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  Refugee and Entrant Assistance - Voluntary Agency Programs
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Program Description
The Matching Grant program provides an alternate approach to State-administered resettlement assistance. The program's goal is to help refugees (and other appropriate individuals) attain self-sufficiency within four months after arrival without access to public cash assistance. Participating agencies agree to match the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) grant with cash and in-kind contributions.

General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must not be a US citizen, but a refugee who has been granted asylum; one that is Haitian, Cuban, Amerasian; or, one that is a victim of trafficking.

Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.

Program Contact Information
For more information please visit:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr

Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/

 
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