Public or Private Non-profit Organizations Apply for the United States Refugee Reception and Placement Program

 

Last date : July 1, 2014

The United States Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) invites applications from public or private non-profit organizations for the US Reception and Placement (R&P) Program. The major purpose of the R&P program is to promote the successful reception and placement of all persons who are admitted to the United States under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

The grant recipients should provide Reception and Placement Services to the refugees and assist them to achieve economic self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

Responsibilities (not limited to):

1. Sponsorship assurance
2. Pre-arrival planning
3. Reception
4. Basic needs support for at least 30 days- housing; furnishing; food & food allowances; clothing; assistance applying for social security cards; assistance in obtaining health screening and assistance accessing other necessary health and mental health services; assistance in obtaining appropriate benefits, other social services, and English language instruction; assistance with enrollment in employment services; assistance registering children in school; and transportation to job interviews and job training.
5. At least two home visits within the first 30 days and a third home visit to permanent housing if the refugee moves from temporary housing within the R&P period.
6. Case management, including the development and implementation of individualized service plans during the initial 30-day period.
7. Cultural orientation, with appropriate language interpretation as needed.
8. Assistance to refugee minors resettled in non-parental family units, as required: initial placement suitability assessments; orientation to U.S. child welfare requirements; assistance regarding guardianship and legal obligations in caring for the child; regular and personal contact; and follow-up assessments and suitability determinations

Estimated start date of the project implementation is 1 October 2014 and will end by 30 September 2015. The initial planning for refugee admission should be 70,000 as the baseline (yet not determined for the year 2015).

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be well-established social service providers with demonstrated case management expertise and experience managing a network of affiliates that provide reception and placement or similar services to refugees or other migrant populations in the United States.
• Applicants must have been in operation for at least three full years in 501(c)(3) non-profit status.
• Applicants must document the availability of private financial resources to contribute to the program.
• Applicants must operate in multiple locations across the United States.
• The planned projections for refugee admission should be 70,000 (from Africa, East Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Near East and South Asia)as the baseline. Applicants should include 7,000 Special Immigrant Visa recipients in their planning.

Note: Applications must be submitted via grants.gov. Please register to grants.gov as early as possible. Submitting applications early benefits the applicant as it allows time to address any difficulties that may arise.

For more details : http://www.state.gov/j/prm/funding/fy2015/225506.htm

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