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 Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites eligible entities to submit competitive grant applications for the Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program. The goal of this program is to support Ethnic Community-Based Organizations (ECBOs) in providing refugee populations with critical services to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society. Under the ECSH Program, the following main objectives must be implemented: (1) to strengthen ECBOs' provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to refugees within 5 years after their initial resettlement; (2) to support ECBOs' organizational development and engagement in capacity building by encouraging their collaboration with established refugee service providers and mainstream organizations; and (3) to support ECBOs in promoting community building and civic participation by refugee individuals and refugee community members. Funding for this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is provided through the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 for carrying out refugee and entrant assistance activities in support of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan paroled into the United States and citizens or national of Afghanistan for whom such refugee and entrant assistance activities are authorized. For this reason, ORR is only able to fund projects that propose to serve citizens or nationals of Afghanistan paroled into the United States between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2022, and citizens or nationals of Afghanistan for whom such refugee and entrant assistance activities are authorized. ORR is interested in, and will award bonus points to, proposed projects that (1) advance opportunities for Afghan women, (2) are implemented by ECBOs, and/or (3) are implemented in at least one of the locations where ORR expects a significant number of Afghan humanitarian parolees to resettle. Projects under this NOFO will be fully funded for a period of 36 months.

Federal Grant Title:	Ethnic Community Self-Help Program
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families ORR (HHS-ACF-ORR)
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2022-ACF-ORR-RE-0048
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.576
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 27th, 2022
Original Application Deadline:	June 27th, 2022
Posted Date:	April 28th, 2022
Creation Date:	April 28th, 2022
Archive Date:	July 27th, 2022
Total Program Funding:	$21,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$600,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$300,000
Expected Number of Awards:	35
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	April 28th, 2022

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: ECSH Program recipients that were awarded in FY 2020 (whose projects started on September 30, 2020) are eligible to apply under this NOFO, but must propose distinct and separate services from those being conducted under their existing ECSH project, and/or must propose servicing a distinctively different geographic location from their existing location. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
Grant Announcement Contact: Anastasia Brown
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