74 FR 114 pg. 28507 - 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
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 114Page: 28507
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-14140 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Administration for Children and Families
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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.
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: crubenstein@acf.hhs.gov.
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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