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Contact for Further Information:
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Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone:
202–401–4858; e-mail:
ktota@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: April 28, 2010.
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Refugee Resettlement; Urgent
Single Source Grant to Survivors of
Torture International (SOTI)
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AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement,
ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice to Award an Urgent
Single Source Grant to Survivors of
Torture International (SOTI).
CFDA Number: 93.604.
Legislative Authority: ‘‘Torture
Victims Relief Act (TVRA) of 1998,’’
Public Law 105–320 (22 U.S.C. 2152
note), reauthorized by Public Law 109–
165 in January 2006. Section 5(a)
provides for ‘‘Assistance for Treatment
of Torture Victims.—The Secretary of
Health and Human Services may
provide grants to programs in the
United States to cover the cost of the
following services: (1) Services for the
rehabilitation of victims of torture,
including treatment of the physical and
psychological effects of torture. (2)
Social and legal services for victims of
torture. (3) Research and training for
health care providers outside of
treatment centers, or programs for the
purpose of enabling such providers to
provide the services described in
paragraph (1).’’
Amount of Award: $271,000.
Project Period: March 1, 2010 through
February 28, 2011.
Summary: Notice is hereby given that
an urgent single-source award will be
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made to Survivors of Torture
International (SOTI), San Diego, CA, to
provide comprehensive rehabilitative
services to incoming Iraqi and other
survivors of torture, who are in need of
specialized services, to regain their
health and independence and rebuild
productive lives. In addition to
providing direct services, SOTI will
train area providers to effectively serve
this population and leverage resources
within the community. SOTI will also
focus on building and sustaining
collaboration among other providers to
serve this population.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, due to an
increase in the funding appropriation
under the TVRA, an additional amount
of $271,000 is available for direct
services through the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) Services for
Survivors of Torture Program. In FY
2009, a total of 3,667 Iraqi refugees and
holders of Special Immigrant Visas were
resettled in the San Diego metropolitan
area. Some of these individuals have
suffered torture prior to arrival in the
United States and are in need of
specialized services. San Diego, CA, is
the area of the country most heavily
impacted in terms of Iraqi refugee
arrivals. SOTI has a long history of
serving torture survivors in San Diego
county, has developed a large network
of pro bono providers, is well known in
the community, and possesses the
clinical and programmatic expertise to
serve the survivors.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Munia, Director, Division of
Community Resettlement, Office of
Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone:
202–401–4559. E-mail:
Ronald.Munia@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: April 28, 2010.
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Refugee Resettlement; Urgent Single Source Grant to
Survivors of Torture International (SOTI)
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice to Award an Urgent Single Source Grant to Survivors of
Torture International (SOTI).
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CFDA Number: 93.604.
Legislative Authority: ``Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) of
1998,'' Public Law 105-320 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note), reauthorized by
Public Law 109-165 in January 2006. Section 5(a) provides for
``Assistance for Treatment of Torture Victims.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services may provide grants to programs in the United States
to cover the cost of the following services: (1) Services for the
rehabilitation of victims of torture, including treatment of the
physical and psychological effects of torture. (2) Social and legal
services for victims of torture. (3) Research and training for health
care providers outside of treatment centers, or programs for the
purpose of enabling such providers to provide the services described in
paragraph (1).''
Amount of Award: $271,000.
Project Period: March 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011.
Summary: Notice is hereby given that an urgent single-source award
will be made to Survivors of Torture International (SOTI), San Diego,
CA, to provide comprehensive rehabilitative services to incoming Iraqi
and other survivors of torture, who are in need of specialized
services, to regain their health and independence and rebuild
productive lives. In addition to providing direct services, SOTI will
train area providers to effectively serve this population and leverage
resources within the community. SOTI will also focus on building and
sustaining collaboration among other providers to serve this
population.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, due to an increase in the funding
appropriation under the TVRA, an additional amount of $271,000 is
available for direct services through the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) Services for Survivors of Torture Program. In FY
2009, a total of 3,667 Iraqi refugees and holders of Special Immigrant
Visas were resettled in the San Diego metropolitan area. Some of these
individuals have suffered torture prior to arrival in the United States
and are in need of specialized services. San Diego, CA, is the area of
the country most heavily impacted in terms of Iraqi refugee arrivals.
SOTI has a long history of serving torture survivors in San Diego
county, has developed a large network of pro bono providers, is well
known in the community, and possesses the clinical and programmatic
expertise to serve the survivors.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Munia, Director, Division of
Community Resettlement, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: 202-401-4559. E-mail:
Ronald.Munia@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: April 28, 2010.
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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