Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs

The Matching Grant Program was created in 1979 as an intensive case management program with the objective to fast-track new arrivals toward economic self-sufficiency within eight months (240 days) of program enrollment, without accessing public cash

Awards are limited to nonprofit organizations that have a Reception and Placement Cooperative Agreement with the Department of State.

Refugees, certain Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian entrants, asylees, certified victims of a severe form of trafficking, Special Immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan, and certain Afghan or Ukrainian humanitarian parolees are the beneficiaries. Information on eligibility is available at 45 CFR 400.43 and ORR Policy Letters 16-01, 22-10 and 22-13 at: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/policy-letters. Enrollment must occur within 31 to 90 days of the individual's date of eligibility. At least one member of the case unit must be deemed 'employable' and all other members must be otherwise eligible. Individuals who are expected to receive Supplemental Security Income within nine months; individuals who are economically self-sufficient; and individuals receiving cash assistance or supplementary income are not eligible.

Refugees, certain Amerasian immigrants from Vietnam, Cuban/Haitian entrants, asylees, victims of a severe form of trafficking, Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants and Afghan and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees as outlined in ORR PL 22-10 and ORR PL 22-13 are eligible for services.

Federal funding is calculated at a rate of $3,850 per anticipated enrollment. This includes $1,850 dedicated to case management and administrative costs and $2,000 per capita for actual client enrollments reserved for client direct assistance costs. Case management and administrative funding covers all allowable national and local service provider administrative costs associated with the program including indirect costs; these funds may also be used for client direct assistance. Client direct assistance funding is per capita based and limited to actual enrollments; these funds support required services including employment services, housing and utilities, food, transportation, cash allowance, health and medical, English language training, social adjustment, and other support services for six to eight months. Client direct assistance funding is subject to a matching requirement of $1 in private funds and in-kind contributions for every $2 of Federal Funds.

Funds are awarded on a yearly basis and reflect a one-year period of performance.

Funding under this program is limited to private nonprofit organizations that have a Reception and Placement Cooperative Agreement with the Department of State or Department of Homeland Security.

Eligible recipients are invited to submit a yearly project plan to HHS.

Funding under this program is limited to private nonprofit organizations that have a Reception and Placement Cooperative Agreement with the Department of State.

Amounts are formula based dependent on the number of eligible individuals each recipient is likely to resettle, consideration of past performance and availability of funds. The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement makes final funding decisions before awards are issued.

A deadline for the submission of a project plan is established in the invitation to each voluntary agency. The invitation also establishes the dates of the period of performance, and awards are issued accordingly.

The yearly award will be issued based on availability of funds, satisfactory progress, compliance with award terms and conditions and a determination that continuation funding is in the best interest of the federal government.

or existing recipients, appeals in regard to disputes may take place in accordance with 45 CFR Part 16, subject to the limitations of the Appendix A.