Department of Health and Human Services: Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED) Program

Deadline: 5 May 2017

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) is currently inviting eligible entities to submit applications for its Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED) Program.

The overall goal of the Refugee MED Program is assist refugees to become economically self-sufficient by:

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

City or township governments
State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Special district governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County 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.
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.