The Rhode Island Citizenship Consortium, led by Progreso Latino, received a $250,000 block grant award from the Department of Homeland Security's United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on October 1, 2021 to deliver citizenship education and training services through September 30, 2022. The award was made under USCIS's Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010), which promotes instruction and training on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship....
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Hispanic Federation Inc. under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010) for the "Motivational Citizenship Academy for Long-Term LPRs" program. This program provides citizenship education and training to help lawful permanent residents (LPRs) gain the knowledge and skills necessary for successful integration into American society. The funding will support initiatives such...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services awarded a $249,716 Citizenship Education and Training grant (CFDA 97.010) to The Genesis Center, a non-profit educational institution in Providence, Rhode Island. The two-year project will support the Center's efforts to provide integrated social services, English language education, and pathways to U.S. citizenship for immigrants and refugees. Key project activities include citizenship instruction,...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) awarded a $197,994 Project Grant under the Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010) to United Community Ministries, Inc. The two-year grant, which began on October 1, 2023, will support the United Community Progreso Literacy and Citizenship Center in providing citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, English language classes, and integration services for immigrants and...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through its Citizenship Education and Training grant program (CFDA 97.010), awarded $450,000.00 to the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Office of Grants Administration Division, to deliver citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, English language classes, civics education, and integration services for immigrants and refugees in the Miami-Dade County area. The two-year project period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30,...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through its Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010), has awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to the World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals to provide citizenship preparation services for lawful permanent residents. The grant, awarded on November 22, 2024, will fund the delivery of citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, English language classes, and broader integration services to help...
This $100,000 Project Grant award, provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009), will support Progreso Latino Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in delivering free tax preparation services to low-to-moderate income individuals, persons with disabilities, limited English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, military members and their families, and the...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Citizenship Education and Training Federal Grant Program (CFDA 97.010), awarded a $300,000 project grant to the Asian Community Development Council in Nevada. The funding will support the delivery of comprehensive citizenship preparation services, including citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, English language classes, and broader integration services to help...
Hispanic Unity of Florida, Inc. was awarded a $342,904 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010). The two-year award, made on October 1, 2022 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will support the organization's delivery of citizenship classes, English for Speakers of Other Languages instruction, and naturalization application preparation services to...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency, awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to La Casa De Don Pedro Inc., a non-profit community development organization in New Jersey. The grant funding, provided under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010), will be used to deliver citizenship instruction and naturalization application assistance services to eligible individuals over a two-year period from...