Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants

Objective

The goal of this listing is to provide assistance to refugees by: 1. Assisting refugees in obtaining the skills which are necessary for economic self-sufficiency, including projects for job training, employment services, day care, professional refresher training, and other recertification services; 2. Providing training in English where necessary (regardless of whether the refugees are employed or receiving cash or other assistance); and 3. Providing where specific needs have been shown and recognized by the Director, health (including mental health) services, social services, educational and other services. Funded discretionary programs under this listing include: Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA), Refugee Agricultural Partnership Project (RAPP), Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development (RFCCMED), Refugee Career Pathways (RCP), Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED), Preferred Communities (PC), Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH), Refugee Technical Assistance Program (RTAP), Services for Afghan Survivors Impacted by Combat (SASIC), Support for Trauma-Affected Refugees (STAR), Employer Engagement Program (EEP), National Refugee Children and Youth Resilience (NRCYR) Program, and National Refugee Leadership and Lived Experience Council (NRLLEC) Program.

Who Can Apply

• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization
• Local
• Tribal
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• State
• Other

Public and private nonprofit agencies may apply for these awards. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible.

Who Benefits

• Refugee

Refugees, certain Amerasian immigrants from Vietnam, Cuban/Haitian entrants, asylees, victims of a severe form of trafficking, Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants and Afghan and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees as outlined in ORR PL 22-10 and ORR PL 22-13 are eligible for services and assistance through funded projects in a community. Detailed information on eligibility of ORR-funded projects is available at 45 § CFR 400.43 and ORR Policy Letter 16-01, which can be found on the ORR website at: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/policy-letter-16-01.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

Yimeem.Vu@acf.hhs.gov
2024014559