[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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