[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14140]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Refugee Resettlement; Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement to the Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota (LSS-SD) 
Under the South Dakota Wilson-Fish Program, Award

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice to award a single-Source program expansion supplement to 
the Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota (LSS-SD) under the South 
Dakota Wilson-Fish Program.

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    CFDA Number: 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: $125,000.
    Project Period: 09/30/2007-09/29/2010
    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. South Dakota is one of 12 
sites that has chosen this alternative approach.
    The supplemental funds will allow the grantee, LSS-SD, located in 
Sioux Falls, SD, to provide refugee cash assistance through the end of 
this fiscal year to eligible refugees (and others eligible for refugee 
benefits) under the South Dakota 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.

Contact for Further Information: 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, 
E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: 06/04/2009.
David H. Siegel,
Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. E9-14140 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
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