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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Refugee Resettlement

 

Refugee Resettlement Program; Proposed Availability of Formula 
Allocation Funding for FY 1994 Targeted Assistance Grants for Services 
to Refugees\1\ in Local Areas of High Need

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), ACF, HHS.

    \1\In addition to persons admitted to the United States as 
refugees, eligibility for targeted assistance includes Cuban and 
Haitian entrants, certain Amerasians from Vietnam who are admitted 
to the U.S. as immigrants, and certain Amerasians from Vietnam who 
are U.S. citizens. (See section II of this notice on 
``Authorization.'') The term ``refugee'', used in this notice for 
convenience, is intended to encompass such additional persons who 
are eligible to participate in refugee program services, including 
the targeted assistance program.
    \1\Refugees admitted to the U.S. under admissions numbers set 
aside for private-sector-initiative admissions are not eligible to 
be served under the targeted assistance program (or under other 
programs supported by Federal refugee funds) during their period of 
coverage under their sponsoring agency's agreement with the 
Department of State--usually two years from their date of arrival, 
or until they obtain permanent resident alien status, whichever 
comes first.
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ACTION: Notice of proposed availability of formula allocation funding 
for FY 1994 targeted assistance grants to States for services to 
refugees in local areas of high need.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the proposed availability of funds and 
award procedures for FY 1994 targeted assistance grants for services to 
refugees under the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). These grants are 
for service provision in localities with large refugee populations, 
high refugee concentrations, and high use of public assistance, and 
where specific needs exist for supplementation of currently available 
resources. In order to provide States increased flexibility, this 
notice proposes to eliminate the specific requirement that at least 85% 
of targeted assistance funds must be used for services which directly 
enhance refugee employment potential and proposes to replace this 
requirement with a more general requirement that targeted assistance 
funds must be used primarily for employment-related services. In 
addition, this notice proposes to eliminate the requirement that cash 
assistance recipients must make up a percentage of the targeted 
assistance caseload which is not less than the State's current welfare 
dependency rate among refugees. This notice also proposes to eliminate 
welfare dependency as a factor in the targeted assistance allocation 
formula in light of the unavailability of up-to-date national welfare 
dependency data since FY 1989. The formula has been updated to take 
into account FY 1993 arrivals. In FY 1994, targeted assistance funds 
will be available only for a one-year grant project period.

DATES: Comments on the proposals contained in this notice must be 
received by April 18, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments, in duplicate, to: Toyo A. Biddle, 
Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline for applications will be established 
by the final notice; applications should not be sent in response to 
this notice of proposed allocations.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.566.

(For further programmatic information, States should contact their 
State Liaison in ORR.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose and Scope

    This notice announces the proposed availability of funds for grants 
for targeted assistance for services to refugees in counties where, 
because of factors such as unusually large refugee populations, high 
refugee concentrations, and high use of public assistance, there exists 
and can be demonstrated a specific need for supplementation of 
resources for services to this population.
    The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has available $49,397,000 
in FY 1994 funds for the targeted assistance program (TAP) as part of 
the FY 1994 appropriation for the Department of Health and Human 
Services (Pub. L. 103-112).
    The House Appropriations Committee Report reads as follows with 
respect to targeted assistance funds (H.R. Rept. No. 103-156, p. 93): 
This program provides grants to States for counties which are impacted 
by high concentrations of refugees and high dependency rates. The 
Committee intends that $19,000,000 of the total be provided to continue 
the current program of support to communities affected as a result of 
the massive influx of Cuban and Haitian entrants during the Mariel 
boatlift. The Committee also intends that 10 percent of the total 
appropriated for targeted assistance be used for grants to localities 
most heavily impacted by the influx of refugees such as Laotian Hmong, 
Cambodians, and Soviet Pentecostals, including secondary migrants who 
entered the United States after October 1, 1979. The Committee expects 
these grants to be awarded to communities not presently receiving 
targeted assistance because of previous concentration requirements and 
other factors in the grant formulas, as well as those who do currently 
receive targeted assistance grants. The Committee intends that the 
State of California shall be held harmless in the formula allocation of 
targeted assistance funds as a result of any reductions to the total 
amount appropriated for the targeted assistance program. California's 
total share of funding under the formula allocation in fiscal year 1994 
should be no less than the percentage share of California's allotment 
under fiscal year 1993 appropriations. In determining the hold harmless 
allocation to California, the total amount appropriated for targeted 
assistance will be used.
    The Senate Appropriations Committee Report (S. Rept. No. 103-143, 
p. 162) is less specific than, but consistent with, the above-quoted 
House Report.
    The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) proposes 
to use the $49,397,000 appropriated for FY 1994 targeted assistance as 
follows:
     $25,457,300 is proposed for allocation under the updated 
formula, as set forth in this notice.
     $19,000,000 will be awarded to Florida for the Dade County 
public schools and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami.
     $4,939,700 (10% of the total) will be awarded under 
discretionary grant announcements which will be issued separately 
setting forth application requirements and evaluation criteria.
    The purpose of targeted assistance grants is to provide, through a 
process of local planning and implementation, direct services intended 
to result in the economic self-sufficiency and reduced welfare 
dependency of refugees through job placements.
    The targeted assistance program reflects the requirements of 
section 412(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 
which provides that targeted assistance grants shall be made available 
``(i) primarily for the purpose of facilitating refugee employment and 
achievement of self-sufficiency, (ii) in a manner that does not 
supplant other refugee program funds and that assures that not less 
than 95 percent of the amount of the grant award is made available to 
the county or other local entity.''

II. Authorization

    Targeted assistance projects are funded under the authority of 
section 412(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as 
amended by the Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-
605), 8 U.S.C. 1522(c); section 501(a) of the Refugee Education 
Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-422), 8 U.S.C. 1522 note, insofar as 
it incorporates by reference with respect to Cuban and Haitian entrants 
the authorities pertaining to assistance for refugees established by 
section 412(c)(2) of the INA, as cited above; section 584(c) of the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1988, as included in the FY 1988 Continuing 
Resolution (Pub. L. 100-202), insofar as it incorporates by reference 
with respect to certain Amerasians from Vietnam the authorities 
pertaining to assistance for refugees established by section 412(c)(2) 
of the INA, as cited above, including certain Amerasians from Vietnam 
who are U.S. citizens, as provided under title II of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 
1989 (Pub. L. 100-461), 1990 (Pub. L. 101-167), and 1991 (Pub. L. 101-
513).

III. Client and Service Priorities

    Targeted assistance funding should be used to assist refugee 
families to achieve economic independence. To this end, ORR expects 
States and counties to ensure that a coherent plan of services is 
developed for each eligible family that addresses the family's needs 
from time of arrival until attainment of economic independence. Each 
service plan should address a family's needs for both employment-
related services and other needed social services.
    Services funded under the targeted assistance allocations are 
required to focus primarily on those refugees who, either because of 
their protracted use of public assistance or difficulty in securing 
employment, continue to need services beyond the initial years of 
resettlement. The targeted assistance program, however, is not intended 
to be limited to cash assistance recipients. TAP-funded services may 
also be provided to other refugees in need of services, regardless of 
whether the refugees are receiving cash assistance.
    In addition to the statutory requirement that TAP funds be used 
``primarily for the purpose of facilitating refugee employment'' 
(section 412(c)(2)(B)(i)), funds awarded under this program are 
intended to help fulfill the Congressional intent that ``employable 
refugees should be placed on jobs as soon as possible after their 
arrival in the United States'' (section 412(a)(1)(B)(i) of the INA). 
Therefore targeted assistance funds must be used primarily for services 
which directly enhance refugee employment potential, have specific 
employment objectives, and are designed to enable refugees to obtain 
jobs with less than one year's participation in the targeted assistance 
program. Examples of these activities are: Job development; job 
placement; job-related and vocational English; short-term job training 
specifically related to opportunities in the local economy; on-the-job 
training; business and employer incentives (such as on-site employee 
orientation, vocational English training, or bilingual supervisor 
assistance); and business technical assistance. General or remedial 
educational activities--such as adult basic education (ABE) or 
preparation for a high school equivalency or general education diploma 
(GED)--may be provided within the context of an individual 
employability plan for a refugee which is intended to result in job 
placement in less than one year. ORR encourages the continued provision 
of services after a refugee has entered a job to help the refugee 
retain employment or move to a better job. Targeted assistance funds 
cannot be used for long-term training programs such as vocational 
training that last for more than a year or educational programs that 
are not intended to lead to employment within a year. If TAP funds are 
used for the provision of English language training, such training 
should be provided concurrently, rather than sequentially, with 
employment or with other employment-related services, to the maximum 
extent possible.
    A portion of a local area's allocation may be used for services 
which are not directed toward the achievement of a specific employment 
objective in less than one year but which are essential to the 
adjustment of refugees in the community, provided such needs are 
clearly demonstrated and such use is approved by the State.
    Reflecting section 412(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the INA, the Director of ORR 
expects States to ``insure that women have the same opportunities as 
men to participate in training and instruction.'' In addition, States 
are expected to make sure that services are provided in a manner that 
encourages the use of bilingual women on service agency staffs to 
ensure adequate service access by refugee women. In order to facilitate 
refugee self-support, the Director also expects States to implement 
strategies which address simultaneously the employment potential of 
both male and female wage earners in a family unit. States and counties 
are expected to make every effort to assure availability of day care 
services in order to allow women with children the opportunity to 
participate in employment services or to accept or retain employment. 
To accomplish this, day care may be treated as a priority employment-
related service under the targeted assistance program. Refugees who are 
participating in TAP-funded or social services-funded employment 
services or have accepted employment are eligible for day care 
services. For an employed refugee, TAP-funded day care must be limited 
to one year after the refugee becomes employed. States and counties, 
however, are expected to use day care funding from other publicly 
funded mainstream programs as a prior resource and are encouraged to 
work with service providers to assure maximum access to other publicly 
funded resources for day care.
    Targeted assistance services should be provided in a manner that is 
culturally and linguistically compatible with a refugee's language and 
cultural background. In light of the increasingly diverse population of 
refugees who are resettling in this country, refugee service agencies 
will need to develop practical ways of providing culturally and 
linguistically appropriate services to a changing ethnic population. To 
the maximum extent possible, particularly during a refugee's initial 
years of resettlement, targeted assistance services should be provided 
through a refugee-specific service system rather than through a system 
in which refugees are only one of many client groups being served.
    ORR strongly encourages States and counties when contracting for 
targeted assistance services, including employment services, to give 
consideration to the special strengths of MAAs, whenever contract 
bidders are otherwise equally qualified, provided that the MAA has the 
capability to deliver services in a manner that is culturally and 
linguistically compatible with the background of the target population 
to be served.
    ORR defines MAAs as organizations with the following 
qualifications:
    a. The organization is legally incorporated as a nonprofit 
organization; and
    b. Not less than 51% of the composition of the Board of Directors 
or governing board of the mutual assistance association is comprised of 
refugees or former refugees, including both refugee men and women.
    Finally, in order to provide culturally and linguistically 
compatible services in as cost-efficient a manner as possible in a time 
of limited resources, ORR strongly encourages States and counties to 
promote and give special consideration to the provision of services 
through coalitions of refugee service organizations, such as coalitions 
of MAAs, voluntary resettlement agencies, or a variety of service 
providers. ORR believes it is essential for refugee-serving 
organizations to form close partnerships in the provision of services 
to refugees in order to be able to respond adequately to a changing 
refugee picture. Coalition-building and consolidation of providers is 
particularly important in communities with multiple service providers 
in order to ensure better coordination of services and maximum use of 
funding for services by minimizing the funds used for multiple 
administrative overhead costs.
    The award of funds to States under this notice would be contingent 
upon the completeness of a State's application as described in section 
IX, below.

IV. [Reserved for Discussion of Comments in Final Notice]

V. Eligible Grantees

    The following requirements, which have previously applied to TAP, 
would continue to apply with respect to FY 1994 awards: Eligible 
grantees are those agencies of State governments which are responsible 
for the refugee program under 45 CFR 400.5 in States containing 
counties which qualify for FY 1994 targeted assistance awards. The use 
of targeted assistance funds for services to Cuban and Haitian entrants 
is limited to States which have an approved State plan under the Cuban/
Haitian Entrant Program (CHEP).
    The State agency will submit a single application on behalf of all 
county governments of the qualified counties in that State. Subsequent 
to the approval of the State's application by ORR, local targeted 
assistance plans will be developed by the county government or other 
designated entity and submitted to the State.
    A State with more than one qualified county is permitted, but not 
required, to determine the allocation amount for each qualified county 
within the State. However, if a State chooses to determine county 
allocations differently from those set forth in this notice, the FY 
1994 allocations proposed by the State must be included in the State's 
application.
    Applications submitted in response to this notice are not subject 
to review by State and areawide clearinghouses under Executive Order 
12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.''

VI. Qualification and Allocation Formula

A. Qualification Criteria

    The INA authorizes the Director at section 412(c)(2)(A) ``to make 
grants to States for assistance to counties and similar areas in the 
States where, because of factors such as unusually large refugee 
populations (including secondary migration), high refugee 
concentrations, and high use of public assistance by refugees, there 
exists and can be demonstrated a specific need for supplementation of 
available resources for services to refugees''.
    ORR is willing to consider data for the purpose of determining the 
eligibility of new counties to participate in TAP in FY 1994. 
Interested counties should submit the following written evidence: (a) A 
list of refugees identified by name, alien number, social security 
number, date of birth, and date of arrival; and (b) a description of 
the source of data. Listings of refugees who are not identified by 
their alien numbers will not be considered. Written evidence should be 
submitted separately from comments on the proposals in this notice no 
later than 30 days from date of publication of this notice and should 
be addressed to: Loren Bussert, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Telephone: (202) 401-
4732.
    In determining whether a new county would be eligible to 
participate in the targeted assistance program, the same four criteria 
used previously will be used, including the same cutoff points. Updated 
information on refugee arrivals, concentrations, dependency rates, and 
receipt of cash assistance will be taken into account. To qualify for 
TAP funds, a county (or group of adjacent counties within the same 
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, or SMSA) is required to be 
above the median or above a specified cutoff point of jurisdictions for 
which data are reviewed in three of the four following criteria: (1) 
The number of refugees placed in the county during FY 1983-1993; (2) 
the ratio of the overall county population to the refugees in item (1), 
above; (3) the number of refugees in the county who were receiving cash 
assistance under the programs of aid to families with dependent 
children (AFDC) and refugee cash assistance (RCA) on October 1, 1993; 
and (4) the ratio of refugees in item (3) to the number of refugees in 
item (1). A county which places above the cutoff point in any three of 
the above categories is determined to be qualified to apply for 
targeted assistance funds.
    The median for Criterion 1, above, is 2,066.5. The median for 
Criterion 2 is 244.5. The cutoff point for Criterion 3 is 1,000. The 
cutoff point for Criterion 4 was established at 50%. Counties which 
meet three of the four criteria are qualified for the program.

B. Allocation Formula

    Since current welfare dependency data on refugees are not available 
at the national level, the Director of ORR proposes to eliminate 
welfare dependency rates as a factor in calculating targeted assistance 
formula allocations to States in FY 1994. In all other respects, the FY 
1994 TAP formula allocations would be based on the same formula as in 
FY 1993, updated to reflect arrivals through September 30, 1993.
    Under this formula, one portion of the allocation is based on 
refugee and Cuban/Haitian entrant arrivals during FY 1980-1982; funds 
for this portion of the formula are allocated on the same proportionate 
basis among participating counties as in FY 1992. The second portion of 
the allocation is based on refugee and entrant placements in these 
counties during calendar year (CY) 1983--September 30, 1993.
    For the participating counties, the $25,457,300 which is proposed 
to be allocated by formula would be apportioned as follows:
    a. $8,655,482 or 34%, would be allocated on the basis of the 
formula which has been used for all previous targeted assistance 
allocations (``old formula'') and which is based on initial placements 
during FY 1980-1982 and other factors as described under ``Formula Used 
to Date'' in the FY 1989 TAP notice published in the Federal Register 
on July 3, 1989 (54 FR 27944).
    b. $16,801,818 or 66%, would be allocated on the basis of arrivals 
during CY 1983--September 30, 1993 (``new formula'').
    The above percentages are based on the proportion of initial 
placements in these counties during the two periods: 338,247 refugee 
arrivals, or 34% of the total number of placements, during the old-
formula period; and 658,930 or 66%, during the new-formula period.
    The old-formula allocation of $8,655,482 follows the same 
distribution among counties as in the past.
    The new-formula allocation of $16,801,818 is based on the number of 
initial placements in each county during CY 1983--September 30, 1993. 
Welfare dependency rates were not used as a factor in this portion of 
the formula.

VII. Proposed Allocations

    Table 1 lists the participating counties, the number of placements 
in each county during CY 1983--September 30, 1993, the amount of each 
county's proposed allocation which is based on the old formula, the 
amount of each county's allocation which is based on the new formula, 
and the county's total proposed allocation.
    Although Table 1 shows an amount for each county, the Director 
proposes, in the case of a State which contains more than one qualified 
county, to continue to permit the State to determine (in accordance 
with the requirements set forth in this notice) the appropriate 
allocation of the State's targeted assistance award among the qualified 
counties in the State. If a State chooses to make allocations which are 
different from the notice, the State, as in the FY 1993 TAP, would be 
responsible for determining an appropriate and equitable basis for 
allocating the funds among the qualified counties in the State and for 
including in its application a description of this allocation basis, 
the data to be used, and the allocation proposed for each county.
    Table 2 provides State totals for the proposed county allocations 
set forth in Table 1.
    Table 3 indicates the areas that each participating county 
represents.

                     Table 1.--Proposed Targeted Assistance Allocations by County: FY 1994                      
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                                                                Portion of                                      
                                                   Arrivals     proposed FY      Portion of      Total proposed 
                                                  Jan. 1983-       1994       proposed FY 1994       FY 1994    
             County                   State       Sep. 1993     allocation    allocation under    allocation\1\ 
                                                     (A)         under old     new formula (C)        (D)       
                                                                formula (B)                                     
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Alameda.........................  CA                  14,333        $215,050           560,739           775,789
Contra Costa....................  CA                   4,042          61,488           158,132           219,620
Fresno..........................  CA                  12,854         118,751           502,878           621,629
Los Angeles.....................  CA                  90,912       1,085,976         3,556,683         4,642,659
Merced..........................  CA                   4,118         144,945           161,105           306,050
Orange..........................  CA                  39,745         483,225         1,554,914         2,038,139
Sacramento......................  CA                  15,339         184,062           600,096           784,158
San Diego.......................  CA                  22,382         360,162           875,635         1,235,797
San Francisco...................  CA                  22,850         279,500           893,944         1,173,444
San Joaquin.....................  CA                   8,797         185,730           344,159           529,889
Santa Clara.....................  CA                  30,856         359,731         1,207,157         1,566,888
Stanislaus......................  CA                   3,210          33,604           125,582           159,186
Tulare..........................  CA                   5,207               0           203,710           203,710
Denver..........................  CO                   7,815          72,548           123,180           195,728
Broward.........................  FL                   2,709         120,171            42,699           162,870
Dade............................  FL                  43,871       2,096,472           691,493     \2\21,787,965
Hillsboro.......................  FL                   3,009          37,765            47,428            85,193
Palm Beach......................  FL                   3,058          49,922            48,200            98,122
Honolulu........................  HI                   3,134          79,887            49,398           129,285
Cook/Kane.......................  IL                  32,482         375,262           511,980           887,242
Sedgwick........................  KS                   3,788          89,424            59,706           149,130
Orleans.........................  LA                   3,678          61,090            57,972           119,062
Montgomery/Prince Georges.......  MD                   8,100          74,318           127,672           201,990
Middlesex.......................  MA                   5,727          58,710            90,269           148,979
Suffolk.........................  MA                  14,877         134,742           234,491           369,233
Hennepin........................  MN                   9,349          94,663           147,359           242,022
Ramsey..........................  MN                   9,191         133,102           144,868           277,970
Jackson.........................  MO                   3,795          34,751            59,817            94,568
Essex...........................  NJ                   5,498          20,111            86,659           106,770
Hudson..........................  NJ                   2,355         134,572            37,119           171,691
Union...........................  NJ                   1,586          27,015            24,998            52,013
New York........................  NY                 117,363         300,254         1,849,870         2,150,124
Multnomah.......................  OR                  14,793         203,998           233,167           437,165
Philadelphia....................  PA                  16,863         139,637           265,794           405,431
Providence......................  RI                   4,601          99,736            72,521           172,257
Harris..........................  TX                  19,383         163,680           305,514           469,194
Salt Lake.......................  UT                   6,632          49,759           104,533           154,292
Arlington.......................  VA                   2,886          86,228            45,489           131,717
Fairfax.........................  VA                   7,908         103,974           124,646           228,620
King/Snohomish..................  WA                  25,694         248,385           404,988           653,373
Pierce..........................  WA                   4,140          53,082            65,254          118,336 
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      Total.....................  .............      658,930       8,655,482        16,801,818    \2\44,457,300 
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\1\Based on arrivals through September 30, 1993.                                                                
\2\The allocation for Dade County, Florida, includes $19,000,000 for Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami) and the  
  Dade County (Miami) public schools. This is referred to in the House and Senate Reports on the appropriation  
  ``to continue the current program of support to communities affected as a result of the massive influx of     
  Cuban and Haitian entrants during the Mariel boatlift.'' The amounts are $10,636,376 for Jackson Memorial and 
  $8,363,624 for the Dade County schools.                                                                       


  Table 2.--Proposed Targeted Assistance Allocations by State: FY 1994  
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                                                        FY 1994 proposed
                        State                            allocation\1\  
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California............................................        14,256,958
Colorado..............................................           195,728
Florida...............................................     \2\22,134,150
Hawaii................................................           129,285
Illinois..............................................           887,242
Kansas................................................           149,130
Louisiana.............................................           119,062
Maryland..............................................           201,990
Massachusetts.........................................           518,212
Minnesota.............................................           519,992
Missouri..............................................            94,568
New Jersey............................................           330,474
New York..............................................         2,150,124
Oregon................................................           437,165
Pennsylvania..........................................           405,431
Rhode Island..........................................           172,257
Texas.................................................           469,194
Utah..................................................           154,292
Virginia..............................................           360,337
Washington............................................           771,709
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      Total...........................................       44,457,300 
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\1\Based on arrivals through September 30, 1993.                        
\2\The allocation for Florida includes $19,000,000 for Jackson Memorial 
  Hospital (Miami) and the Dade County (Miami) public schools. See      
  footnote 2 to Table 1.                                                


                                      Table 3.--Targeted Assistance Areas                                       
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                Targeted Assistance Area\1\                              Definition                             
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CA             Alameda                                                                                          
               Contra Costa                                                                                     
               Fresno                                                                                           
               Los Angeles                                                                                      
               Merced                                                                                           
               Orange                                                                                           
               Sacramento                                                                                       
               San Diego                                                                                        
               San Francisco...............  Marin, San Francisco, & San Mateo Counties.                        
                                             San Joaquin                                                        
                                             Santa Clara                                                        
                                             Stanislaus                                                         
                                             Tulare                                                             
CO             Denver......................  Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, & Jefferson Counties.            
FL             Broward                                                                                          
               Dade                                                                                             
               Hillsboro                                                                                        
               Palm Beach                                                                                       
HI             Honolulu                                                                                         
IL             Cook/Kane                                                                                        
KS             Sedgwick                                                                                         
LA             Orleans.....................  Jefferson & Orleans Parishes.                                      
MD             Montgomery/Prince Georges                                                                        
MA             Middlesex                                                                                        
               Suffolk                                                                                          
MN             Hennepin                                                                                         
               Ramsey                                                                                           
MO             Jackson.....................  Jackson County, MO, & Wyandotte County, KS.                        
NJ             Essex                                                                                            
               Hudson                                                                                           
               Union                                                                                            
NY             New York....................  Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, & Richmond Counties.               
OR             Multnomah...................  Clackamas, Multnomah, & Washington Counties, OR, & Clark County,   
                                              WA.                                                               
PA             Philadelphia                                                                                     
RI             Providence                                                                                       
TX             Harris                                                                                           
UT             Salt Lake                     Davis, Salt Lake, & Utah Counties.                                 
VA             Arlington                     Fairfax County & Independent Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, & Falls
               Fairfax.....................   Church.                                                           
WA             King/Snohomish                                                                                   
               Pierce                                                                                           
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\1\Consists of named county/counties unless otherwise defined.                                                  

VIII. Application and Implementation Process

    Under the FY 1994 targeted assistance program, States would apply 
for and receive grant awards on behalf of qualified counties in the 
State. A single allocation would be made to each State by ORR on the 
basis of an approved State application. The State agency would, in 
turn, receive, review, and determine the acceptability of individual 
county targeted assistance plans.
    Beginning in FY 1994, TAP funds will be awarded through a more 
streamlined grant process similar to that used for the ORR social 
services formula grant program. An application and assurances will 
still be required of the States eligible to receive TAP funding. 
Guidance on application content will be provided later this year in the 
FY 1994 final targeted assistance notice. FY 1994 funds will be 
available for obligation by the State agency for a period of one year 
from the date of the grant award. There will be no carryover of 
unobligated funds into the FY 1995 grant award. Funds obligated by the 
States during this one-year period must be liquidated within 2 years 
from the date of obligation.
    Although funding for educational services in Dade County, FL, and 
for medical services at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL, is part 
of the appropriation amount for targeted assistance, the scope of 
activities for these special projects will be administratively 
determined. Applications for those funds are therefore not subject to 
provisions contained in this notice but to other requirements which 
have been conveyed separately. Similarly, the requirements regarding 
the 10% portion of the targeted assistance appropriation that will be 
awarded separately will be addressed in the grant announcement for 
those funds.

IX. Application Requirements

    The proposed State application requirements for grants for the FY 
1994 targeted assistance formula allocation are as follows: States that 
are currently operating under approved management plans for their FY 
1993 targeted assistance program and wish to continue to do so for 
their FY 1994 grants may provide the following in lieu of resubmitting 
the full currently approved plan: The State's application for FY 1994 
funding shall provide: A. Assurance that the State's current management 
plan for the administration of the targeted assistance program, as 
approved by ORR, will continue to be in full force and effect for the 
FY 1994 targeted assistance program, subject to any additional 
assurances or revisions required by this notice which are not reflected 
in the current plan. Any proposed modifications to the approved plan 
will be identified in the application and are subject to ORR review and 
approval. Any proposed changes must address and reference all 
appropriate portions of the FY 1993 application content requirements to 
ensure complete incorporation in the State's management plan.
    B. Assurance that, for each qualified local area, targeted 
assistance funds will be used primarily for, but not limited to, 
services to cash assistance recipients.
    C. Assurance that targeted assistance funds will be used primarily 
for the provision of services which directly enhance refugee employment 
potential, have specific employment objectives, and are designed to 
enable refugees to obtain jobs with less than one year's participation 
in the targeted assistance program. States must indicate what 
percentage of FY 1994 targeted assistance formula allocation funds will 
be used for employment services.
    D. Timetables for awarding funds to the local areas consistent with 
the conclusion of services under the FY 1993 program.
    E. A line item budget and justification for State administrative 
costs limited to a maximum of 5% of the total award to the State. Each 
total budget period funding amount requested must be necessary, 
reasonable, and allocable to the project.

States Administering the Program Locally

    States that have administered the program locally or provide direct 
service to the refugee population (with the concurrence of the county) 
must submit a program summary to ORR for prior review and approval. The 
summary must include a description of the proposed services; a 
justification for the projected allocation for each component including 
relationship of funds allocated to numbers of clients served, 
characteristics of clients, duration of training and services, 
projected outcomes, and cost per placement. In addition, the program 
component summary should describe any ancillary services or 
subcomponents such as day care, transportation, or language training.

States With Two or More Counties Receiving Targeted Assistance Funds

    As in FY 1993, a State with two or more local areas which qualify 
for the program may choose to determine respective county allocations. 
If the State chooses to determine county allocations differently from 
those set forth in Table 1 of this notice, the State should provide a 
description of the State's proposed allocation plan and the basis for 
the proposed allocations. The allocation approach should be based upon 
existing FY 1993 funds, prior-year funds carried forward, and 
indicators of refugee need for targeted assistance services. The 
application should contain a description of the allocation approach, 
data used in its determination, the calculated allocation amount for 
each county, and the rationale for the proposed allocations. States are 
encouraged to revise allocation formulas to assure appropriate funding 
among eligible counties for the duration of the grant such that 
targeted assistance activities within the State conclude 
simultaneously. Where the State chooses not to determine county 
allocation amounts, the State must provide the allocations which are 
specified in this notice.

X. Reporting Requirements

    States would be required to submit quarterly reports on the 
outcomes of the targeted assistance program, using the same form which 
States use for reporting on refugee social services formula grants. 
This is Schedule A and Schedule C of the ORR-6 Quarterly Performance 
Report form. ORR is no longer using the ORR-12 form which was 
originally used to report on the outcomes of the targeted assistance 
program. ORR is in the process of consolidating its reporting 
requirements. The new reporting form will consolidate social services 
and targeted assistance performance reporting in one format in order to 
simplify and coordinate reporting. ORR expects this new form to be 
available when reporting on FY 1994 grants begins, which would be at 
the end of the first quarter of FY 1995.

    Dated: March 9, 1994.
Lavinia Limon,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 94-6305 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]
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