Block Grant 90RE0134

The Afghan Cultural Society of Minnesota was awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 93.576). The three-year award will support the Ethnic Community Self-Help Program, which aims to build capacity for refugee placement and provide specialized case management services for vulnerable refugees in Minnesota through September 2025. The...

Glocally Connected Inc., doing business as the Human Migration Institute, was awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 93.576). The three-year award will support the Riverside County Refugee & Ethnic Community Self-Help program, which aims to build capacity for refugee placement and provide specialized case management assistance...

The Center for Southeast Asians (CSEA), a minority-owned non-profit organization, was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award, provided on May 1, 2024, funds a range of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives for Southeast Asian populations in Rhode Island. Through this grant, CSEA delivers services and...

This Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889). The Asian Community & Cultural Center (ACCC) and its partner Friendship House will use the funding to provide outreach, education, and victim services to 200 immigrant and refugee clients per year, including 50 survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or...

The Center For Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. (CPACS) was awarded a $240,046 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship Education and Training Program (CFDA 97.010) to provide citizenship preparation services to lawful permanent residents. The grant, awarded on November 22, 2024, will support CPACS in delivering comprehensive citizenship instruction, English language classes, naturalization application assistance, and broader immigrant integration services in the...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $625,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to the East Los Angeles Women's Center (ELAWC), a non-profit organization, to provide a range of comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the East Los Angeles region. Through this 4-year project, ELAWC will implement activities such as a 24/7 hotline and chat line, crisis...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition (SEAMAAC, Inc.). Through this 3-year grant, SEAMAAC will implement culturally-specific services to support victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Asian immigrant and refugee communities in the Philadelphia, PA area....

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded the Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) a $780,000 Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants (CFDA 93.576) project grant to provide specialized integration services for refugees in Indiana. The 3-year grant (9/30/2023 - 9/29/2026) will fund BACI's Refugee Community Integration Project, which delivers English language and civics education, citizenship preparation, case...

The United Hope Network, Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. This grant will fund a 3-year project, from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, to provide culturally specific resources and services addressing the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of Black/African American victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services (CFDA 97.010 Citizenship Education and Training) will fund a two-year "Empowering New Citizens" program proposed by the Community Center For Immigrants Incorporated. The program will provide comprehensive adult citizenship education and naturalization application assistance services to help eligible individuals gain the knowledge and skills necessary for successful...