The Administration for Children and Families is offering the Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development Program to assist refugees in attaining economic self-sufficiency by becoming licensed family child care businesses. Eligible entities can apply for three-year grants to provide intensive case management, training, and support for refugee men and women in navigating the certification process and accessing child care reimbursement. The program focuses on empowering refugees to establish licensed family child care businesses, promoting economic independence and sustainability within the refugee community.
Opportunity ID: 275865
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2015-ACF-ORR-RG-0987 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development Program |
| 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: | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2015 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 15, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 15, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $187,500 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments County governments Private institutions of higher education Independent school districts Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | ORR is limiting this FOA to the listed Eligible Applicants that have all three of the following entities represented in the application either as the lead applicant or a partner: (1) a tribal, United States territory, or state child care licensing agency (acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/ccdf-grantee-state-and-territory-contacts); (2) at least one of the following: a local organization currently funded by ACF Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships program, (acf.hhs.gov/programs/ecd/early-learning/ehs-cc-partnerships) or; a local affiliate of the National Association of Family Child Care (NAFCC), (nafcc.org) or; a local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (CCR&R), (naccrra.org) or; a local affiliate of the National Association of Education for Young Children (NAEYC) (naeyc.org) (3) a local organization that has an established small business/microenterprise training program (e.g., organizations funded under the ORR MED Program (acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/microenterprise-development), Small Business Administration’s Program for Investing in Microentrepreneurs (sba.gov/content/prime-grantees) Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Funds (cdfifund.gov), or members of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (aeoworks.org). This competition is limited to ensure that the FCC training being provided to eligible clients will meet minimum federal, state, and local regulations for a FCC provider who receives compensation on a regular basis and is not related to all children for whom child care services are provided as referenced in the Child Care and Development Block Grant and Section I. Program Description, RFCCMED Program Overview, FCC Training. Demonstrating such a relationship will also ensure that a grantee can successfully complete the objectives within the project period. For more information, please see Section III.3. Other, Office of Refugee Resettlement Disqualification Factor. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
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) invites eligible entities to submit competitive grant applications for funding under the Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development (RFCCMED) Program, formerly known as the Refugee Home-Based Child Care Microenterprsie Develpment Project. The RFCCMED Program helps refugees attain economic self-sufficiency by becoming licensed family child care businesses. Under the RFCCMED Program, ORR seeks to award three-year grants to eligible entities that will provide the intensive case management necessary to assist refugees in becoming licensed FCC providers. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing FCC and microenterprise development (MED) training; navigating the certification process and the process to qualify for state/county child care reimbursement; and providing post certification assistance. The program targets eligible refugee women, but is open to eligible refugee men as well. This program is not intended to develop new organizational training capacity in FCC or MED. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2015-ACF-ORR-RG-0987 |
| 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
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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-2015-ACF-ORR-RG-0987 | Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development Program | PKG00216192 | Apr 15, 2015 | Jun 15, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
275865 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275865 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
275865 Other-1.1.pdf
275865 SF424A-1.0.pdf
275865 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275865 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
275865 Project-1.1.pdf
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