Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0004221
The "2018 South Africa" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0004221) was issued by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument. It is aimed at supporting refugees and asylum seekers living in South Africa, with an emphasis on urban settings. Priority locations include major urban centers across Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and North West provinces, reflecting where refugee and asylum seeker populations are most likely to be concentrated and where service access challenges often show up most clearly.
The opportunity calls for concept notes that strengthen protection and access to basic social services for refugees and asylum seekers in cities and towns, rather than camp environments. PRM is looking for programs that not only deliver direct support, but also build longer-term capacity within national organizations and within affected communities themselves, with the goal of greater self-reliance. In practice, this means proposals should show how they will help local systems respond better over time, such as improving community-based support networks, strengthening local NGOs and community groups, and helping refugees navigate existing service systems more effectively.
A central theme of the announcement is integration with what already exists. PRM signals a clear preference for projects that identify and build upon existing services, including South African government services, instead of setting up separate, refugee-only structures that duplicate what is already available in the community. Applicants are encouraged to include practical activities like mapping available services, providing accurate information to refugees and asylum seekers about how to access those services, and creating referral pathways so people can be connected quickly to appropriate support. Another specific priority is outreach to "hidden" refugees, meaning individuals or families who may be difficult to identify because they are isolated, fearful of authorities, lack documentation, face language barriers, or are otherwise disconnected from mainstream assistance channels.
The notice also stresses the importance of transparent, fair targeting. Proposed programs should establish a clear method and criteria for identifying and assisting the most vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, rather than using ad hoc or informal selection. At the same time, PRM expects a community-based approach that takes into account host community needs as well, which is often important in urban areas where refugees and local residents rely on the same clinics, schools, shelters, and labor markets. This approach is meant to reduce tension, support social cohesion, and make interventions more sustainable by strengthening shared systems.
In terms of program content, concept notes must focus on advocacy and support related to refugee protection and access to basic social services in urban settings. Projects should fall within one or more PRM sector areas: Protection; Health; Education and/or Shelter; and Livelihoods. The emphasis on advocacy and protection suggests PRM is interested in efforts that improve safety, rights awareness, and access to legal and social protections, while the social service sectors reflect common barriers refugees and asylum seekers face in cities, such as difficulty enrolling children in school, accessing healthcare, finding safe shelter, or securing stable income opportunities.
PRM also sets a firm beneficiary requirement tied to its mandate: it will consider funding only projects where at least 50 percent of the target beneficiaries are refugees and asylum seekers. That threshold is important for program design in mixed urban communities, because it requires applicants to demonstrate that refugee and asylum seeker populations remain the primary focus even when host community members are included in certain activities to support community-based outcomes.
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with U.S. 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), and international organizations. However, international multilateral organizations such as UN agencies are instructed not to apply through Grants.gov for this opportunity; instead, if they seek funding for relevant programming, they are expected to contact the PRM Program Officer by the closing date to discuss options.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on March 13, 2018, with an original closing date of April 12, 2018. The listed award ceiling is $500,000. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 19.517, and the funding activity category is listed as "Other." Overall, PRM is signaling it wants urban refugee programming in South Africa that is protection-centered, service-access oriented, locally capacity-building, and carefully coordinated with existing community and government systems rather than operating in parallel.Apply for SFOP0004221
- The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2018 South Africa" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.517.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-03-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-04-12. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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