FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for global innovation programs to help the humanitarian community better prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) in the protracted phase of refugee and conflict-related displacement.

Limited Funding is available through the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) for proposals for globally-relevant capacity building, research, and evaluations or assessment projects that help the humanitarian community better prevent and respond to GBV in the protracted phase of refugee and conflict-affected displacement globally among PRM populations of concern. To maximize global reach, activities should involve multiple locations and, when possible, multiple partners. Proposals must: 1) Seek to build the capacity of NGO and implementing partners to prevent and respond to GBV with worldwide application and/or implications; and/or 2) Involve research on current gaps and challenges related to GBV in protracted emergencies; and/or 3) Conduct impact assessments or external evaluations (prospective or retrospective) of GBV interventions, with a goal to inform and strengthen PRM and/or the international comm unity’s policy and programming for GBV prevention and response. Such research, assessments, or evaluations should be conducted in an academically rigorous manner, include concrete policy and program recommendations for relevant humanitarian stakeholders, focus on PRM populations of concern, and include dissemination/roll-out strategies. NOTE: This funding is not intended to build the capacity of a specific or single organization. Proposals for GBV preventions and/or response efforts serving refugee and conflict-affected populations in specific geographic locations should be submitted through a separate application process. (See the PRM Regional Funding Opportunity Announcements.)