2026 voluntary agencies matching grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $5.397 million to Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc., on October 1, 2025, under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566), a formula grant classified as assistance funding.

The award funds refugee resettlement and integration services across Virginia, with performance extending through May 28, 2027. ECDC delivers Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) providing short-term financial support and healthcare coverage during the first four months following refugee arrival; Refugee Support Services (RSS) delivering employment assistance, case management, language instruction, and social integration services for up to five years post-arrival; and the Refugee Micro-Enterprise Development Program providing microenterprise loans and technical assistance for small-business establishment. ECDC also operates specialized programs including the Preferred Communities Program for refugees with special needs, the Workforce Initiative for Newcomers employer-engagement program, and reception and placement services for Afghan refugees and humanitarian parolees.

Sub-recipients include Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and state departments of human services in Colorado, Vermont, and Wisconsin. ECDC, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is a tax-exempt nonprofit community development corporation operating as both prime recipient and sub-recipient across multiple federal refugee assistance programs, with 100 of its 163 total awards from HHS ACF.