The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is offering this grant to establish, support, and manage Individual Development Account (IDA) programs for eligible low-income refugee individuals and families. This grant is for promoting refugee economic independence through asset accumulation, serving as a vital anti-poverty strategy. The program aims to encourage regular saving habits among refugees, promote their participation in financial institutions, and foster the acquisition of assets to build individual, family, and community resources. It also seeks to enhance refugees’ knowledge of financial topics, assist with education advancement, increase home ownership, and provide access to capital. Grantees will achieve these critical objectives by combining matched savings accounts with comprehensive financial training and counseling.
Opportunity ID: 54843
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-ZI-0013 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Discretionary Funds for Projects to Establish Individual Development Account (IDA) Programs for Refugees |
| 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: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.576 — Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 27, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 12, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 12, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments State governments Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Faith-based and community organuizations are eligible to apply under this announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | ORR invites qualified entities to submit competing grant applications for new projects that will establish, support, and manage IDAs for eligible low-income refugee individuals and families. The refugee IDA Program represents an anti-poverty strategy built on asset accumulation for low-income refugee individuals and families with the goal of promoting refugee economic independence. In particular, the objectives of this program are to: encourage regular saving habits among refugees; promote refugee participation in the financial institutions of this country; promote refugee acquisition of assets to build individual, family, and community resources; increase refugee knowledge of financial and monetary topics; assist refugees in advancing their education; increase home ownership among refugees, and assist refugees in gaining access to capital. These new grantees will accomplish these objectives by establishing programs that combine the provision of matched savings accounts with financial training and couseling. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-ZI-0013 |
| 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 | PKG00018926 | May 28, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54843 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
54843 SF424-2.0.pdf
54843 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54843 SF424B-1.1.pdf
54843 Project-1.1.pdf
54843 Budget-1.1.pdf
54843 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
54843 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
54843 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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