[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31964-31965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13677]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Announcement of the Award of Nine Single-Source Expansion
Supplement Grants
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice to announce the award of nine single-source expansion
supplement grants to the Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant program
grantees.
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CFDA Number: 93.567.
Statutory Authority: (A) Section 412 (c)(1)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA)(8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)), as amended, which
authorizes the Director * * *
* * *to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public or
private nonprofit agencies for projects specifically designed--(i)
to assist refugees in obtaining the skills that are necessary for
economic self-sufficiency, including projects for job training,
employment services, day care, professional refresher training, and
other recertification services; (ii) to provide training in English
where necessary (regardless of whether the refugees are employed or
receiving cash or other assistance); and (iii) to provide where
specific needs have been shown and recognized by the Director,
health (including mental health) services, social services,
education and other services.
(B) Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986, Public Law 99-605,
Nov 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3449:
Section 7. Maintaining Funding Level of Matching Grant Program
(a) Maintaining Funding Level--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement
shall not reduce the maximum average federal contribution level per
refugee in the matching grant program and shall not increase the
percentage grantee matching requirement under that program below the
level, or above the percentage, in effect under the program for
grants in fiscal year 1985.
(b) Matching Grant Program--The ``matching grant program''
referred to in subsection (a) is the voluntary agency program which
is known as the matching grant program and is funded under section
412(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Project Period: February 1, 2011-September 30, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award
of $65,309,200 single-source expansion supplement grants to nine
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program cooperative agreement
holders. The Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program currently
operates on a program year from February 1 to January 31. ORR seeks to
align the program with the Federal Fiscal Year. The single-source
expansion supplement grants will ensure that during the eight-month
adjustment period, the ORR-eligible populations will continue to have
access to program services without interruption.
Following is a listing of the awardees, their location, and their
amount of award:
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Amount of
Grantee Location expansion
supplement
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Church World Service/Immigration & New York, NY........ $4,694,800
Refugee Program.
Domestic and Foreign Missionary New York, NY........ 3,601,400
Society of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the U.S.A..
Ethiopian Community Development Arlington, VA....... 1,782,000
Council/Refugee Resettlement
Program.
HIAS, Inc. (Hebrew Immigrant Aid New York, NY........ 1,432,200
Society)/Refugee and Immigrant
Services.
International Rescue Committee/ New York, NY........ 8,173,000
Resettlement.
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Baltimore, MD....... 6,670,400
Service.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Washington, DC...... 22,165,000
Bishops.
U.S. Committee for Refugees & Arlington, VA....... 12,542,200
Immigrants.
World Relief Corporation of Baltimore, MD....... 4,248,200
National Association of
Evangelicals/Refugee &
Immigration Programs.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eskinder Negash, Director, Office
of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 901
D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: 202-401-5388. E-mail:
[email protected].
Dated: May 25, 2011.
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 2011-13677 Filed 6-1-11; 8:45 am]
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