Apply for Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program

Deadline: 18 June 2019

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has announced the funding for the Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) Program, which establishes and manages 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 homeownership, 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 General Education Development (GED) Diploma preparation and test fees).

Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,500,000
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $100,000

Eligibility Criteria

Private 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
Others
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
Special district 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
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities