GY2026 refugee support services and set asides

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance $3,903,207 on October 1, 2025, under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566) formula grant for Refugee Support Services and set-asides funding. The award supports employment and other social services for refugees and eligible populations including certain Amerasians from Vietnam, Cuban and Haitian entrants, asylees, victims of trafficking, Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants, certain Afghan and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees, and unaccompanied refugee minors for up to five years after their date of arrival or date of eligibility. NY OTDA administers these services statewide as the designated state-level pass-through entity distributing federal funding to county social services departments, municipal agencies including the New York City Department of Social Services, and nonprofit community service providers. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with all work performed in New York. The award obligates $3,903,207. Recipients must submit an Annual Service Plan (ORR-6) and maintain records in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F and HHS-specific provisions in 2 CFR Part 300, effective October 1, 2025.