Wilson-Fish TANF Coordination Program
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Assistance Listings
- 93.583 -- Refugee and Entrant Assistance Wilson/Fish Program
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of funding for the Wilson-Fish (WF) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Coordination (WF TC) program. This new initiative funds the development and implementation of innovative approaches throughout a state to facilitate access by refugee families with children under the age of 18 (or "TANF-eligible refugees") to relevant, customized, and culturally and linguistically appropriate integrated services and/or resources that harness refugees' specific strengths and...
address the challenges they face post-resettlement. Examples of such services and resources include, but are not limited to, employment training, English language instruction, enhanced case management, other social services, the use of community liaisons and navigators, and the development of information in languages commonly spoken within resettled refugee communities.
Projects proposed under the WF TC program will identify TANF and ORR-funded programming currently serving TANF-eligible refugees to develop and provide in-person and remote services and/or resources that will enhance or complement that programming and address unmet needs of refugees. The WF TC program requires grantees' coordination with the subdivision of the state agency tasked with the operation of the state's TANF program (or "state TANF office") and the office of the State Refugee Coordinator (or the individual responsible for the statewide or regional coordination of the refugee resettlement program, as applicable), as well as the development or fostering of partnerships with other stakeholders.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- County governments
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Public or private non-profit agencies are eligible for awards under this announcement. This includes the office of a State Refugee Coordinator (SRC), or the individual responsible for the statewide or regional coordination of the refugee resettlement program, as applicable, of the state where the proposed project will be implemented.
Applicants must submit a letter of support from the subdivision of the state agency tasked with the operation of the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (or "state TANF office"), stating that the state TANF office intends to coordinate with the applicant's proposed WF TC project. The letter must include a commitment to submit a formal and structured agreement, within 120 days of grant award, between the project and the state TANF office, to coordinate in the development and implementation of relevant, customized, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services for TANF-eligible refugees. This letter must be on letterhead of the state TANF office and signed by the state TANF director or the director's designee. 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
ACF Applications Help Desk
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Archived: July 26, 2020
Award
$8,000,000
Program Funding
16
Expected awards
$100,000
Award Minimum
$800,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2020-ACF-ORR-RW-1564
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
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:
1
Posted date:
April 15, 2020
Archive date:
July 26, 2020
