Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0008568
The FY 2022 Request for Concept Notes Benefiting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0008568) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), with anticipated funding delivered through a cooperative agreement under CFDA 19.523. It is designed as the first phase of a two-step application process, meaning applicants do not submit a full proposal upfront. Instead, organizations begin by submitting a short concept note that PRM will use to decide which applicants will be invited to develop full proposals for potential funding.
In the first step, applicants must submit a concept note limited to 4 pages, or 5 pages if the submission is made by a consortium. PRM will review these concept notes and, within no later than three months after submission, invite a selected set of organizations to move forward. Only those invited organizations will proceed to the second step, which requires a more complete application package. The full proposal can be either single-year (up to 15 pages) or multi-year (up to 20 pages). At the full proposal stage, applicants must include clear objectives, performance indicators, and detailed budgets for each year of the program, which signals that PRM expects a structured results-based program design and realistic cost planning rather than a high-level narrative alone.
The timeline is also a key feature of the opportunity. Once an organization is notified that it has been selected to submit a full proposal, it has 30 calendar days to complete and submit that full proposal. This effectively means applicants should plan ahead and be ready to rapidly expand their concept note into a full technical and financial package if invited, including building out monitoring and evaluation elements and producing year-by-year budget detail for multi-year requests.
PRM explicitly allows consortium applications and defines a consortium, for purposes of this notice, as a group of no fewer than three NGOs that have formed an agreement or combination to implement an assistance activity that goes beyond what any single member could reasonably undertake alone. This definition matters because it sets a minimum threshold for consortium composition and implies an expectation that the consortium structure is purposeful, with complementary capacities and a joint approach that provides added value compared to a single-organization application.
A central compliance requirement is alignment with PRM's General NGO Guidelines. The announcement stresses that applicants must use both the General NGO Guidelines and the specific instructions in this announcement to ensure the concept note is compliant and consistent with PRM priorities and funding strategy. PRM is direct that concept notes failing to reflect the requirements in the guidelines will not be considered, so applicants should treat the guidelines as mandatory rather than informational. In practice, that typically means ensuring the concept note clearly fits PRM priority areas, reflects PRM expectations on protection and assistance principles, and follows required formatting and content rules, since noncompliant submissions can be screened out before substantive review.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted January 31, 2022, with an original closing date of March 1, 2022. The listed award ceiling is $1,250,000. The opportunity record lists expected awards as 0, which generally indicates that the public listing does not commit to a specific number of awards at the notice stage and that awards, if made, depend on review outcomes, available funding, and PRM decisions after the full proposal stage. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the full notice, so interested applicants would need to consult the detailed eligibility language in the announcement and PRM guidelines to confirm whether their organization type qualifies.
Overall, this is a staged PRM solicitation aimed at programs benefiting Afghan refugees in Pakistan, where the initial barrier to entry is a concise concept note, followed by a competitive invitation-only step requiring a fully developed proposal with measurable objectives, indicators, and detailed budgets. The structure favors organizations that can quickly develop strong technical designs, demonstrate alignment with PRM policy and priorities, and meet strict formatting and compliance requirements, including those applying as multi-NGO consortia.Apply for SFOP0008568
- 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 Benefiting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.523.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 31, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 01, 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 $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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