The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is offering the Wilson/Fish Alternative Program grant to public and private non-profit organizations, including faith-based and community groups. This grant seeks innovative proposals for providing integrated services and cash assistance to refugees. Applications are welcomed from both current Wilson/Fish program administrators and new entities. New applicants can establish or maintain refugee programs in states not participating or withdrawing from the refugee program, or propose alternatives to existing assistance systems. Projects must serve all newly arriving refugees in the specified state or geographic area eligible for RCA-type or TANF-type assistance. Statewide projects are preferred, though non-statewide proposals require justification and State Refugee Coordinator support. This grant aims to enhance refugee support.
Opportunity ID: 54668
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-RW-0051 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Wilson/Fish Alternative Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 13 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.583 — Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Wilson/Fish Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 18, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 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 19, 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 18, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $32,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | According to Section 412 (e) of the INA [Cash Assistance and Medical Assistance to Refugees], "The (ORR) Director is authorized to provide assistance, reimbursement to States, and grants to, and contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies…" 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: | The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces that applications will be accepted from public and private non-profit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations, under a discretionary announcement for Wilson/Fish projects that proposes innovative approaches to providing integrated services and cash assistance to refugees. ORR will consider proposals from: (1) applicants that currently administer a Wilson/Fish program and; (2) applicants that have never administered a Wilson/Fish program that propose to either: (a) establish or maintain a refugee program in a State where the State is not participating in the refugee program or is withdrawing from the refugee program or a portion of the program; or (b) provide an alternative to the existing system of assistance and services to refugees. Applicants must propose to serve at a minimum, all newly arriving refugees in the State or geographic area of the cash assistance type proposed, e.g., all refugees otherwise eligible for RCA and/or TANF (referred to as “RCA-type'' or “TANF-type'' refugees). ORR prefers that Wilson/Fish projects are statewide in scope. A new applicant that proposes a non-statewide Wilson/Fish alternative project must provide a justification that includes a statement of support from the State Refugee Coordinator as to why a non-statewide project would be in the best interests of the State's refugees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-RW-0051 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.583 | PKG00018760 | May 18, 2010 | Jul 19, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54668 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
54668 SF424-2.0.pdf
54668 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54668 SF424B-1.1.pdf
54668 Project-1.1.pdf
54668 Budget-1.1.pdf
54668 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
54668 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
54668 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf