GY2026 refugee support services and set asides

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Rhode Island Department of Human Services $482,173 under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566) on October 1, 2025, for refugee support services and set asides through September 30, 2028.

The Refugee Support Services program provides formula funding for employment and other social services to 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 eligibility. The program is administered at the state level in Rhode Island with place of performance in Rhode Island.

The recipient organization, Rhode Island Department of Human Services, is a child entity of the State of Rhode Island and serves as the state's administrative agent for federal refugee resettlement and support services programs. Annual submission of an Annual Service Plan is required to receive Refugee Support Services funding. As of October 1, 2025, ORR Policy Letter 25-04 requires that Refugee Support Services grants be issued directly to states only, transitioning away from Replacement Designee recipients, though some services may continue through Replacement Designees during the grant period.