Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACF ORR ZI 0158
The Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program is a federal grant opportunity from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its purpose is to help low-income refugees build financial stability through structured, goal-based savings accounts known as Individual Development Accounts. Under this specific funding round, and consistent with the Afghan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, the program is targeted to Afghan nationals who are eligible for refugee and entrant assistance and who entered the United States on or after July 31, 2021. The basic model is that participants enroll with a funded organization, open an IDA, make regular deposits over time, and then use those savings plus a funded match to purchase an approved asset or complete an approved education or credentialing plan.
Projects funded through this Notice of Funding Opportunity are expected to support a defined list of savings goals that directly promote longer-term self-sufficiency. Allowable goals include homeownership, securing rental housing, business capitalization, and purchasing a vehicle when it is needed for education or employment. The program also supports professional certification expenses and education costs, but with clear limits: education is restricted to postsecondary and/or continuing education, and can also include specific testing and preparation costs such as college entrance exam fees, TOEFL fees, and GED preparation and test fees. The overall intent is to link savings behavior to concrete milestones that increase earning potential, improve housing stability, and strengthen a household's economic footing.
A central feature of the program is that funded recipient organizations do not simply administer bank accounts. They are required to deliver financial literacy training and asset-specific training so that participants understand budgeting, saving, credit, and the responsibilities tied to their chosen goal (for example, the practical steps involved in buying a home, starting a small business, or selecting an education pathway). Recipients must also use federal funds to provide the savings match that boosts participant deposits. Importantly, the word "match" in this NOFO can be misunderstood: it does not mean the applicant must bring outside matching dollars to pair with federal funding. Instead, it means the grantee must set aside a portion of the awarded federal funds specifically to match clients' savings in their IDAs according to the project rules.
ORR also expects funded organizations to align their policies and procedures with ORR guidance and to work in coordination with the established refugee IDA network. In practice, that means grantees should be prepared to follow common standards for enrollment, account management, participant coaching, documentation of eligible purchases, and safeguards that ensure matched funds are used only for approved purposes. The emphasis on coordination is meant to ensure consistency and quality across sites, and to help newer projects integrate with existing best practices and systems used in refugee-focused IDA programming.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant (not a formula award) under CFDA 93.576 in the area of income security and social services. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribes and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as well as other entities as clarified in the full eligibility section). The funding opportunity number is HHS-2022-ACF-ORR-ZI-0158. ORR anticipated making about 13 awards, with a maximum award amount of up to $750,000 per award. The NOFO was posted June 10, 2022, with an original application deadline of July 25, 2022, and electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
Overall, this grant supports organizations that can combine three elements into one coordinated service: structured savings accounts for eligible Afghan arrivals, training and coaching that build financial capability and asset readiness, and a federally funded savings match that helps participants reach meaningful, life-stabilizing goals faster than saving alone.Apply for HHS 2022 ACF ORR ZI 0158
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - ORR in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.576.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 10, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 25, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 13 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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