Notice of Funding Opportunity – Julia Taft Fund (Guinea)

Description

1) Objective

The U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to implement programs to protect refugees in Guinea via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund, in collaboration with the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). The fund is designed to meet critical refugee protection and assistance needs, filling gaps not addressed by other organizations. The initiative seeks to provide U.S. Ambassadors the means to respond to critical programming gaps that have not been addressed in larger multilateral refugee programs.

The Taft Refugee Fund is intended for projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees or returnees. Requests to provide funding to populations other than refugees/returnees are discouraged, but exceptions can be made in some regions with “populations of concern” to PRM, such as internally displaced persons (IDPs), vulnerable migrants, and stateless persons. PRM seeks to support local organizations to support equal access to protection, assistance, and other solutions for LGBTQI+ refugees and stateless persons. Consideration for support is also given to projects that benefit both populations of concern and their host communities. The fund is not meant as an emergency fund and these should be one-time interventions, not sustained programs.

2) Eligibility

Applicants must be a registered organization, such as an NGO, community-based organization, or faith-based organization.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Guinea.

4) Budget

Grant Minimum Award Amount: $5,000 and Ceiling Award Amount: $25,000.

5) Application

In order to be considered for this funding opportunity, please submit your applications by email to ConakrySSH@state.gov or in hard copy by sending them to the U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea by February 14, 2022 at 16:30 GMT.