The U.S. Embassy Belgrade is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the FY 2024 Julia Taft Refugee Fund.
The Taft Fund is intended for projects that include a program participant base of at least 50 percent refugees, asylum-seekers, or refugee returnees. They are particularly interested in partnering with local organizations to support equal access to protection, assistance, and other solutions for refugees who may experience particular vulnerabilities, such as LGBTQI+ individuals, persons with disabilities or older persons, or women and girls. The Taft Award is intended to be utilized for one-time interventions, not sustained or multi -year programs. The Fund does not provide direct support to host governments and is generally intended to build the capacity of national/local or refugee-led organizations.
Funding Information
FY 2024 grants allocate up to $25,000 to support to one-time, low-cost interventions that respond to critical gaps in protection and assistance for refugees in Serbia.
Selection Process
All eligible/complete applications will be evaluated by a review panel which will recommend or not recommend the project to the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) for final approval. Due to the large amount of applications they receive, organizations not selected for funding will not be notified. The final funding decision must be approved by the State Department’s PRM Bureau and will announced to the recipient once confirmed.
