Tribal Self-Governance Study
Description of Program,
Service, Function or Activity (PSFA)
INVENTORY
1. Agency Name: Office of Refugee Resettlement
2. Program Name: Refugee and Entrant Assistance _Targeted Assistance
3. CFDA #: 93.584
4. Program Objectives: To provide funding for employment -related and other social services for refugees, asylees, Amerasians and Cuban/Haitian entrants in areas of high refugee concentration and high welfare utilization.
5. Titles and Descriptions of at least Three Funded Grantees: Grantees are the designated State agencies that administer the State's refugee resettlement program. Grants are made to States on behalf of qualifying counties. State agencies receive, review and determine the acceptability of county targeted assistance plans. Not less than 95% of the targeted assistance funds must be allocated by the State to the county level. Currently, 29 States receive targeted assistance on behalf of 50 counties.
AUTHORITY
6. Authorizing Statute(s): Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 412 (c)(2), as amended, Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, Section 501(a), Public Law 96-422, 8 U.S.C. 1522 note; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, Section 5849c), Public Law 100-202; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1989, Public Law 100-461; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1990, Public Law 101-167; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1991, Public Law 101-513.
7. Regulatory/Administrative Requirements: 45 CFR Part 400
8. Mandatory Statutory Changes Needed to Operate PSFA as a Demonstration: Our statutory authority does not explicitly include Indians or Sovereign Indian Nations as eligible grantees or contractors.
APPLICANTS, BENEFICIARIES and FORMULAS
9. Type of Funding: Formula
10. Eligible Applicants: Eligible grantees are those agencies of State governments that are responsible for the refugee program under 45 CFR 400.5 in States containing counties that qualify for targeted assistance awards.
11. Allotment Formulas, Etc.: In order to qualify for targeted assistance funds, a county is required to rank above a selected cut-off point of counties for which data were reviewed, based on 2 criteria: (1) the number of refugee/entrant arrivals placed in that county during the most recent 5-year period, and (2) the 5-year refugee/entrant population as a percentage of the county's overall population.
12. Applicant Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians: None
13. Eligible Beneficiaries: Persons admitted to the U.S. within the last 5 years as refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; granted asylum under section 208 of the Act; Cuban and Haitian entrants, as defined in section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act; and certain Amerasians from Vietnam and their accompanying family members, as defined by section 584(c) of the Foreign Relations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations act of 1988.
14. Beneficiary Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians: None; Beneficiary eligibility is tied to specific immigration statuses.
15. Amount and Percent of Total that is Mandatory for Indians: None
FINANCIAL
16. Total FY 2000 Funding: $49.5M
17. Amount and Percent of Total Funding Awarded to Indians: None
18. For Awards to Tribes: Number, Range and Average Amounts: None
19. Total FY 2001 Funding and Amount for Indians, If Known: None
OTHER
20. -- how long assistance is funded ORR requalifies counties every 3 years. Qualifying counties receive a formula allocation annually (through) the State for a a 3-year period.
-- fund use restrictions Funds are appropriated on a yearly basis
-- reporting requirements : Quarterly for program and semi-annual for financial
-- audit requirements : The provisions of OMB Circular A-133 apply.
CONTACTS
21. DHHS Workgroup Contact: Sharon McCully
22. HHS Agency/Program Contact: Gayle Smith