UNSPSC 93131502: Promotion of human rights services

UNSPSC 93131502 Promotion of human rights services is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure direct financial assistance, employment training, case management, and support services for vulnerable immigrant and refugee populations experiencing economic hardship or barriers to workforce participation. Recent solicitations show the Oregon Department of Human Services issuing grants and contracts for financial assistance to HR1-impacted refugees and humanitarian immigrants, refugee employment and pre-employment training services covering multiple service areas statewide, and public health equity initiatives serving immigrant and refugee communities alongside other underserved populations. Services include direct cash assistance, job search and placement, English as a Second Language instruction, occupational training, childcare and transit training, case management, outreach, and navigation support. Eligible service populations span refugees, asylees, Special Immigrant Visa holders, trafficking victims, and humanitarian parolees within defined eligibility windows of 60 months or less from initial immigration status. Issuing bodies are primarily state departments of human services and health authorities awarding through RFP and grant-proposal vehicles to nonprofit organizations and community-based service providers that demonstrate minimum experience (typically three or more years) serving refugee populations and delivering employment or social services.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon, where the Department of Human Services posted two major opportunities in June and July 2026: an RFP for Refugee Employment and Pre-Employment Training Services due July 16, 2026, with not-to-exceed values of $3 million for Portland-Metro and $400,000 for Salem-Corvallis-Eugene service areas, and an RFGP for Financial Assistance for HR1 Impacted Immigrants due July 31, 2026, with a $2 million total program budget distributed across up to four grants of no less than $500,000 each. Both opportunities require pre-proposal conferences and offer one-year initial terms with renewal options to five years. The Oregon Health Authority's February 2026 Notice of Intent to Award for Public Health Equity Grants selected 139 community-based organizations and nonprofits to advance health equity with immigrant and refugee populations. Contractors must typically carry comprehensive insurance including general liability, professional liability, and network security coverage, with administrative costs capped at 15% of total direct costs. Disadvantaged-business certifications (DBE, MBE, WBE, SDV, ESB) are evaluated under state procurement compliance.