Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0001440
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) announced a discretionary funding opportunity in 2017 titled "2017 Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0001440). The program was offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning PRM expected an active partnership role with the selected organization(s) during implementation rather than a hands-off grant structure. The opportunity was published on March 3, 2017, with an application deadline of April 7, 2017, under CFDA 19.518. The maximum funding amount listed per award was up to $3,000,000, and while the notice displayed "Expected Awards: 0," the substance of the announcement indicates PRM was seeking proposals and considering funding for qualifying projects.
The core purpose of the opportunity was to support people affected by Colombian displacement, specifically Colombian internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside Colombia and Colombian refugees and asylum seekers in neighboring countries, with an emphasis on Panama, Ecuador, and Venezuela. PRM framed the need as both humanitarian and longer-term, focusing on filling critical gaps in assistance while also supporting local integration for refugees and asylum seekers who face heightened vulnerability. The notice explicitly highlighted priority attention to women, Afro-Colombians, and indigenous populations, signaling that proposals would be strengthened by clear targeting approaches, inclusive service delivery models, and protection-sensitive programming tailored to these communities.
PRM sought projects that combined immediate humanitarian assistance with practical pathways toward self-reliance. In practice, this points to activities that help displaced and refugee households stabilize their lives, meet basic needs, and reduce dependency over time through strengthened access to services, livelihoods-related support, and community-based solutions. A major emphasis was on building alliances with public institutions and strengthening their capacity to deliver basic services to "persons of concern" (the populations PRM serves, such as refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs, and conflict-affected groups). This reflects PRMs preference for programs that do not operate in isolation, but instead coordinate with and reinforce local systems, especially where government capacity is weak or overstretched.
Geographically, PRM asked applicants to concentrate within each of the four countries on locations with both substantial refugee/asylum-seeker populations and limited institutional capacity. The opportunity explicitly included both rural and urban settings, implying PRM recognized displacement impacts across different contexts and did not want proposals restricted only to major cities or only to border regions. Strong proposals under this logic would typically justify site selection using population concentration, service gaps, protection risks, and the practical feasibility of coordinating with local authorities and service providers.
A notable eligibility and compliance requirement was the beneficiary composition threshold: PRM stated it would consider funding only projects where at least 50 percent of the targeted beneficiaries are refugees, IDPs, or other PRM-defined populations of concern. This is an important screening criterion and suggests projects focused mainly on host communities would not qualify unless they still clearly met the minimum proportion of direct support to displaced/refugee groups. At the same time, the language leaves room for some level of host-community inclusion where it supports integration and social cohesion, as long as the majority beneficiary requirement is met.
Overall, this opportunity was designed to fund NGO-led interventions that address urgent humanitarian gaps for Colombian displaced populations while also improving longer-term integration outcomes and strengthening local public service capacity in Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The funding structure and priorities suggest PRM wanted practical, protection-oriented programming with measurable improvements in self-reliance, clear focus on highly vulnerable subgroups, and strong coordination with public institutions in under-resourced areas.Apply for SFOP0001440
- 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 "2017 Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.518.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 03, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 2017. (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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