Lutheran Social Services Of South Dakota

Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization registered in SAM.gov since March 2004 and based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The organization functions as a prime federal grantee specializing in refugee resettlement, immigrant integration, and support services for vulnerable populations, particularly runaway and homeless youth. Through its federal grant awards, Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota provides comprehensive social services designed to facilitate the integration of refugees and other vulnerable populations into local communities while simultaneously offering critical emergency shelter and supportive services to at-risk youth.

The organization has demonstrated sustained federal funding across multiple program areas, with recent prime grant awards totaling over $812,000 across three active initiatives. Under the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement, Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota administers a $416,778 Block Grant for Refugee and Entrant Assistance (CFDA 93.566) that provides cash assistance, medical services, employment training, temporary housing, language instruction, and legal services to refugees, asylees, and human trafficking victims. Through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Department of Homeland Security, the organization operates its Center for New Americans program with a $293,868 Project Grant (CFDA 97.010) focused on citizenship instruction, English language education, and naturalization application assistance for lawful permanent residents. Additionally, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families has awarded the organization $101,865 through a Project Grant supporting the ARISE Youth Center's Basic Center Program, which provides emergency shelter, counseling, food, clothing, and health care referrals to runaway and homeless youth under 18 years old. The organization maintains longstanding partnerships with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Inc., the South Dakota Department of Health, the South Dakota Department of Education, and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, receiving sub-awards from multiple state agencies and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. These sub-grant partnerships extend Lutheran Social Services' reach into specialized programs including sexual risk avoidance education, personal responsibility education for at-risk youth, adult education and English language instruction, school lunch programs, housing counseling, and victim services coordination, demonstrating the organization's role as a critical conduit for federal social services funding throughout South Dakota.