FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for a Technical Secretariat to Support the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection | DFOP0016743

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The FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) titled "FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for a Technical Secretariat to Support the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection" (Opportunity Number DFOP0016743) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means PRM expects to stay actively involved in the work through collaboration, coordination, and oversight rather than providing a hands-off grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.522, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000. The original application closing date is August 9, 2024.

At its core, this NOFO seeks proposals to establish and operate a technical secretariat that will support implementation of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection. The Declaration is described as a hemispheric international forum focused on advancing safe, orderly, and humane migration and strengthening access to protection across the Western Hemisphere. The secretariat is meant to function as a practical coordination and support hub that helps participating governments and stakeholders move from commitments to real progress, while also helping maintain momentum and coherence across a multi-country, multi-actor process.

The scope of work highlighted in the announcement centers on implementation support. That includes organizing and supporting meetings connected to the Los Angeles Declaration itself, as well as meetings of its working groups, referred to as Action Package Committees. In addition to convening support, the secretariat is expected to track progress on the commitments governments have made under the Declaration, document what work has been completed, and help identify what remains outstanding. The NOFO also signals that the secretariat should help advance work with key stakeholders, implying regular engagement with governments, civil society, and other relevant actors across the region. The announcement leaves room for additional duties by noting "other work as defined below," indicating that applicants should be prepared for a role that may evolve as implementation needs change.

A major compliance point in this NOFO is that it is explicitly designed to be read alongside PRM's General NGO Guidelines. Applicants are told to use both documents to ensure their submissions meet PRM requirements and align with PRM priorities and funding strategy. The guidance is strict: submissions that do not reflect the requirements outlined in the General NGO Guidelines and the NOFO will not be considered. The announcement also clarifies a hierarchy rule that matters for proposal preparation: if there is any conflict between the General NGO Guidelines and the NOFO, the NOFO instructions override the Guidelines. In practice, this means applicants should treat the NOFO as the controlling document for anything that differs, while still ensuring the broader proposal structure, compliance expectations, and program alignment match PRM's standing requirements.

In terms of who can apply, PRM is seeking proposals from organizations based in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, with a strong preference for a consortium approach. The NOFO says the applicant should ideally be a consortium that includes organizations from around the Americas, which suggests PRM wants regional legitimacy, representation, and operational reach across multiple countries and migration contexts. Eligible applicant types include: (a) nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (with U.S.-based NGOs required to prove nonprofit tax status), (b) nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status that are not institutions of higher education (with overseas NGOs required to prove registration in their country of domicile), (c) for-profit organizations or businesses, and/or (d) international organizations. However, the announcement draws an important boundary for multilateral organizations: international multilateral organizations such as UN agencies should not apply through Grants.gov in response to this NOFO. If such entities seek funding for relevant programming, they are directed to contact the PRM Program Officer listed in the announcement before the closing date. This indicates PRM is keeping a separate channel for multilateral engagement and does not want UN agencies to submit through the standard competitive Grants.gov process for this particular opportunity.

Overall, this NOFO is essentially looking for a capable, regionally grounded implementation partner (or consortium of partners) that can serve as the operational backbone for the Los Angeles Declaration process. The strongest proposals would likely be those that show the applicant can coordinate complex multi-stakeholder processes across borders, run structured meetings and working groups, maintain credible tracking and reporting of government commitments, and build productive relationships with governments and other stakeholders across the hemisphere. Since PRM frames this as a cooperative agreement and emphasizes strict compliance with both the NOFO and the General NGO Guidelines, applicants are expected to demonstrate not only technical capacity but also strong grants management, documentation, and alignment with PRM's broader migration and protection priorities.

• The Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for a Technical Secretariat to Support the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection" 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 2024-07-08.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-09. (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.

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