[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 55080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21811]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Office of Refugee Resettlement

[CFDA Number 93.583]


Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grant to Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants in 
Boston, MA

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the award of a single-source program expansion 
supplement grant to Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants to 
provide refugee cash assistance to an increased number of clients.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of a single-source 
program expansion supplement grant to Massachusetts Office for Refugees 
and Immigrants, Boston, MA, in the amount of $325,000 under the Wilson-
Fish Program. The supplemental award will allow the grantee to provide 
refugee cash assistance (RCA) to arriving refugees and others who are 
also eligible for refugee benefits through the remainder of the current 
budget period. The expansion supplement award will enable the grantee 
to provide assistance to a higher number of clients than originally 
planned. RCA is provided to clients for up to 8 months upon arrival to 
the U.S. who are categorically ineligible to receive cash assistance 
through the State TANF program but otherwise meet the program's 
financial eligibility requirements.

DATES: September 30, 2012 through September 29, 2013.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wilson-Fish program is intended to be an 
alternative to the traditional State administered refugee assistance 
program for providing integrated assistance (cash and medical) and 
services (employment, case-management, ESL and other social services) 
to refugees, asylees, Amerasian Immigrants, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, 
Trafficking Victims and Iraqi/Afghani Special Immigrant Visa holders in 
order to increase their prospects for early employment and self-
sufficiency, reduce their level of welfare dependence and promote 
coordination among voluntary resettlement agencies and service 
providers. In addition, the Wilson-Fish program enables ORR to ensure 
that refugee assistance programs exist in every State where refugees 
are resettled.

    Statutory Authority:  The Refugee Act of 1980 as amended, 
Wilson-Fish Amendment, Pub. L. 98-473, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7); section 
412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 2013-21811 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
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