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.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.