Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2018 ACF ORR RB 1361
The Refugee Technical Assistance Program is a federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). ORR plans to fund a single recipient through a cooperative agreement to create and operate a national, one-stop technical assistance and training hub for the refugee field. The intent is to build a centralized resource that can coordinate high-quality, practical support for ORR-funded state refugee programs and ORR-funded refugee service providers, especially in areas where no comparable technical assistance currently exists.
Under this award, the selected organization would function as a national hub that delivers coordinated and innovative technical assistance (TA) and training. A key expectation is that the hub will not work in isolation; it should actively cultivate and manage a network of subject matter experts, using consultants and/or subcontracts as needed, so the field can quickly access specialized expertise. The overarching goal is capacity-building: helping state programs and service providers strengthen their ability to identify and reduce barriers refugees face when trying to access community-based services, education pathways, employment supports, and specialized care. The opportunity emphasizes a strengths-based approach, meaning the TA should be grounded not only in needs and challenges, but also in recognizing and leveraging refugees strengths, skills, and community assets to improve outcomes.
The program also places significant weight on performance and impact. Beyond helping providers deliver services, the TA hub is expected to support ORR-funded organizations in measuring program effectiveness and improving program evaluation practices. Relatedly, the hub should help providers develop clearer communication strategies that credibly reflect program impact, which can include translating evaluation findings into messages that resonate with partners, stakeholders, and communities while remaining accurate and evidence-informed.
To keep the assistance relevant and responsive, the hub must conduct regular needs assessments across the field and use those findings to set and adjust TA priorities. The announcement highlights examples of likely focus areas, including improving refugee self-sufficiency through employment, advancing trauma-informed approaches in refugee health, supporting refugee child and family well-being, and strengthening program evaluation. In practical terms, this suggests a mix of training products (such as webinars, toolkits, and peer learning events), individualized or targeted technical assistance to specific programs, and mechanisms for continuously gathering feedback and emerging needs from ORR-funded agencies.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity (CFDA 93.576) with an award ceiling of $1,200,000 and an expected number of awards of one, underscoring the national scope and central coordinating role of the recipient. The eligible applicant pool is broad and includes various levels of government, public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status), among others as further clarified in the full announcement. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2018-ACF-ORR-RB-1361, it was created May 30, 2018, and the original application due date was July 30, 2018 (with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. ET).Apply for HHS 2018 ACF ORR RB 1361
- 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 Technical Assistance 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 May 30, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, 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 $1,200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Refugee Technical Assistance Program (ORR)
What is the Refugee Technical Assistance Program?
The Refugee Technical Assistance Program is a federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). It is designed to fund a national technical assistance and training hub that supports the refugee field.
What is ORR seeking to fund through this opportunity?
ORR plans to fund a single recipient through a cooperative agreement to create and operate a national, one-stop technical assistance (TA) and training hub for the refugee field. The hub is intended to provide centralized, coordinated, high-quality, practical support for ORR-funded state refugee programs and ORR-funded refugee service providers.
How many awards does ORR expect to make?
ORR expects to make one award, reflecting the national scope of the hub and the need for a centralized coordinating entity.
What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $1,200,000.
What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity and the award is made as a cooperative agreement.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number is 93.576.
What is the main purpose of the national technical assistance and training hub?
The main purpose is to build capacity across ORR-funded state refugee programs and service providers by offering coordinated and innovative technical assistance and training, particularly in areas where comparable technical assistance does not already exist.
Who is the technical assistance hub expected to serve?
The hub is expected to serve ORR-funded state refugee programs and ORR-funded refugee service providers.
Why does ORR describe the hub as a "one-stop" resource?
The hub is intended to function as a centralized resource that can coordinate practical support and connect the field to high-quality training and specialized expertise, rather than having fragmented assistance spread across separate sources.
What does it mean that the award will be a cooperative agreement?
The opportunity specifies a cooperative agreement, which indicates the recipient will operate the national hub under the cooperative agreement structure described in the announcement.
Is the technical assistance hub expected to work alone, or with partners?
The hub is not expected to work in isolation. A key expectation is that it will actively cultivate and manage a network of subject matter experts and use consultants and/or subcontracts as needed so the field can quickly access specialized expertise.
What kinds of expertise is the hub expected to provide access to?
The announcement anticipates that the hub will make specialized expertise available across the refugee field by organizing a network of subject matter experts. Examples of likely focus areas include employment and self-sufficiency, trauma-informed approaches in refugee health, child and family well-being, and program evaluation.
What is the overarching goal of the technical assistance and training?
The overarching goal is capacity-building: helping state programs and service providers strengthen their ability to identify and reduce barriers refugees face when accessing community-based services, education pathways, employment supports, and specialized care.
What does a "strengths-based approach" mean in this opportunity?
A strengths-based approach means the technical assistance should not only address needs and challenges, but also recognize and leverage refugees strengths, skills, and community assets to improve outcomes.
What types of barriers is the hub expected to help address?
The hub is expected to help ORR-funded organizations identify and reduce barriers that refugees face in accessing community-based services, education pathways, employment supports, and specialized care.
How important are performance measurement and impact in this program?
Performance and impact are emphasized. The hub is expected to help ORR-funded organizations measure program effectiveness and improve program evaluation practices.
What role does program evaluation play in the hub's responsibilities?
The hub is expected to support improved program evaluation practices and help providers measure effectiveness. It also should help translate evaluation findings into communication that is accurate, evidence-informed, and meaningful for partners and stakeholders.
What is meant by improving communication strategies about impact?
The hub is expected to help providers develop clearer communication strategies that credibly reflect program impact. This can include translating evaluation findings into messages that resonate with partners, stakeholders, and communities while remaining accurate and evidence-informed.
How will the hub decide what technical assistance priorities to focus on?
The hub must conduct regular needs assessments across the field and use the findings to set and adjust technical assistance priorities so the support remains relevant and responsive.
What are examples of likely technical assistance focus areas?
The announcement highlights examples of likely focus areas such as improving refugee self-sufficiency through employment, advancing trauma-informed approaches in refugee health, supporting refugee child and family well-being, and strengthening program evaluation.
What kinds of technical assistance and training products might the hub provide?
The announcement suggests a mix of training products and support mechanisms, including webinars, toolkits, peer learning events, individualized or targeted technical assistance to specific programs, and ongoing feedback mechanisms to capture emerging needs.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant opportunity?
The eligible applicant pool is broad and includes various levels of government, public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status), among others as clarified in the full announcement.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2018-ACF-ORR-RB-1361.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The announcement was created on May 30, 2018.
What was the original application due date?
The original application due date was July 30, 2018. Electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. ET.
What is the national scope of this award intended to accomplish?
By funding one national hub, ORR intends to create a centralized, coordinating resource that can deliver consistent, high-quality technical assistance and training across ORR-funded state programs and service providers, including rapid access to specialized expertise.
What makes this opportunity different from general service delivery grants?
This opportunity is focused on technical assistance, training, coordination, and capacity-building for ORR-funded organizations, rather than directly funding refugee services. The hub is expected to strengthen the ability of programs and providers to improve services and outcomes through practical support, evaluation, and performance-focused learning.
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