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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
93.567: Refugee and Entrant Assistance: Voluntary Agency Programs
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS | POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS |
Applicant Eligibility: Grant awards are limited to private nonprofit organizations which have a Reception and Placement Grant with the Department of State, and are to provide the prescribed services to eligible recipient refugees.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Refugees will be determined eligible by the grantee agencies as verified by Health and Human Services (HHS) monitoring.
Credentials/Documentation: Newly arriving refugees with an employable refugee in the case with documentation from INS as to refugee status are eligible. Cost principles for nonprofit organizations will be determined by OMB Circular No. A-122. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.
Award Procedure: Eligible applicants submit a signed application to HHS. This document includes a detailed program proposal and budget. Subsequent to review by an independent panel and the analysis of funding recommendations, the Director makes final funding decisions and grant awards are issued.
Deadlines: Determined annually.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: None.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Continuations require additional appropriations.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Matching grant awards are made on the basis of a panel review using evaluation criteria contained in the program guidelines implemented in January, 1995.
Examples of Funded Projects: In fiscal year 2000, HIAS will enroll 1,609 refugees in New York City, 447 in Chicago, and 368 in San Francisco; CWS will enroll 190 in Texas and 250 in Miami; USCC will enroll 8,029 clients in 51 sites in 27 States.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: In fiscal year 1999, grants ranged from $920,000 to $16,056,380, with the average grant at $6,000,000.
In fiscal year 1999, voluntary agencies provided services to 28,312 arriving refugees under the Match Grant Program. In fiscal year 2000, HIAS will enroll 1,609 refugees in New York City, 447 in Chicago, and 368 in San Francisco; CWS will enroll 190 in Texas and 250 in Miami; USCC will enroll 8,029 clients in 51 sites in 27 States. ORR anticipates a large increase in funding for this program in fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2001, with estimated funding levels of $54,000,000 for both years. We expect the same number of agencies ten) to participate in the program, the liberalization of the match (from $1.60-to-$1.00 to $2.00-to-$1.00) will permit agencies to leverage their limited resources to resettle more refugees.
Federal Agency: OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Type of Assistance: Project Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $33,294,172; FY 00 est $54,000,000; and FY 01 est $54,000,000.
Budget Account Number: 75-1503-0-1-609.
Authorization: Refugee Act of 1980, Section 412, Public Law 96-212, 94 Stat. 111, 8 U.S.C. 1522, as amended, Public Laws 97-363, 99-605, 101-167, and 101-517.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: All inquiries should be directed to the Information Contact listed below.
Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: Ron Munia, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 6th Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone: (202) 401-4559. Use the same number for FTS.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Grants are awarded on a basis of $2.00 in Federal funds for each $1.00 of private funds up to a maximum of $2,000 per refugee. Up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share may be through in-kind donations, with a minimum required cash match of 20 percent.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Funds are awarded in the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made. Grants project and budget periods are on a calendar year basis and are generally awarded with a 3-year project period and incremental 1-year budget periods.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Federal funds of up to $2,000 per refugee were provided on a matching basis of $2.00 of Federal funds for each $1.00 of private funds. Required services included case management, job development, and maintenance support for up to 4 months. Assistance could also be used for English language training, job training, and medical support.
Reports: Program Progress Reports are required every 4 months and Financial Status Reports are required quarterly. A final Financial Status Report and a final Program Status Report are required.
Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's systems of financial management and internal control to meet terms and conditions of grants and other agreements. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: The grantee shall maintain individual case records on all refugees counted as receiving services.
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