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Your ORR Grant:Purpose, Eligibility,and Reporting RequirementsOffice of Refugee ResettlementORR-IRC Annual WorkshopMaximizing Impact: Supporting Refugees ThroughInnovative Resource DevelopmentFebruary 2009

ORR Mission• Founded on the belief thatnewly arriving populationshave inherent capabilitieswhen given opportunities,the Office of RefugeeResettlement (ORR)provides people in needwith critical resources toassist them in becomingintegrated members ofAmerican society.Photo: Roberto “Bear” Guerra for the InternationalRescue Committee

ORR Grant StructureDepartment ofHealth & HumanServices (HHS)Administration ofChildren &Families (ACF)ProgramSupport CenterOffice ofAdministrationOffice of RefugeeResettlementPaymentManagement SystemOffice of GrantsManagementDivision of CommunityResettlement

ORR Discretionary Grants• Awarded by a competitive process• Grant announcements are posted on three sites:• http://www.grants.gov• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_orr.html• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/funding/funding_opportunities.htm• Register with grants.gov to receive alerts on thelatest funding opportunities

ORR Discretionary Grantsto MAAs and CBOs• Ethnic Community Self-Help• Individual DevelopmentAccounts• MicroenterpriseDevelopment• Supplemental Services forRecently ArrivedRefugees (formerlyknown as “UnanticipatedArrivals”)• Refugee AgriculturalPartnership• Technical AssistancePhoto: Larry Laverentz, ORR

Ethnic Community Self-Help• Provide assistance to ethnic organizationscomprised and representative of refugeepopulations• Build bridges between refugee communities andcommunity resources• Address community building, facilitate culturaladjustment and integration of refugees, anddeliver mutually supportive functions• Address any unmet needs of refugees thatcomplement but do not duplicate existingservices

Supplemental Services for RecentlyArrived Refugees• Provides additional resources tocommunities where the arrival of refugeesis greater than expected and refugeeservices are insufficient.• Offers communities the resources torespond to the unexpected secondarymigration with culturally and linguisticallyappropriate social services.

ORR Technical Assistance Programs• Ethnic Community Self-Help: InternationalRescue Committee(IRC), www.theirc.org• Child Welfare: BRYCS(Bridging RefugeeYouth and ChildrenServices),www.brycs.org• Employment:RefugeeWorks of LIRS,www.refugeeworks.orgPhoto courtesy of BRYCS

ORR Technical Assistance Programs(continued)• English Language Training: Spring Institutefor Intercultural Learning, http://www.springinstitute.org/• Housing: Mercy Housing,www.refugeehouse.org• Economic Development (Microenterprise,IDA, Refugee Rural Initiative): ISEDSolutions, www.ised.org

ORR Technical Assistance Programs(continued)• Citizenship and Naturalization Training:Catholic Legal Immigration Network(CLINIC), http://www.cliniclegal.org• Asylee Hotline: Catholic Legal ImmigrationNetwork (CLINIC),http://www.cliniclegal.org/• Mental Health: SAMHSA,http://www.refugeewellbeing.samhsa.gov/

Client Eligibility RequirementsPhoto: Chiaki Kawajiri, The Baltimore Sun

Federal AgenciesDetermining Eligibility• Department of Homeland Security• US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)• Refugee Corps• Asylum Office• Customs and Border Protection (CBP)• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)• Department of State• Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)• Department of Justice• Executive Office of Immigration Review

• Refugees• AsyleesClients Eligible for ORRBenefits and Services• Afghan/Iraqi Special Immigrant Visas (Afghans:6 months; Iraqis: 8 months)• Cuban/Haitian Entrants• Certified Victims of Trafficking• Amerasians• Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) whopreviously held one of these statuses

Determining Eligibility• For most questions on eligibility, refer to:• State Letter 00-17 (Year 2000)• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/policy/sl00-17.htm• ORR Contact for Eligibility Questions:• Mr. Thomas Pabst, Refugee Services ProgramSpecialist, Immigration and Policy• Email: thomas.pabst@acf.hhs.gov• Phone: (202) 401-5398

Determining Eligibility(continued)• Victims of Trafficking:• State Letter 01-13 (Year 2001)• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/policy/sl01-13.htm• Cuban/Haitian Entrants:• State Letter 01-22 (Year 2001)• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/policy/cheparol.htm• Afghan/Iraqi Special Immigrants:• State Letter 08-04 (Year 2008)• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/policy/sl08-04.htm• State Letter 08-06 (Year 2008)• http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/policy/sl08-06.htm

Eligibility Documentation• ORR grantees must copy and keep refugeedocumentation (e.g. I-94) in each client’scase file• Copy front and back of identification• Ensure that copy is clear and A numbers canbe read.

Operational & Reporting RequirementsPhoto: Chiaki Kawajiri, The Baltimore Sun

ORR Operational Requirements• Refer to 45 CFR Part74 for operationalrequirementsPhoto: Tom Giossi, ORR

ORR Progress Report• Refer to 45 CFR Part 74.51-52 for ORRreporting requirements• Semi-annual reports are due 30 days afterthe reporting period• Send original copy to the Office of GrantsManagement; send a copy to ORRprogram officer

ORR Program Progress Report:Helpful Hints• In your report, include:• Major activities and accomplishments• Significant findings and events• Information dissemination activities: Print,radio, TV, public outreach sessions, etc.• Problems encountered or expected• Activities planned for next project period• Other activities

ORR Grantee Responsibilities• Grantees must provide the highestquality in services to refugees• Grantees will be evaluated on:• Progress toward achieving application’sobjectives• Compliance with ORR grant guidelines andrequirements• Timely and quality reports

Standard Form 269• Line 10A: Shows total amount spent duringreporting period• Lines K and M, Unliquidated Obligations: Afinancial obligation that has not yet been paid• Line O: Amount of federal money awarded forthe budget period• Focus on Line P, Unobligated Balance: Howmuch money was not spent during reportingperiod

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