[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17397]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement


Administration for Children and Families; Refugee Microenterprise 
Development Program

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

ACTION: Corrective Notice for: Announcement of availability of FY 2003 
social services discretionary funds for refugee microenterprise 
development projects.

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    CFDA Number: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for 
this program is 93.576. The title of the program is the 
RefugeeMicroenterprise Development Program.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to correct an error that was 
printed in notice 68 FR 38371 on June 27, 2003. The Office of Refugee 
Resettlement (ORR) invites eligible entities to submit competitive 
grant applications for microenterprise development projects for 
refugees. Applications will be accepted pursuant to the Director's 
discretionary authority under section 412(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)), as amended. Applications will 
be screened and evaluated as indicated in this program announcement. 
Awards will be contingent on the outcome of the competition and the 
availability of funds.
    Eligibility for refugee social services includes: (1) Refugees; (2) 
asylees; (3) Cuban and Haitian entrants; (4) certain Amerasians from 
Vietnam who are admitted to the U.S. as immigrants; (5) certain 
Amerasians from Vietnam, including U.S. citizens; and (6) victims of a 
severe form of trafficking (see 45 CFR 400.43 and ORR State Letters 
Number 01-13 as modified by Number 02-01 on trafficking victims). For 
convenience, the term ``refugee'' is used in this notice to encompass 
all such eligible persons. Additional information on eligibility is 
available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/policy/s101-13.htm 
and http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/policy/s102-01.htm.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is a correction notice of 68 FR 
38371 that was published on June 27, 2003. This notice contains the 
final date for receipt of applications for funding available through 
this program. The closing date for receipt of applications is July 28, 
2003.

DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is July 28, 
2003. See Part IV of this announcement for more information on 
submitting applications.
    Announcement Availability: This program announcement and the 
application materials are available on the Office of Refugee 
Resettlement Web site at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/funding.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Campbell, Division of Community 
Resettlement, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for 
Children and Families, at (202) 205-4597 or [email protected] or 
Daphne Weeden, Division of Discretionary Grants, Office of Grants 
Management, Administration for Children and Families, at (202) 260-5980 
or [email protected].

Nguyen Van Hanh,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 03-17397 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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