Refugee Cash & Medical Assistance (RCA/RMA) (Michigan)

Refugee Cash & Medical Assistance (RCA/RMA) (Michigan) is sponsored by State of Michigan, Refugee Assistance Program (federally funded). Provides temporary cash and medical assistance to eligible refugees who do not qualify for other federal cash or medical assistance programs. Eligibility is for up to eight months after entry into the U.

S. or date asylum was granted.

The Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) grant reimburses states and replacement designees (RDs), non-state entities that administer a resettlement program, for three main services: * Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) * Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) * Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program Associated administrative costs for each are also covered.

ORR-eligible populations determined ineligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and/or Medicaid are eligible for time-limited RCA and/or RMA from their date of eligibility for ORR benefits and services. Certain categories of unaccompanied alien children and youth in the U.S. are eligible for the URM Program.

### Refugee Cash Assistance RCA benefits are generally equivalent to public cash benefit levels established by state governments. RCA helps individuals meet their most basic needs, such as for food, shelter, and transportation.

RCA processes and benefit amounts differ by location, depending on the structure the state or RD has put in place for its administration, and on the local public cash benefit levels or the state or RD levels, which have been proposed to and approved by ORR. State governments and RDs describe the features of their RCA program in a state plan and a budget estimate submitted to ORR each year.

Contact yourState Refugee Coordinatorfor information about RCA in your state. ### [](https://acf. gov/orr/programs/refugees/cma)Refugee Medical Assistance RMA provides short-term medical coverage to refugees ineligible for Medicaid.

The benefits are generally similar to Medicaid. In addition to providing access to healthcare, RMA funds enable refugees to receive aMedical Screeningupon arrival in the U.S. States and RDs contract with local public and private health clinics to carry out the medical screenings and are then reimbursed for allowable costs.

The goal is to protect the public health of resettling communities and to promote the self-sufficiency and successful resettlement of refugees. RMA and Medical Screening programs differ by location. Services vary depending on state Medicaid programs and medical screening processes.

State governments and RDs are required to outline the delivery of both programs in their annual plans and budget estimates that are submitted to ORR. Contact your State Refugee Coordinator for information about RMA and your Refugee Health Coordinatorfor information about medical screening in your state.

### Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program CMA funds the URM Program, which provides foster care and other living arrangements, as well as the necessary care and services for vulnerable children and youth without a parent or custodian in the U.S. The participating states and RDs receive reimbursement for direct services and administrative costs.

CMA awards are allocated to states and RDs in quarterly installment grants based on the grantee’s submission of yearly estimates for reimbursable costs for the fiscal year, identified by type of expense, and a justification statement in support of the estimates. RCA: draprograms@acf. hhs.

gov RMA: drhprograms@acf. hhs. gov URM: urmprogram@acf.

hhs. gov