Summary: GY2026 Refugee Support Services and Set Asides

The Utah Department of Workforce Service received a $202,146 formula grant award from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award funds the Refugee Support Services (RSS) program, which provides employment and social services to refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, certain Amerasians, Special Immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan, and other eligible populations for up to five years following their arrival or eligibility date in the United States.

The RSS program supports workforce integration and community resettlement through employment services, job training, and related social services designed to facilitate economic self-sufficiency among refugee populations. As a state-administered formula grant, this funding requires annual submission of an Annual Service Plan (ORR-6) and compliance with federal audit and recordkeeping requirements under 2 CFR Part 200 and HHS-specific provisions in 2 CFR Part 300 (effective October 1, 2025). The award reflects ORR's policy shift to issue RSS grants directly to states, eliminating direct issuance to Replacement Designees while permitting service continuity through existing designee arrangements during transition periods.