The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is offering grants for Refugee Home-Based Childcare Microenterprise Development Projects. The grant aims to empower primarily refugee women to achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing home-based childcare services. Recipients of the grant will educate refugee women on childcare laws, regulations, licensing requirements, and cultural norms, as well as assist in language acquisition and job skills development. Mentors will help them establish agreements with State/county childcare offices for reimbursement. This opportunity, while focusing on refugee women, is also open to refugee men benefiting from the services. Application deadline: May 21, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 227905
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | HHS-2013-ACF-ORR-RG-0568 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Refugee Home-Based Childcare Microenterprise Development Project |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 13 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.576 — Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 21, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 21, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 2,225,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants for refugee programs under 412(c)(1) (A) are “public and private nonprofit agencies.” |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Administration for Children and Families – ORR |
| Description:: | The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is pleased to announce the availability of funds for Refugee Home-Based Child Care Microenterprise Development Projects. These projects are aimed at assisting primarily refugee women in becoming economically self sufficient by providing home-based child care services. Thus, recipients of grant awards through this announcement will teach refugee women about local, state, and federal child care laws, regulations and licensing requirements and about cultural norms concerning child care and child care development. Also, they will assist refugee women in English language acquisition, advance educational attainment (GED) and improve economic opportunities through application of acquired job skills in a market where there is a shortage of childcare providers. Through this grant, mentors will help primarily refugee women establish agreements or contracts with St ate or county child care offices so they may qualify for State/county childcare reimbursement as childcare service providers. Although the focus will be on refugee women, all services provided to refugee women under this project are available to refugee men who are able to benefit from these services. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Please see full announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-ORR-RG-0568 | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.576 |
| Competition ID: | HHS-2013-ACF-ORR-RG-0568 |
| Competition Title: | Refugee Home-Based Childcare Microenterprise Development Project |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00171170 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | May 21, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Office of Grants Management Contact |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Key Contacts [V1.0] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.576 | HHS-2013-ACF-ORR-RG-0568 | Refugee Home-Based Childcare Microenterprise Development Project | PKG00171170 | Mar 22, 2013 | May 21, 2013 | View | Office of Grants Management Contact | Organization Applicants |