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
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=309859