Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Targeted Assistance Grants

 

The Targeted Assistance Grant program provides funding for employment-related and other social services for refugees, certain Amerasians from Vietnam, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, asylees, victims of a severe form of trafficking, and Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants in areas with large refugee populations. An arrival must be within five years of arriving in this country or grant of asylum to be eligible for services under these grants.

Deleted 04/02/2020 (Archived.) 93.584 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families FORMULA GRANTS Fiscal Year 2014: 37 TAG Grants were awarded. Fiscal Year 2015: It is estimated that there will be 38 TAG Grants awarded. Fiscal Year 2016: It is estimated that there will be 38 TAG Grants awarded. Refugee Act of 1980, Section 412, Public Law 96-212, 94 Stat. 111, 8 U.S.C 1522; Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, Public Law 96-422, 8 U.S.C 1522 note; Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110-181; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, Public Law 110-161; Victims of Trafficking Violence and Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-386; Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010, 123 Stat. 3409. State agencies, State Replacement Designees, and Wilson/Fish Alternative projects are eligible to receive funding for assistance to counties and Targeted Assistance Areas where, because of factors such as large refugee population, there exists a need for supplementation of available resources for services to refugees. Refugees, certain Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, asylees, victims of a severe form of trafficking, and Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants. Potential beneficiaries must be within five years of arrival in this country or grant of asylum to be eligible for services. Documentation on immigration status. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Grants are made to State agencies on behalf of qualified counties. Counties are requalified for Targeted Assistance grants every three years based on the number of arrivals in a county. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Grants are for a three-year project period with annual budget periods. A new three-year project period began in FY 2014 when ORR requalified counties and Targeted Assistance Areas for assistance. Counties and Targeted Assistance Areas that qualified in FY 2014 will continue to qualify for Targeted Assistance grants through FY 2016. Not Applicable. Assistance may be used for employment-related and other social services for refugees, certain Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian entrants, asylees, victims of a severe form of trafficking, and Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrants. Trimesterly program performance reports (ORR-6). Cash reports are not applicable. No progress reports are required. Quarterly expenditure reports (SF-425) are required. ORR on-site monitoring teams review with grantee staff the eligibility and documentation requirements for this program and verify the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date client files. ORR staff also monitor State financial, aggregate services, and case level reports. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. The grantee must maintain financial and program records for three years after the grantee submits the last expenditure report for the funding period. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Funds are awarded on a yearly basis and must be obligated by the end of the fiscal year following the year of award. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. None. Carl Rubenstein 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, 8th Floor West, Washington, District of Columbia 20447 Email: carl.rubenstein@acf.hhs.gov Phone: (202) 205-5933 Fax: (202) 205-5888 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr 75-1503-0-1-609. (Formula Grants) FY 14 $42,874,000; FY 15 est $42,841,000; and FY 16 est $42,841,000 - Beginning in FY 2012, Target Assistance grants are incrementally funded. In FY 2014, Awards ranged from $96,518 to 12,036,939. The average award was $1,157,862. 45 CFR Subpart L - 400.310 to 400.319. Not Applicable.