Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Assistance Listings
- 93.576 -- Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
NOTICE: The published announcement is modified from the announcement published on April 17, 2019. Content is changed in Sections I., IV.2, and V.1, and VIII. The changes to all sections are related to a new requirement to obtain a letter of support from the State Refugee Coordinator or the individual responsible for the statewide or regional coordination of the refugee resettlement programs, as applicable, of the state where the proposed project will be implemented to ensure coordination with the refugee resettlement community.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for...
Children and Families (ACF) announces funding for the Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) Program, which establishes and manages IDAs for low-income refugee participants.
Eligible refugee participants who enroll in these projects will open and contribute systematically to IDAs for specified Savings Goals, including homeownership, business capitalization, vehicles for educational or work purposes, professional certification, and education (limited to postsecondary and/or continuing education, college entrance exam fees, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and General Education Development (GED) Diploma preparation and test fees). Grantee organizations may use ORR funds to provide matches for the savings in the IDAs of up to $2,000 per individual refugee and $4,000 per refugee household.
The “match” mentioned in this announcement does not refer to the applicant finding additional funds to match funds being provided by the Federal government; it is the portion of federal funds to be allocated for matching clients' IDA savings.
Successful grantees will be expected to coordinate their policies and procedures for developing and administering refugee IDA projects with ORR and with the existing refugee IDA network.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Public or private non-profit agencies are eligible for awards under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Grantor contact information
Description
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov
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Documents
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Link to additional information
Archived: July 18, 2019
Award
$2,500,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$100,000
Award Minimum
$250,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2019-ACF-ORR-ZI-1555
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
April 17, 2019
Archive date:
July 18, 2019
