The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is offering this grant to support local school systems significantly impacted by refugee children or facing challenges in providing education to refugee students. States, Wilson/Fish agencies, and their designees are invited to apply for a share of the expected $15,000,000. This grant is for enhancing educational services for refugee children. Applicants must demonstrate significant impact, detail proposed fund usage, and show activities benefit refugee education. Collaboration with other support agencies is encouraged. Applications require verifiable data on refugee children aged 5-18 from FY 2009-2011. Funds cannot be used for tuition, construction, renovation, or to replace existing federal resources.
Opportunity ID: 165453
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2012-ACF-ORR-ZE-0317 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Refugee School Impact |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 36 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.576 — Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2012 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2012 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Certain non-profit agencies in limited circumstances are eligible to receive funds through this program, such as Wilson/Fish agencies and replacement designees Eligible Beneficiaries Individuals with the following immigration statuses are eligible for services under this grant: (1) refugees; (2) asylees; (3) Cuban and Haitian entrants; (4) certain Amerasians from Vietnam; (5) victims of a severe form of trafficking who receive certification or eligibility letters from ORR and certain other specified family members of trafficking victims, and (6) children classified as Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJs) receiving services from ORR-funded Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) programs. The term "refugee" is used in this notice to encompass all such eligible persons. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites States, Wilson/Fish agencies and replacement designees to submit applications for funds to support local school systems that are impacted by significant numbers of refugee children or are otherwise faced with challenges in providing education to refugee students. ORR expects to award $15,000,000 to States and Wilson/Fish agencies or their designees that adequately a) make a case by documenting significant impact of refugee children in local schools, b) specify the purposes for which the funding would be used, and c) show that the proposed activities are related to and would be beneficial for educating refugee children. Applicants responding to this announcement are encouraged to design projects that incorporate collaboration with agencies providing resettlement, health and mental health, child care, and social services, etc. in order to strengthen their capacity for providing educational services to refugee children. Applicants must provide quantifiable and verifiable data describing the population of refugee children ages 5 to 18 for the period FY 2009 through FY 2011, fully documenting calculation of the numbers presented as the target population. However, awards will not be based solely on population numbers but will also consider: 1) the adequate documentation of the service needs of the population to be served; 2) full description of available resources to the applicant to serve the target population; and 3) the strength of the applicant's proposed program services. The State or Wilson/Fish agency or its designee shall submit a single application on behalf of all the schools within the State considered in this proposal. Awards will be contingent upon the outcome of the competition and the availability of funds. Descriptions of collaborative agreements among key participants: State, Wilson/Fish agency, State department of education, local school districts, refugee service providers, community- and faith-based and other non-profit organizations should be submitted as part of the Refugee School Impact application. In addition, if the State or alternative agency or its designee that is implementing the project is other than the State department of education, a formal means of collaboration with the State department of education, school districts and/or participating schools is necessary. The project implementing agency also must establish formal agreement with sub-grantees. These funds may not be used to supplant other Federal Government resources and are not intended to cover tuition expenses for students. Construction and renovation costs are not allowable under this program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-ORR-ZE-0317 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.576 | HHS-2012-ACF-ORR-ZE-0317 | Refugee School Impact | PKG00117210 | Apr 18, 2012 | Jun 18, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
165453 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
165453 SF424A-1.0.pdf
165453 SF424B-1.1.pdf
165453 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
165453 Project-1.1.pdf
165453 Budget-1.1.pdf
165453 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
165453 Other-1.1.pdf
165453 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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