Technical Assistance to ORR Funded Refugee Programs and Services to Asylees

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	Federal Grant Title:	Technical Assistance to ORR Funded Refugee Programs and Services to Asylees
	CFDA Number:	93.576
	CFDA Description:	Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
	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-RB-0073
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 17, 2009
	Creation Date:	Mar 17, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 15, 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 15, 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 14, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,842,649
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$450,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$150,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Grant Description: In order to assist agencies in providing the highest quality of services to refugees, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) awards technical assistance cooperative agreements to organizations with expertise in a particular area of refugee resettlement. These cooperative agreements are intended to assist refugee-serving agencies in their response to specific challenges or needs in refugee resettlement. ORR plans to award cooperative agreements to qualified organizations with prior experience or a demonstrated capacity to provide technical assistance to refugee-serving agencies, with the overall goal of improving the quality of services to refugees and aiding in refugees' and other ORR-eligible populations' long-term integration in the United States.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/hhs-2009-acf-orr-rb-0073.html
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
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