FEDERAL
AGENCY:
ADMINISTRATION
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AUTHORIZATION:
Social
Security Act, Section 1113; 24 U.S.C. 9.
To
provide temporary assistance, care, and treatment for individuals
after their return to the United States from travel in a foreign
country due to physical or mental illness, destitution, or because
of war, the threat of war, or a similar crisis.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
The
International Social Service (ISS) provides assistance, money, food,
shelter, clothing and transportation. Repatriates agree to repay
costs to Federal government.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Eligibility must be certified by
an international social service organization with expertise in mental
health, child welfare, and the criminal justice system.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: U.S. citizens abroad.
Credentials/Documentation:
Applicants submit a signed SF 424 to the Department of Health
and Human Services. This document includes a detailed program
description and budget.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is excluded from
coverage by E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: ACF discretionary grants procedures.
Award
Procedure: Grants are awarded through ACF
discretionary grants procedures.
Deadlines:
Listed in the Federal Register.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Two months.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
There are four continuation years.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: This is a
5 year project period.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Program and financial reports are due on a semi-annual schedule.
Audits:
Subsumed in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) audit
procedures.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 75-1501-0-1-609.
Obligations:
(Grant) FY 01 $1,000,000; FY 02 est $1,000,000; and FY 03 est
$1,000,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
This cooperative agreement is awarded at a level of $850.000.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Assistance was provided to 168 persons in fiscal year 2001. It is
estimated that assistance will be provided to 170 persons in fiscal
year 2002 and 175 persons in fiscal year 2003.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
45 CFR 211-212. A brochure entitled "Temporary Assistance for Repatriates"
is available from the Headquarters Office at no charge.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration
for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447. Marta Brenden. Telephone: (202) 205-3589. Use the same
number for FTS.
Web
Site Address: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
There is one cooperative agreement with ISS USA.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Listed in the Federal Register Notice.
