Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2021 ACF ORR RP 1908
The Preferred Communities (PC) Program is a federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Its purpose is to strengthen how communities receive and support refugees who are considered especially vulnerable, with an emphasis on placing people in locations where they have the best chance to stabilize quickly, access critical services, and move toward long-term self-sufficiency. Rather than focusing on general resettlement services alone, the PC Program is designed for refugees (and other ORR-eligible client populations) who face higher barriers and therefore need more intensive, coordinated help to successfully integrate.
At the core of the program is a service model built around intensive case management and strong coordination across local systems. Funded PC providers are expected to do more than offer basic referrals; they must actively connect clients to culturally and linguistically appropriate supports and help them navigate complicated service environments. This includes building effective linkages to health care, mental health services, disability-related supports, housing resources, benefits systems, employment and training programs, and other community-based services. The intent is to reduce gaps in access that often occur when people have complex needs, limited English proficiency, unfamiliarity with U.S. systems, or urgent medical and social challenges.
ORR frames the PC Program around four main objectives. First, it aims to help especially vulnerable refugees with special needs reach self-sufficiency, recognizing that this population may require longer, more personalized support to achieve stability. Second, the program invests in expanding practical capacity through pass-through funding to local affiliates and implementing partners, so the network of on-the-ground providers can deliver the high-touch case management these clients require. Third, it provides resources to develop or expand placement capacity and to cover costs associated with changing a client’s initial community placement when a different location would better meet the person’s needs. This reflects the program’s emphasis on “preferred locations,” meaning communities with the right mix of services, specialized providers, and infrastructure to support refugees who need more than standard resettlement assistance. Fourth, it helps communities handle increased or unexpected refugee arrivals in places where state formula funding either has not been allocated or is not sufficient, reducing strain on local systems and preventing service shortfalls during surges.
This opportunity was offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which typically means ORR expects active involvement in the project’s implementation, oversight, and performance expectations rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services, and the assistance listing (CFDA) number is 93.576. Eligible applicants were broad and included state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions when specified in the eligibility list).
The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-RP-1908) was posted with a creation date of April 19, 2021, and an original application closing date of June 18, 2021, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline. ORR anticipated making about 9 awards, and the listed award ceiling was $4,500,000. Overall, the PC Program is structured to ensure that refugees with the highest needs are not only resettled, but resettled well, meaning placed in communities that can realistically support them and provided with intensive, coordinated services that improve outcomes in stability, access to care, and eventual economic independence.Apply for HHS 2021 ACF ORR RP 1908
- 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 "Preferred Communities (PC) 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 Apr 19, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 18, 2021 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 $4,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 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.
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