Deadline: 21 June 2016
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) is seeking applications from eligible entities to submit competitive grant applications for projects to establish and manage Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) for low-income refugee participants.
Eligible refugee participants who enroll in these projects will open and contribute systematically to IDAs for specified Savings Goals, including home ownership, business capitalization, vehicles for educational or work purposes, professional certification, and education (limited to postsecondary and/or continuing education, college entrance exam fees, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and GED preparation and test fees).
Funding Information: The estimated total program funding is $2,500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- 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
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Refugee Individual Development Accounts Program.
