Announcement of Intent To Award an Unsolicited Cooperative Agreement to Church World Services (CWS) Headquartered in New York, NY, 68623 [2023-22028]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[Assistance Listing Number: 93.576]
Announcement of Intent To Award an
Unsolicited Cooperative Agreement to
Church World Services (CWS)
Headquartered in New York, NY
Refugee Program, Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of an
Unsolicited Award.
AGENCY:
ACF, ORR, Refugee Program
announces the intent to award an
unsolicited cooperative agreement in
the amount of up to $1,984,144 to
Church World Services (CWS) in New
York, NY. The purpose of this award is
to provide enhanced refugee housing
solutions for Afghan and Ukrainian
humanitarian parolees and other ORReligible populations. This proposal
seeks to create a local resources
directory for housing, increase access to
housing resources for vulnerable refugee
and humanitarian parolee populations,
expand innovative and replicable
solutions through capacity building and
key partnerships, address challenges to
identifying and securing safe, affordable
housing options, and provide a bank of
housing resources for both refugees and
community sponsors.
DATES: The proposed period of
performance is September 30, 2023, to
September 29, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yimeem Vu, Program Specialist,
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Refugee
Resettlement, Mary E. Switzer Building,
330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201. Telephone: 202–401–4825;
Email: Yimeem.Vu@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
30, 2023, Church World Services (CWS),
on behalf of its Refugee Housing
Solutions (RHS) initiative, submitted an
unsolicited proposal to ORR for
‘‘Enhancing Refugee Housing
Solutions.’’ One area of focus is directed
towards eligible Ukrainian and Afghan
Humanitarian Parolees and the other to
all ORR-eligible populations. The first
focus aims at addressing challenges in
securing affordable, long-term housing
for Afghan and Ukrainians through the
following three means: (1) creating a
‘Housing Hub’ with a local resources
directory and information specific to
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housing solutions for these populations
(and translated into relevant languages);
(2) increasing access to housing
resources for both eligible humanitarian
parolees and their sponsors; and (3)
expanding innovation efforts through
capacity building and key partnerships.
The second area of focus aims to
address challenges in securing
affordable housing for all ORR-eligible
populations and identify more housing
options for resettlement stakeholders to
utilize. This proposal seeks to achieve
this by advancing innovative housing
initiatives (through consultation and
guidance) in collaboration with new and
existing partners from nontraditional
resettlement backgrounds.
RHS is currently funded by the
Department of State’s Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration
(PRM) to provide Reception and
Placement housing education and
training, targeted assistance, piloting of
three housing initiatives, expanding
housing access, and reimagining refugee
housing. Unlike the proposals submitted
to ORR, the work done by RHS through
PRM funding does not include services
specifically for Ukrainian and Afghan
humanitarian parolees, in addition to
other ORR-populations outside of
refugees. In addition, some of the
concurrent work of the PRM contract
will bolster the initiatives proposed to
ORR, including consulting on additional
innovative housing pilot programs and
collection of localized resources for a
housing ‘hub’ and directory. Further,
RHS receives a subaward from ORR for
housing education, training, and
technical assistance through the grant to
the International Rescue Committee’s
Switchboard. The activities of that
subaward do not overlap with the
suggested activities of these unsolicited
proposals but could add to the bank of
resources provided to newcomers and
their sponsors as outlined in the first
proposal. RHS is stating that their
capacity to achieve the proposed
activities is not possible with current
levels of funding from PRM and the
technical assistance subaward from
ORR.
ORR intends to award CWS with one
cooperative agreement for the project
‘‘Enhancing Refugee Housing
Solutions.’’ After both internal and
external reviews, ORR concluded with
the intent to award this unsolicited
proposal based on a desire to address
stakeholder concerns regarding housing
access and affordability and considering
that the capacity of CWS would need to
be expanded through additional funding
to address these challenges. Various
stakeholders across the nation,
including grant recipient organizations,
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State Refugee Coordinators, local
community and ethnic communitybased organizations, and beneficiaries
have raised concerns over the last year
of housing affordability and housing
stock availability for the long-term
placement of resettled refugees and
newcomers, particularly those with
large families, and often cite housing as
the number one challenge facing
resettlement. Further, ORR participates
with RHS through various public/
private housing working groups.
Through these conversations and
presentations, it is apparent that RHS is
unique in its mission to provide refugee
housing technical assistance, identity
solutions specific to refugee housing,
and represent RHS partners, including
all 10 national resettlement agencies, in
housing concerns. However, RHS is not
currently funded at a capacity that
allows them to expand capabilities and
advance innovative and replicable
housing solutions to meet the needs of
all ORR-eligible populations.
Statutory Authority: Immigration and
Nationality Act section 412(c)(1)(A), 8
U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A).
Elizabeth Leo,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of
Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Assistance Listing Number: 93.576]
Announcement of Intent To Award an Unsolicited Cooperative
Agreement to Church World Services (CWS) Headquartered in New York, NY
AGENCY: Refugee Program, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of an Unsolicited Award.
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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR, Refugee Program announces the intent to award an
unsolicited cooperative agreement in the amount of up to $1,984,144 to
Church World Services (CWS) in New York, NY. The purpose of this award
is to provide enhanced refugee housing solutions for Afghan and
Ukrainian humanitarian parolees and other ORR-eligible populations.
This proposal seeks to create a local resources directory for housing,
increase access to housing resources for vulnerable refugee and
humanitarian parolee populations, expand innovative and replicable
solutions through capacity building and key partnerships, address
challenges to identifying and securing safe, affordable housing
options, and provide a bank of housing resources for both refugees and
community sponsors.
DATES: The proposed period of performance is September 30, 2023, to
September 29, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yimeem Vu, Program Specialist,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee
Resettlement, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201. Telephone: 202-401-4825; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 30, 2023, Church World Services
(CWS), on behalf of its Refugee Housing Solutions (RHS) initiative,
submitted an unsolicited proposal to ORR for ``Enhancing Refugee
Housing Solutions.'' One area of focus is directed towards eligible
Ukrainian and Afghan Humanitarian Parolees and the other to all ORR-
eligible populations. The first focus aims at addressing challenges in
securing affordable, long-term housing for Afghan and Ukrainians
through the following three means: (1) creating a `Housing Hub' with a
local resources directory and information specific to housing solutions
for these populations (and translated into relevant languages); (2)
increasing access to housing resources for both eligible humanitarian
parolees and their sponsors; and (3) expanding innovation efforts
through capacity building and key partnerships. The second area of
focus aims to address challenges in securing affordable housing for all
ORR-eligible populations and identify more housing options for
resettlement stakeholders to utilize. This proposal seeks to achieve
this by advancing innovative housing initiatives (through consultation
and guidance) in collaboration with new and existing partners from
nontraditional resettlement backgrounds.
RHS is currently funded by the Department of State's Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to provide Reception and
Placement housing education and training, targeted assistance, piloting
of three housing initiatives, expanding housing access, and reimagining
refugee housing. Unlike the proposals submitted to ORR, the work done
by RHS through PRM funding does not include services specifically for
Ukrainian and Afghan humanitarian parolees, in addition to other ORR-
populations outside of refugees. In addition, some of the concurrent
work of the PRM contract will bolster the initiatives proposed to ORR,
including consulting on additional innovative housing pilot programs
and collection of localized resources for a housing `hub' and
directory. Further, RHS receives a subaward from ORR for housing
education, training, and technical assistance through the grant to the
International Rescue Committee's Switchboard. The activities of that
subaward do not overlap with the suggested activities of these
unsolicited proposals but could add to the bank of resources provided
to newcomers and their sponsors as outlined in the first proposal. RHS
is stating that their capacity to achieve the proposed activities is
not possible with current levels of funding from PRM and the technical
assistance subaward from ORR.
ORR intends to award CWS with one cooperative agreement for the
project ``Enhancing Refugee Housing Solutions.'' After both internal
and external reviews, ORR concluded with the intent to award this
unsolicited proposal based on a desire to address stakeholder concerns
regarding housing access and affordability and considering that the
capacity of CWS would need to be expanded through additional funding to
address these challenges. Various stakeholders across the nation,
including grant recipient organizations, State Refugee Coordinators,
local community and ethnic community-based organizations, and
beneficiaries have raised concerns over the last year of housing
affordability and housing stock availability for the long-term
placement of resettled refugees and newcomers, particularly those with
large families, and often cite housing as the number one challenge
facing resettlement. Further, ORR participates with RHS through various
public/private housing working groups. Through these conversations and
presentations, it is apparent that RHS is unique in its mission to
provide refugee housing technical assistance, identity solutions
specific to refugee housing, and represent RHS partners, including all
10 national resettlement agencies, in housing concerns. However, RHS is
not currently funded at a capacity that allows them to expand
capabilities and advance innovative and replicable housing solutions to
meet the needs of all ORR-eligible populations.
Statutory Authority: Immigration and Nationality Act section
412(c)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A).
Elizabeth Leo,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Grants Policy, Office of
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-22028 Filed 9-29-23; 4:15 pm]
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