Services for Survivors of Torture Program: Assistance to Torture Survivors Through Direct Services

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	Federal Grant Title:	Services for Survivors of Torture Program: Assistance to Torture Survivors Through Direct Services
	CFDA Number:	93.604
	CFDA Description:	Assistance for Torture Victims
	Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
	Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2009-ACF-ORR-ZT-0050
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 11, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 09, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 11, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 11, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Archive Date:	Jun 10, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	25
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$8,700,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is open to all types of domestic applicants other than individuals. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Grant Description: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is interested in awarding up to 25 grants for direct services to persons who have been tortured. Allowable activities include physical, psychological, social and legal services which are described under Section I. Funding Opportunity Description/Services for Torture Survivors of this announcement. Applicants may propose all or a combination of these services. If the applicant does not propose to provide all of the allowable services directly, the application should describe how they will ensure that clients can access the other services if needed. Partnerships may be formed with other community service providers in order to provide torture survivors with access to the full complement of allowable services. Training activities may also be conducted for community service providers who have access to or work with torture survivors. Applicants are encouraged to design projects that incorporate collaboration with health care, mental health, social service and legal aid organizations as well as refugee and immigrant service providers in the community to increase their capacity for service provision to torture survivors. A modification to this announcement has been published. The modification affects Section II. Award Information in the original, published announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/hhs-2009-acf-orr-zt-0050.html
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