Request for Concept Notes: Global Protection Programs 2025

The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration is seeking applications for the Global Protection Programs to advance humanitarian protection for refugees, asylum seekers, and/or stateless persons.

Themes

Concept notes can address general humanitarian protection or focus on the following specific protection themes:

• Persons with disabilities
• Stateless persons
• LGBTQI+ persons
• Older persons
• Child protection
• Mental health and psychosocial support

Eligible Activities

Concept notes can include activities that advance protection through:

• Strengthening capacity
• Advocacy
• Creating and sharing best practices and tools
• Coordination
• Other activities that promote humanitarian protection are also welcome. Proposed activities must have relatively broad impact on humanitarian responses and show clear, positive outcomes at the field level. PRM will not consider concept notes focused on a single country or those without global impact.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (U.S.-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of non-profit tax status).
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (overseas-based NGOs must be able to demonstrate proof of registration in country of domicile); and
• International Organizations. International multilateral organizations, such as United Nations agencies, should not submit concept notes through Grants.gov in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. Multilateral organizations that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the PRM Program Officer (as listed below) on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• Private, Public, and State controlled institutions of higher education.