Preferred Communities Program

The summary for the Preferred Communities 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, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Preferred Communities Program: 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 arriving 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 Standing Announcement for the Preferred Communities Program (HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112). Funding under this announcement is provided through cooperative agreements requiring ORR's involvement in the program's implementation. The Director will observe June 6, 2011, as the first closing date for applications. Thereafter, the Director will observe March 1, 2012, and March 1, 2013, as the closing dates for applications. An applicant may only submit one application under this announcement.

Federal Grant Title:	Preferred Communities Program
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2011-ACF-ORR-RP-0180
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.576
CFDA Descriptions:	Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 06, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 06, 2011
Posted Date:	Mar 31, 2011
Creation Date:	Mar 31, 2011
Archive Date:	Jan 01, 2014
Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$200,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Expected Number of Awards:	7
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: Competition is limited to national voluntary agencies that are authorized to resettle refugees under cooperative agreements with the Department of State and with the Department of Homeland Security. Eligible applicants are: Chaldean Federation of America, Southfield, MI; Church World Service/Immigration and Refugee Program, New York, NY; Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the U.S.A., New York, NY; Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc./Refugee Resettlement Program, Arlington, VA; HIAS, Inc. (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)/Refugee and Immigrant Services, New York, NY; International Rescue Committee/Resettlement, New York, NY; Kurdish Human Rights Watch, Fairfax, VA; Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, MD; U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC; U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Arlington, VA; and World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals/Refugee & Immigration Programs, Baltimore, MD. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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