Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program

Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program is sponsored by Administration for Children and Families, Health and Human Services, Department of (ACF). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

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gov/orr/programs/refugees/ethnic-community-self-help) # Ethnic Community Self-Help Current as of:March 3, 2025 The Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program supports ethnic community-based organizations in helping refugees adjust to life in America and integrate into the community.

These organizations are particularly skilled in identifying and responding to the diverse needs of refugees and decide what activities to plan that will best benefit the communities they serve. The ECSH Program serves refugees and otherORR-eligible populationswho have arrived in the United States within the last five years.

View Current Grant Recipients Through the program, the ethnic community-based organizations help refugees with such things as: * Assisting youth in college preparation * Learning U.S. customs and laws * Starting the process toward citizenship * Linking to their communities The ECSH Program supports ethnic community-based organizations in professional development for their staff by connecting them with well-established service providers.

The greater community also benefits by learning about the culture, strengths, and needs of the local refugee population the organization is serving. This is a competitive grant program, with grants awarded for a three-year project period. Organizations wishing to operate an ECSH Program must submit an application when an ECSH Program Notice of Funding Opportunity is open onGrants.

gov. Ethnic community-based organizations are encouraged to apply and are defined as U.S.-based certified non-profit organizations, whose board of directors is comprised of at least 60 percent current or former refugees and/or other ORR-eligible statuses. ## ORR - Bottom Navigation * Refugee Resettlement Program * Unaccompanied Alien Children ## Bottom Footer Navigation **U.S. Department of Health & Human Services** 330 C Street, S. W.

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