary around who should apply through Grants.gov (NGOs) versus who should initiate direct contact with PRM staff (multilateral organizations), and it flags higher education eligibility as a matter requiring prior discussion rather than an assumed fit.

• The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs benefiting urban refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand." and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.511.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-10-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-11-07. (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 $600,000.00 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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