[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25270-25271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10809]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children and Families; Single-Source Program
Expansion Supplement Grant
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice to award a single-source program expansion supplement
grant.
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CFDA Number: 93.576.
Legislative Authority: This program is authorized by section 412
(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) [8 U.S.C. 1522
(c)(1)(A)], as amended, which authorizes the Director ``to make grants
to, and enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies
for projects specifically designed--(i) To assist refugees in obtaining
the skills which are necessary for economic self-sufficiency, including
projects for job training, employment services, day care, professional
refresher training, and other recertification services; (ii) to provide
training in English where necessary (regardless of whether the refugees
are employed or receiving cash or other assistance); and (iii) to
provide where specific needs have been shown and recognized by the
Director, health (including mental health) services, social services,
educational and other services.''
Amount of Award: $150,000.
Project Period: December 1, 2009-September 29, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award
of a $150,000 single-source program expansion supplement to expand the
provision of technical assistance to the Ethiopian Community
Development Council, Inc. (ECDC), located in Arlington, VA.
Current economic conditions have confronted community-based
organizations (CBO) with a dire need for assistance yet limited
resources to respond effectively. This supplemental award will support
greater outreach and enhanced collaboration to meet these challenges.
Provision of technical assistance is essential to support the long-
term
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sustainability of programs and services that help newly-arrived
refugees secure employment, overcome language and cultural barriers,
become economically self-sufficient, and integrate into their new
communities.
Through this provision of technical assistance, ECDC will ensure a
more effective service component by focusing on reducing social service
gaps, increasing refugee access to mainstream resources and services,
and helping CBOs build capacity and sustainability.
Contact for Further Information: Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director,
Office of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC
20047. Telephone: 202-401-4858; e-mail: [email protected].
Dated: April 28, 2010.
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 2010-10809 Filed 5-6-10; 8:45 am]
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