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The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement announces funding under the Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program.
The goal of this program is to support Ethnic Community-Based Organizations (ECBOs) in providing refugee populations with critical services to
assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.
Under the ECSH Program, the following three main objectives must be implemented:
1) to strengthen ECBOs’ provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to refugees within five years after their initial resettlement; 2) to support ECBOs' organizational development and engagement in capacity building by encouraging their collaboration with established refugee service providers and mainstream organizations; and 3) to support ECBOs in promoting community building and civic participation by refugee individuals and refugee community members.
The goal of this program is to support Ethnic Community-Based Organizations (ECBOs) in providing refugee populations with critical services to
assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.
Under the ECSH Program, the following three main objectives must be implemented:
1) to strengthen ECBOs’ provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to refugees within five years after their initial resettlement; 2) to support ECBOs' organizational development and engagement in capacity building by encouraging their collaboration with established refugee service providers and mainstream organizations; and 3) to support ECBOs in promoting community building and civic participation by refugee individuals and refugee community members.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Estimated Funding: $2,000,000
Office: Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Estimated Funding: $2,000,000
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ORR-RE-1806
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Public and private nonprofit agencies are eligible for assistance under this program.
Applicants who respond to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) are required to submit written evidence identifying the current and/or former refugees who comprise at least 60 percent of the organization's board of directors.
Lack of the required documentation will disqualify the application from review and from award.
ECSH Program grantees that were awarded in FY 2019 are eligible to apply under this FOA, but must propose completely distinct and separate services from those being conducted under the FY 2019 FOA, and/or must propose servicing a distinctively different geographic location from their existing location.
Services must not be in addition to any current services conducted under the original ECSH grant; they must be for new services only.
The proposed geographic location and proposed services must be served throughout the project period.
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.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ORR-RE-1806
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
ACF Applications Help Desk
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-03-12
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2020-06-10
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