The Immigrant And Refugee Community Organization

The Immigrant And Refugee Community Organization, a Portland, Oregon–based nonprofit tax-exempt entity, receives federal grant awards to deliver culturally and linguistically specific social services to immigrant, refugee, and other vulnerable populations as a prime grant recipient and grant sub-recipient across 19 federal agencies.

IRCO operates as a prime recipient on 47 grants (51% of total awards) and as a sub-recipient on 46 grants (49%), serving a geographically concentrated customer base anchored in the Pacific Northwest. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families dominates the customer portfolio with 22 awards; the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime contributes 14 awards; the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration supports 12 awards; and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 7 awards. These four agencies account for 66% of all awards. The combined obligated dollars across all awards total $37.4 million, though the source reports combined potential value as $8 thousand—a data artifact indicating most award ceiling figures are either not specified or recorded at nominal value in the source.

IRCO's grant portfolio spans refugee resettlement, workforce development, homelessness services, victim support, and citizenship assistance. As a prime recipient, IRCO holds HUD Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) awards addressing homelessness among immigrant and refugee populations—a $478,470 project grant effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and a prior $445,179 grant (October 1, 2024–September 30, 2025). IRCO also holds an Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) grant for the Oregon Refugee Career Pathways program (award date September 30, 2024, completion September 29, 2026), which provides career counseling, vocational training, English-language instruction, and mentorship to refugees entering skilled career fields. The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women funded a Legal Assistance for Victims project (October 1, 2023–September 30, 2026) delivering divorce, custody, protection order, and immigration legal services to immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties. The Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) supports IRCO's Services Against Exploitation program (October 1, 2024–September 30, 2027) addressing gaps in trauma-informed services for immigrant and refugee survivors of human trafficking across Oregon, with partnership from Barcelona Counseling for mental health support. IRCO also manages ORR-funded Refugee Individual Development Accounts (RIDA) supporting matched savings for homeownership, business capitalization, and education; an ORR Oregon Employer Engagement Program (September 30, 2022–December 31, 2025); and a Citizenship and Naturalization Services block grant from USCIS (October 1, 2022–December 31, 2024).

As a sub-recipient, IRCO delivers workforce development services through Worksystems, Inc. (a regional workforce board), provides housing advocacy and resettlement support through the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, and receives sub-awards from the Oregon Department of Justice, Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Department of Human Services, and Port of Portland (for mass timber career training). Recent sub-awards include housing services for domestic violence survivors under Oregon Department of Justice grants (October 1, 2025) and workforce development services through Worksystems (multiple awards August–October 2024).

Activity trajectory shows recent awards clustering in 2022–2024 (10, 19, and 16 awards respectively) with a decline to 5 awards in 2025 and 1 award (as of April 2026). Six awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunity for the organization across HUD CoC, DOJ/OVC victim services, and ORR refugee workforce programs.