Citizenship and immigration services

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS USCIS) under CFDA 97.010 - Citizenship Education and Training program provides $269,999.00 to the Chinese American Service League, Inc. (Casl) to deliver citizenship preparation services to the Chinese American community in Chicago. The funding supports citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, English language classes, civics education, and other integration services for immigrants and refugees. Casl, a comprehensive non-profit community organization with over 45 years of experience serving the Chinese American population, will use the two-year award (10/1/2023 - 9/30/2025) to expand access to high-quality citizenship preparation programming. The organization has a history of receiving federal grants from DHS, Department of Justice, and Department of Health and Human Services to provide a range of culturally-tailored social services, community engagement, education, and workforce development initiatives.