Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009717
The FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting LGBTQI+ Refugees (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0009717) is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) discretionary funding opportunity created on April 28, 2023, with an original application deadline of May 30, 2023. Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the government expects to have ongoing involvement in the project’s direction, coordination, or oversight compared with a standard grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.522 and is categorized under a broad "Other" funding activity area, reflecting that proposals can be programmatic, coordination-focused, or cross-cutting rather than limited to a single service sector.
The core purpose is to support programs that primarily benefit LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum-seekers. PRM is specifically looking for projects that either operate in two or more countries or that function at the global level by strengthening coordination, advocacy, and knowledge-sharing related to protecting and assisting LGBTQI+ refugees. In practice, this could include multi-country protection and case management models, regional referral networks, strengthening safe pathways to services, training and technical support to frontline actors, and global initiatives that document best practices and improve how humanitarian systems identify and respond to risks faced by LGBTQI+ displaced people. The emphasis on at least two countries signals a preference for scalable approaches, cross-border learning, and solutions that can be adapted across different refugee contexts.
A major priority in this funding notice is meaningful leadership and participation from LGBTQI+ civil society and LGBTQI+ organizations throughout the full project cycle. PRM states it will prioritize submissions that are led by LGBTQI+ organizations or that demonstrate significant input and participation from LGBTQI+ groups in project design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. This is an explicit push toward community-informed programming, where those with lived experience help shape what safety, access, and dignity look like on the ground, and where accountability mechanisms are built around the needs of LGBTQI+ refugees rather than assumptions made by outside institutions.
PRM also sets a clear eligibility threshold for who the programming must serve. Only programs that include a target participant base that is at least 50 percent refugees or asylum-seekers will be considered, unless the project is global in scope and explicitly focused on refugees or asylum-seekers. This requirement is intended to keep the funding tightly centered on forced displacement contexts rather than broader LGBTQI+ programming that is not primarily refugee-related. It also means applicants need to be able to credibly define their target population, show how they will reach refugees and asylum-seekers, and demonstrate that their services or coordination activities are designed around displacement-specific protection risks and barriers.
The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $1,000,000. While the listing shows "Expected Awards: 0," that field can sometimes reflect an administrative placeholder rather than a definitive statement that no awards will be made; applicants generally treat the ceiling as the maximum amount PRM is prepared to fund per award under this notice, subject to the final number of awards and available funds. Eligibility is indicated as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced elsewhere in the full notice, but the framing of the opportunity makes clear it is aimed at NGO-led efforts, particularly those grounded in LGBTQI+ civil society, and structured to deliver multi-country impact or global public goods like guidance, coordination, and knowledge products.
Overall, this notice is designed to back practical, protection-centered interventions and systems-level work that reduce harm and improve access to assistance for LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum-seekers, with a strong preference for approaches that are driven by LGBTQI+ organizations and that can demonstrate measurable, refugee-focused reach and outcomes across more than one national context.Apply for SFOP0009717
- 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 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting LGBTQI+ Refugees" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.522.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 28, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2023. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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