ADMINISTRATION
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AUTHORIZATION:
Immigration
and Nationality Act, Section 412(c)(2), as amended; Refugee Assistance
Extension Act of 1986, Public Law 99-605, 8 U.S.C. 1522(c); Refugee
Education Assistance Act of 1980, Section 501(a), Public Law 96-422,
8 U.S.C. 1522 note; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, Section 584(c), Public Law
100-202; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act of 1989, Public Law 100-461; Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1990,
Public Law 101-167; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act of 1991, Public Law 101-513.
To
provide funding for employment-related and other social services
for refugees, asylees, Amerasians, and entrants in areas of high
refugee concentration and high welfare utilization.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Formula Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Assistance
is limited to employment- related and other social services for
refugees, asylees, Amerasians, and entrants, as defined an the authorizing
Acts, supplemented by appropriate documentation from the Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS) in possession of the refugee.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: The State agency designated as
responsible for the Refugee Resettlement Program is eligible to
receive funding for assistance to counties and similar areas in
States where, because of factors such as unusually large refugee
or entrant populations, high refugee or entrant concentrations in
relation to the overall population, and high use of public assistance
by refugees, there exists a need for supplementation of available
resources for services to refugees.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Persons admitted to the U.S.
within the last 5 years as refugees under Section 207 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act; granted asylum under Section 208 of the Act;
Cuban and Haitian entrants, as defined in Section 501 of the Refugee
Education Assistance Act; and certain Amerasians from Vietnam
and their accompanying family members, as defined by Section 584(c)
of the Foreign Relations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriation Act of 1988.
Credentials/Documentation:
Persons for whom assistance is authorized are limited to refugees,
asylees, and Amerasian immigrants with documentation from the
INS as to their status and to Cuban and Haitian entrants with
documentation from the INS as to status allowed under Title V
of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. Costs will be
determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State
and local governments.
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: States with qualifying counties
must submit an application for funding in accordance with application
requirements described in the annual notice of availability of
formula allocation funding for targeted assistance grants. A State
must submit a single application on behalf of all qualified counties
in that State. Funding is contingent upon the submission and approval
of a State application. Subsequent to the approval of the application
by ORR, county governments develop local targeted assistance plans
and submit them to the State.
Award
Procedure: Grants are made to designated State
agencies on behalf of qualifying counties. State agencies, in
turn, receive, review, and determine the acceptability of individual
county targeted assistance plans. Not less than 95 percent of
targeted assistance funds must be allocated by the State to qualified
counties.
Deadlines:
The deadline for applications is 30 days from the date of publication
of the final notice. Contact Headquarters Office listed below
for further information.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately
1 month.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Grants are for annual budget period and a three year project period.
FY 99 was the first year of the three year grant.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: The program provides
funding, to the extent of available appropriations, for employment-related
and other social services for eligible refugees, asylees, Amerasian
immigrants, and entrants. The formula for allocation is not established
in legislation. Funds are distributed to States according to a formula
which takes into account refugee, asylee, Amerasian, and entrant
arrivals in the past five fiscal years. Procedures for documenting
the number of asylees are being developed. There is no cost-sharing
or matching requirement. Targeted assistance funds must supplement,
rather than supplant, existing State and local resources.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Funds are
appropriated on a yearly basis. Payments to States are made through
the Payment Management System (PMS).
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Quarterly expenditure and program performance (and related statistics)
reports are provided by the State agency to ORR.
Audits:
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 expend 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:
Separate financial records must be maintained by State agency
for 3 years after final payment or of the time period for the
particular records in Parts 1-20 of Federal Procurement Regulations,
whichever expires earlier.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 75-1503-0-1-609.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $44,529,300; FY 02 est $44,529,300; and FY 03 est
$44,529,300.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
From $15,982 to $8,082,345; Average: $1,535,000.
In fiscal year 2001, 50 qualified counties in 29 States received
formula funds to provide employment-related and other social services.
In fiscal year 2002, a new budget cycle will begin. ORR will weigh
both the 5-year arrival population (fiscal year 1997 through fiscal
year 2001) for each county and the concentration of refugees within
that county to determine eligibility for this program. In fiscal
year 2002 and 2003 we estimate that 50 qualified counties in 29
States will receive formula funds to provide employment related
and other social services.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
45 CFR Subpart L- 400.310 to 400.319. Various materials are available
on request from the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services,
Washington, DC 20447.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services,
Division of State Operations, 6th Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447. Contact: Ron Munia. Telephone: (202)
401-4559. e-mail address: RMunia@acf.dhhs.gov.
Web
Site Address: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
(1) Job development and placement; (2) on-the-job training; (3)
business and employer incentives; (4) job- related and vocational
English; and (5) short-term job training.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
A State with at least one qualifying county submits an application
on behalf of the qualified counties in that State. Subsequent to
the approval of the State's application by ORR, county governments
develop local targeted assistance plans and submit them to the State.
