Ethnic Community Self Help Program

The summary for the Ethnic Community Self Help Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Children and Families ORR, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Ethnic Community Self Help Program: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) invites eligible entities to submit competitive grant applications for funding of the Ethnic Community Self-Help Program to provide services to newly arriving refugees. The objectives of this program are to strengthen organized ethnic communities comprised and representative of refugee populations, and to ensure ongoing support and culturally appropriate services to refugees within five years of their initial resettlement. The populations targeted for services and benefits in the application must represent refugee groups who have arrived in the U.S. within the last five years. ORR places a strong emphasis on projects with a two-fold aim: 1) strengthening of the applicant's organizational capacity 2) provision of SMART services (Specific Measurable, Appropriate, Realistic, and Time-Bound) to refugees. Such services may include both direct and referral services.

Federal Grant Title:	Ethnic Community Self Help Program
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families ORR
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2014-ACF-ORR-RE-0816
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.576
CFDA Descriptions:	Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 27, 2014 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 27, 2014 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date:	Apr 28, 2014
Creation Date:	Apr 28, 2014
Archive Date:	Jul 27, 2014
Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$250,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	20
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This FOA is open to refugee ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs) only. An ECBO is a non-profit organization that was founded and/ is led by a refugee individual or a group of refugees and immigrants, primarily to serve a specific refugee group from one or multiple ethnicities. Refugees/individuals of refugee origin must comprise a minimum of 60 per cent of the organization's board. ORR solicits applications from ECBOs, including national, regional (multistate), and local agencies that address community building, facilitate refugees' cultural adjustment and integration, and deliver mutually supportive services such as information exchange, civic participation, resource enhancement, orientation, and public education of the larger community on the background, needs, and potential of newly arriving refugees.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2014-ACF-ORR-RE-0816
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Desk [email protected]
ACF Applications Help Desk

Administration for Children and Families - ORR 202-690-7110
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