Opportunity HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112

The summary for the Opportunity HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112 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, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Opportunity HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, for the Preferred Communities program to support the resettlement of newly arrived refugees in Preferred Communities where they have ample opportunities for early employment and sustained economic independence and, to address special populations who need intensive case management, culturally and linguistically appropriate linkages and coordination with other service providers to improve their access to services. This announcement replaces the Priority Area One - Preferred Communities program included in the Standing Announcement for Services for Recently Arrived Refugees published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004. The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement will observe February 24, 2010 (FY 2010) as the closing date for applications. An applicant may submit more than one application under this announcement. The modification to the published Program Announcement notes changes to the Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding from $2,800,000 to $3,000,000 for FY 2010; and a change to the Anticipated Number of Awards from 10 -12 to 13-17 awards for FY 2010. The Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards remains at $300,000 for FY 2010.
Federal Grant Title: Opportunity HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112
Federal Agency Name: Administration for Children and Families
Grant Categories: Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 93.576
CFDA Descriptions: Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
Current Application Deadline: Feb 24, 2010
Original Application Deadline: Feb 24, 2010
Posted Date: Apr 08, 2008
Creation Date: Feb 03, 2010
Archive Date: Mar 26, 2010
Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $300,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $100,000
Expected Number of Awards: 17
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
Eligible applicants are ten national voluntary agencies that currently resettle refugees under a Reception and Placement Cooperative Agreement with the Department of State or with the Department of Homeland Security. The Preferred Communities program is restricted to these agencies because placements of new arrivals occur under the terms of the cooperative agreements, and no other agencies place new arrivals or participate in determining their resettlement sites. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
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