Refugee Support Services Grant

The Refugee Support Services Grant aims to provide essential services to refugees and other eligible populations in North Carolina, ensuring their self-sufficiency, stability, and integration. This funding opportunity, administered by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, offers resources for social adjustment, education, training, and employment services. It seeks to address barriers faced by refugees and promote positive outcomes for individuals and families, enhancing community welfare and successful resettlement.

Purpose of Funding Opportunity
The purpose of this Request for Application (RFA) is to secure services from public and non-profit organizations across the state via the North Carolina Division of Social Services - State Refugee Office to ensure services exist for designated eligible populations in a wide range of locations and counties. Services are to be designed to address the barriers refugees and other eligible populations typically face, and assist refugees in achieving holistic self-sufficiency, stability, and integration as soon as possible after arrival, with social adjustment, capacity building, education, training, supportive case management, and employment services.
Background
NC DHHS Mission Statement:
The State Refugee Office (SRO) was established via federal funding from the US Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to provide refugee-specific social services defined and designated by federal regulation for eligible populations.
The NC DHHS has designated the Division of Social Services (DSS) to administer Refugee Support Services Program under the parameters of the NC State Refugee Plan and Annual Goal Plan which are approved each year by the ORR.
The term “refugee” is used in this notice to encompass all such persons, as described above, who are eligible to participate in the Refugee Support Services (RSS) Program. Activities funded through RSS should see positive outcomes in the lives of individuals, families and the community. Successful and effective resettlement is built on a variety of successes, many of which can be provided and supported through RSS.