Refugee Technical Assistance Program

Background
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announces the availability of funds for the continuation of a national one-stop source or hub for refugee technical assistance (TA), under the Refugee Technical Assistance Program. The overall goal is to equip ORR-funded state refugee programs, ORR-funded refugee service providers, ethnic and community-based organizations serving refugees, and refugee resettlement community partners with the specialized TA, resources and training needed to appropriately address barriers to refugee self-sufficiency, health and wellness, and integration, and to advance equity in service provision.

Grant Details
The TA provider is expected to foster and engage with a network of subject-matter experts in the field and promote cross-sector social innovation through staffing, consultancy or sub-contractual relationships. The TA provider will respond to refugees' unique challenges and needs, leverage the strengths, talents and capabilities of refugees and their resettlement communities through a strengths-based approach to TA.

The TA provider is also intended to help refugee service providers measure the effectiveness of their programs and services, develop communication strategies that reflect the impact of the program, consult with community service agencies and state and local government agencies to coordinate appropriate services for refugees. The TA provider will conduct regular needs assessments of the field to determine the areas of TA focus.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) other than institutions of higher education; non-profits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education; and private institutions of higher education.

Period of Performance
60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods. Awards for subsequent budget periods will be made subject to satisfactory progress by the recipient and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the federal government.

Grant Value
$7,500,000 total funding available for one cooperative agreement under RTAP. Award ceiling: $7,500,000 per budget period. Award floor: $7,000,000 per budget period. Average projected award amount: $7,500,000 per budget period.

Place of Performance
The grant is national in scope and focus.