Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program

Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program is sponsored by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The Matching Grant Program assists refugees in becoming self-supporting and independent members of American society by providing funds to private nonprofit organizations to support case management, transitional assistance, and social services for new arrivals.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:HHS-2012-ACF-ORR-RV-0203 Funding Opportunity Title:Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Income Security and Social Services Expected Number of Awards:11 Assistance Listings:93.

567 -- Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Voluntary Agency Programs Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Last Updated Date:Dec 19, 2011 Original Closing Date for Applications:Aug 01, 2011 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:Aug 01, 2011 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:Dec 23, 2011 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 65,309,200 Award Ceiling:$26,400,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Competition under this funding announcement is limited.

Eligible applicants are: Chaldean Federation of America, Southfield MI; Church World Service/Immigration and Refugee Program, New York NY; Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the U.S.A.

, New York, NY; Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc./Refugee Resettlement Program, Arlington VA; HIAS, Inc. (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)/Refugee and Immigrant Services, New York NY; International Rescue Committee/Resettlement, New York NY; Kurdish Human Rights Watch, Fairfax VA; Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore MD; U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington DC; U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Arlington VA; and World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals/Refugee & Immigration Programs, Baltimore MD.

Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Administration for Children and Families Description:The Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program is an alternative to public cash assistance designed to enable refugees, asylees, and other ORR eligible populations to become self-sufficient through employment within 120 to 180 days from date of arrival into the United States (U.S.) and/or date of eligibility for ORR services; however, clients must be enrolled within 31 days of becoming eligible to ensure adequate services are provided and self-sufficiency is achieved and maintained within the period of eligibility.

Services provided under this cooperative agreement include, but are not limited to, comprehensive case management, employment services, maintenance assistance, cash allowance, and administration. As the Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program is designed to work in consort with the Refugee and Cuban & Haitian Entrant Reception and Placement (R & P) programs, service provider competition for funding under this program is limited.

Only those voluntary agencies that already provide R & P services through a cooperative agreement with the Department of State or the Department of Homeland Security may apply to provide Matching Grant services. Participating agencies agree to match the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) grant with cash and in-kind contributions of goods and services from the community.

Currently, ORR awards $2 for every $1 raised by the agency up to a maximum of $2,200 in federal funds per client. At least 20 percent of the non-federal share (the grantee's match) must be met with cash or cash equivalent; the balance may be cash, in-kind services, or donated goods.

Note that while federal and match funds are calculated and awarded on a per capita or client basis, the actual spending of such funds is not per capita based. Link to Additional Information:http://www. acf.

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