Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACF ORR RW 1564
The Wilson-Fish TANF Coordination (WF TC) Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). It is designed to improve how refugee families with children access and benefit from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and related supports. The focus is on TANF-eligible refugees, meaning refugee households with children under age 18, and on building statewide approaches that make services easier to find, easier to navigate, and better matched to refugees cultural, linguistic, and practical needs after resettlement.
At its core, the program funds the development and implementation of innovative, coordinated strategies that connect and enhance existing TANF and ORR-funded services rather than replacing them. Applicants are expected to assess what TANF and ORR programming already exists in the state for TANF-eligible refugees, identify gaps or unmet needs, and then build integrated services and resources that complement those current programs. The intention is to create a more seamless experience for refugee families, reduce barriers that often occur across systems, and make sure available assistance is actually usable and effective for people who may be navigating new languages, unfamiliar public systems, and urgent employment and family needs.
The types of activities supported are broad but clearly oriented around practical, outcome-driven assistance. Examples named in the opportunity include employment training and workforce supports, English language instruction, enhanced case management, and other social services that help stabilize families and support progress toward self-sufficiency. The program also highlights hands-on navigation support such as community liaisons or navigators who can guide families through TANF processes and related services, as well as the creation of outreach and informational materials in languages commonly spoken by local refugee communities. Importantly, projects can include both in-person and remote services, which gives grantees flexibility to address geographic spread within a state and the realities of access for families who may face transportation, childcare, or scheduling barriers.
A defining requirement of WF TC is formal coordination with key state-level entities. Grantees must work closely with the part of the state agency that operates the TANF program (the state TANF office) and with the State Refugee Coordinator (or the person responsible for statewide or regional refugee resettlement coordination). Beyond these required partners, applicants are also expected to develop or strengthen partnerships with other stakeholders that touch refugee families lives, which can include community-based organizations, service providers, employers, schools, housing partners, health and behavioral health systems, and other local or state agencies. The emphasis is on cross-system alignment so refugee families are not forced to piece together fragmented help across multiple offices and eligibility rules.
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates more ongoing federal involvement than a standard grant, often through collaboration, guidance, and monitoring by the funding agency during implementation. The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.583, and the funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services. ORR anticipated making about 16 awards, with an award ceiling of $800,000.
Eligibility is intentionally broad and includes many types of public and private entities that could credibly coordinate statewide work. Eligible applicants include state, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities; and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities for that nonprofit category). The listing also includes an "Other" category that refers applicants to additional eligibility language in the full notice.
Key administrative details from the notice include the funding opportunity number (HHS-2020-ACF-ORR-RW-1564), the posting/creation date (April 15, 2020), and the original application closing date (June 26, 2020). Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Overall, the WF TANF Coordination Program is aimed at improving how refugee families with children connect to TANF and related supports by funding statewide coordination, culturally and linguistically appropriate service enhancements, and practical navigation and integration efforts that build on existing TANF and ORR programs while addressing gaps that leave refugee families underserved.Apply for HHS 2020 ACF ORR RW 1564
- 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 "Wilson-Fish TANF Coordination Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.583.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 2020 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 $800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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