[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 18390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9282]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement


Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, HHS.

ACTION: Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement; Notice to Award a 
Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement to the U.S. Committee for 
Refugees and Immigrants--Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (USCRI-
VRRP) under the Vermont Wilson-Fish Program.

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    CFDA#: 93.583
    Legislative Authority: The Refugee Act of 1980 as amended, Wilson-
Fish Amendment, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7); section 412(e)(7)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    Amount of Award: $414,041 supplement for current year.
    Project Period: 09/30/2005-09/29/2010.
    Justification for the Exception to Competition: The Wilson-Fish 
program is an alternative to the traditional State-administered refugee 
assistance program for providing integrated assistance and services to 
refugees, asylees, Amerasian Immigrants, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, 
Trafficking Victims and Iraqi/Afghani SIV's. Vermont is one of 12 sites 
that has chosen this alternative approach.
    The supplemental funds will allow the grantee, USCRI-VRRP, to 
provide refugee cash assistance through the end of this fiscal year to 
eligible refugees (and others eligible for refugee benefits) under the 
Vermont Wilson-Fish Program.
    The primary reason for the grantee's supplemental request is a 
higher number of arrivals than anticipated when the grantee's budget 
was submitted and approved last year. The Refugee Act of 1980 mandates 
that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) reimburse States and 
Wilson-Fish projects for the costs of cash and medical assistance for 
newly arriving refugees. Since 1991, ORR has reimbursed States and 
Wilson-Fish agencies for providing cash and medical assistance to 
eligible individuals during their first eight months in the United 
States.
    Hence, the supplement is consistent with the purposes of the 
Wilson-Fish Program, the Refugee Act of 1980, and ORR policy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Rubenstein, Wilson-Fish Program 
Manager, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Aerospace Building, 8th Floor 
West, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: 202-205-5933.

    Dated: April 6, 2009.
David H. Siegel,
Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. E9-9282 Filed 4-21-09; 8:45 am]
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