NIGP 95275: Refugee Assistance

NIGP 95275 Refugee Assistance, an Item code, encompasses financial assistance, treatment services, employment training, and case management for refugee and humanitarian immigrant populations. State and local governments procure refugee assistance through a mix of direct-service contracts, grant agreements, and bridge funding arrangements. Recent solicitations show counties, state departments, and school districts engaging with nonprofit service providers and consulting firms to deliver coordinated services including mental health and trauma treatment, job training and placement, English language instruction, and emergency financial support tied to federal eligibility changes. Work spans individual case management, program coordination across multiple providers, data management, and compliance reporting under federal refugee resettlement programs and state-administered benefits.

The issuing-body mix includes state departments (Oregon Department of Human Services), county divisions (Salt Lake County), and school districts (Salt Lake City School District). Geographic activity centers on Oregon and Utah, with recent high-profile procurements in Portland-Metro and Salem-Corvallis-Eugene service areas and Salt Lake City-Salt Lake County. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Human Services issuing an RFP for Refugee Employment and Pre-Employment Training Services (posted June 16, 2026, responses due July 16, 2026) with not-to-exceed values of $3,000,000 for Area 1 (Portland-Metro plus statewide virtual) and $400,000 for Area 2 (Salem-Corvallis-Eugene plus statewide virtual); Salt Lake County Division of Contracts and Procurement posting an RFI for Refugee Treatment Services (September 16, 2026, comments due September 22, 2026) as a sole-source bridge agreement spanning January 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028 with estimated costs of $70,000 to $96,000 per provider; and the Oregon Department of Human Services issuing an RFGP for Financial Assistance for HR1-impacted refugees and humanitarian immigrants statewide (posted July 1, 2026, proposals due July 31, 2026) with total program budget of $2 million across up to four grant awards of no less than $500,000 each.