Grant Details

(a) Proposed activities should primarily support Afghan refugee returnees in Afghanistan and registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Because of PRM's mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will consider funding only those projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50% Afghan refugee returnees and/or registered Afghan refugees.

(b) Proposals must focus on the following sectors:

Programs in Afghanistan:

• Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): PRM will consider interventions that focus on WASH-related education or infrastructure improvement that are in line with Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development guidelines and internationally recognized standards. All proposals in this sector must demonstrate how WASH systems will be maintained by the community beyond the 12-month project timeline. (In this sector, PRM will not consider projects with a duration longer than 12 months.)
• Livelihoods: PRM will consider vocational training and/or livelihoods/business development programs linked to job opportunities. Proposals may include complementary training in fields such as adult literacy; however, standalone vocational training not linked to income generation will not be considered for funding. Proposals from PRM partners who implemented PRM-funded livelihoods programs in FY2013 must include information on previous program beneficiaries’ income and employment status.
• Protection: PRM will consider activities to support extremely vulnerable individuals including projects that seek to prevent gender-based violence (GBV). Strong proposals will incorporate men and boys in GBV prevention and response programs.

Programs in Pakistan:

• Health: PRM will consider proposals that promote the transition of health services in Pishin, Balochistan; Quetta, Balochistan; Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; and Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to governmental authorities, local NGOs, and/or development partners. Partners may propose continuing to provide basic health services only if proposals demonstrate a clear and measurable plan for transition away from direct service provision with benchmarks that demonstrate complete transition by the end of the project period. For programs that include basic health service provision including reproductive health, particular attention should be paid to relevant Pilot Health Indicators in the General NGO Guidelines. PRM will consider proposals up to 36 months in this sector to facilitate complete transition of projects.
• Livelihoods: PRM will consider proposals for vocational training and/or livelihoods/business development programs linked to job opportunities. Proposals may include complementary training in fields such as adult literacy; however, standalone vocational training not linked to income generation will not be considered for funding. Proposals from PRM partners who implemented PRM-funded livelihoods programs in FY2012 must include information on previous program beneficiaries’ current income and employment status.
• Education: PRM will consider provision of or improved access to quality primary and secondary education services. Projects should focus on enrolment of out-of-school refugee children and strengthening community involvement, particularly in the maintenance and repair of the schools, and sustainability. Coursework should support eventual repatriation/reintegration in Afghanistan and/or help beneficiaries earn a livelihood in Pakistan. Strong proposals will also prioritize the enrollment and retention of girls.
• Protection: PRM will consider protection activities that increase registered refugees’ access to basic services, legal assistance and rights awareness-raising activities, gender equality and protection of women (such as combating GBV, working inclusively with men and boys, economic empowerment and livelihoods for women, etc.), and activities to support extremely vulnerable individuals.

Cross-Border Programs:

• Livelihoods: PRM will consider integrated programming that supports employment, self-reliance, and successful reintegration of refugees returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan as well as vocational training and/or livelihoods/business development programs linked to job opportunities. Proposals may include complementary training in fields such as adult literacy; however, standalone vocational training not linked to income generation will not be considered for funding. Proposals should demonstrate an understanding of actual market needs and include indicators and benchmarks that will adequately track increases in revenue upon return to Afghanistan. PRM will consider proposals up to 36 months in this sector.

(c) Proposals must have a concrete implementation plan with well-conceived objectives and indicators that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and reliable, time-bound and trackable (SMART), have established baselines, and include at least one outcome or impact indicator per objective; objectives should be clearly linked to the sectors.