ORR/ACF: Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED) Program

Deadline: 2 June 2017

The Office of Refugee Resetllement (ORR) within The Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) is seeking applications for its Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED) Program.

The overall goal of the Refugee MED Program is to assist refugees to:

assisting refugees to establish microenterprise businesses through the provision of MED loans, training and technical assistance (T/TA),
assisting refugees in building credit history and/or repairing their credit score.

Allowable activities under the Refugee MED Program include providing technical assistance on loans, maintaining a revolving loan fund, provision of credit builder loans, and administrative costs associated with managing the MED Program.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $150,000

Eligibility Criteria

Private institutions of higher education
State governments
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
City or township governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Special district governments
Public or private non-profit agencies are eligible for awards under this announcement.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations.
Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.