Deadline: 27-Jun-22
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) invites eligible entities to submit competitive grant applications for the Refugee Microenterprise Development Program (MED).
The purpose of the ORR Refugee MED Program, hereafter referred to in the NOFO as the MED Program, is to promote refugee economic integration by supporting the development, expansion, and/or sustainability of refugee-owned microbusinesses.
The overall goal of the Refugee MED Program is to assist refugees to become economically self-sufficient by:
- assisting refugees to establish microenterprise businesses through the provision of MED grants and loans, training and technical assistance (T/TA), and
- assisting refugees in building credit history and/or repairing their credit score.
Allowable activities under the Refugee MED Program include providing technical assistance on grants and loans, maintaining a revolving loan fund, provision of credit builder loans, coordination with the refugee resettlement community and state refugee coordinator, and administrative costs associated with managing the MED Program.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $250,000
- Award Floor: $150,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335564