Discretionary Targeted Assistance Grant Program
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Discretionary Targeted Assistance Grant Program: The published announcement has been modified. Content is changed in SectionIV.2. The 2011 Discretionary Targeted AssistanceGrant(TAG) Programwill make $4.8 million dollars available to State Governments and non-State agencies who administer a state refugee program under 45 CFR 400.5. The new Discretionary TAG program will begin on September 30, 2011. The project period will be for two years, with two 12-monthbudget periods. The purpose of Discretionary TAG is to assist newly arrived refugees and specific refugee populations with compelling situations who have been unable to make the transition to self-sufficiency.Examples of specialpopulations may include, at a minimum, youthor young adults, without parents or permanent guardians who have spent an unusually long periodunder refugee camp conditions; single refugee mothers; refugees experiencing social or psychological conditions; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) refugees; or refugees suffering from medical conditions that may impede their ability to readily find employment.The Discretionary TAG funding opportunity announcement seeks to promote the facilitation of professional certification, subsidy employment programs, and training for refugee women who are illiterate in their native language.
Federal Grant Title: | Discretionary Targeted Assistance Grant Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
Grant Categories: | Income Security and Social Services |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2011-ACF-ORR-RT-0161 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 93.576 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants |
Current Application Deadline: | Jul 06, 2011 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jul 06, 2011 |
Posted Date: | May 19, 2011 |
Creation Date: | Jun 01, 2011 |
Archive Date: | No date given |
Total Program Funding: | $4,859,900 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 25 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Non-state agencies who administer a state refugee program under 45 CFR 400.5. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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- Information not provided
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