ClosedOpportunity SFOP0010123

FY 2 024 Request for Proposals for Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance

Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration · Department of State

At a glance

FY 2 024 Request for Proposals for Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (Department of State). The application deadline was December 22, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $1.5M – $1.8M. Applicant types listed as eligible include 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.510 (U.S. Refugee Admissions Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Nov 3, 2023Posted
Dec 22, 2023Application deadline

Posted: Nov 3, 2023
Close date: Dec 22, 2023
Award floor: $1,500,000
Award ceiling: $1,800,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

501(c)(3) nonprofits

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Background and Purpose
The Cultural Orientation (CO) Technical Assistance Program is managed by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State (hereinafter referred to as the "Bureau"). The purpose of the CO Technical Assistance Program is to strengthen linkages between overseas CO programs for refugees approved for admission to the United States and Reception and Placement (R&P) and Welcome Corps (WC) activities conducted upon their arrival.

The CO Technical Assistance program must be prepared to support both the overseas and the domestic delivery of Cultural Orientation. With that in mind, the Bureau has established the following CO Technical Assistance Program objectives and activities for 2024 (Year One):
1. To strengthen linkages between overseas CO programs and domestic R&P and WC activities
a. Develop, maintain, and update content on a CO Website and newsletter;
b. Maintain and upgrade refugee-facing digital platforms such as Settle In with the goal of providing cultural orientation material to all refugees regardless of linguistic or cultural literacy ability.
c. Provide technical support to the CO working group and CO leaders;
d. On request, conduct presentations regarding CO at national and/or regional refugee resettlement-related conferences;
e. If requested by the Bureau, provide technical assistance to overseas and/or domestic CO programs regarding the evaluation of CO program activities, and the assessment of student learning and understanding, as appropriate;
f. Facilitate both in-person and virtual overseas and domestic CO trainer exchanges;
g. If requested by the Bureau, provide coordination and/or facilitation of special forums or workshops such as a domestic and overseas CO coordinators conference.
h. If requested by the Bureau, coordinate a trip for the CORE Director, the PRM CO Program Officer and the PRM Overseas CO Focal Point Officer to an RSC to monitor and evaluate a particular Cultural Orienta

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

19.510U.S. Refugee Admissions ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 19.510

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$1.28B

FY25

$319M

FY26

$62M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.510. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 19.510

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 116 grant awards had funding actions under U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, with 5,033 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE, INC.$170M
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, INC.$149M
LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICE INC$139M
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS$95.6M
U.S. COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, INC.$87.1M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “FY 2 024 Request for Proposals for Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “FY 2 024 Request for Proposals for Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.5m – $1.8m.

How do I apply for “FY 2 024 Request for Proposals for Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0010123), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 19.510