Discretionary Funds for Projects to Establish Individual Development Account (IDA) Programs for Refugees

Post Date

May 27th 2010

Application Due Date

July 12th 2010

See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-ZI-0013

CFDA Number(s)

93.576

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services

Number of Awards

8

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Faith-based and community organuizations are eligible to apply under this announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1800000

• Award Range:

  $200000 - $300000

Grant Description

ORR invites qualified entities to submit competing grant applications for new projects that will establish, support, and manage IDAs for eligible low-income refugee individuals and families. The refugee IDA Program represents an anti-poverty strategy built on asset accumulation for low-income refugee individuals and families with the goal of promoting refugee economic independence. In particular, the objectives of this program are to: encourage regular saving habits among refugees; promote refugee participation in the financial institutions of this country; promote refugee acquisition of assets to build individual, family, and community resources; increase refugee knowledge of financial and monetary topics; assist refugees in advancing their education; increase home ownership among refugees, and assist refugees in gaining access to capital. These new grantees will accomplish these objectives by establishing programs that combine the provision of matched savings accounts with financial training and couseling.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Administration for Children and Families

• Agency Contact:

  ACF Applications Help Desk
  app_support@acf.hhs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  ACF Applications Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  app_support@acf.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-ZI-0013