Opportunities for Funding

Notice of Funding Opportunities

Updated June 4, 2024

Washington Migrant and Asylum-Seeker Support Project

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA) is seeking qualified organizations to participate in the Washington Migrant and Asylum-Seeker Support Project, also referred as the WA MASS Project.  The purpose of this pilot project is to build a statewide network of organizations that are coordinated to respond to the specific and immediate needs of recently arrived migrants and asylum-seekers.

ORIA is seeking proposals for organizations that can provide the following services:

  1. Seeking one Provider to serve as the Hub statewide:
    • Newcomer Reception and Navigation Hub
  1. Seeking Multiple Providers to serve as Spokes:
    • Migrant Housing Services 
      • Emergency Shelters and Hotels
      • Transitional Housing Subsidies
    • Immigration-Related Legal Services
      • One lead organization to coordinate immigration legal assessment and coordination of services.
      • Multiple organizations to provide basic legal orientation and education and direct client assistance.
    • Culturally Responsive Case Management Services

Funding for this project is provided by the Washington State Legislature and is available for state fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025). ORIA is accepting applications from both public and private entities, including city and county governments and other organizations interested in partnering to launch this pilot program. Qualified applicants must have the capacity to provide services that are culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate. ORIA intends to award multiple contracts statewide covering a diverse range of geographic and ethnic communities in Washington State.

The application deadline is 5 p.m., June 13, 2024. Questions and Answers: 

Applicants may send questions concerning this request for applications to ORIANOFO@dshs.wa.gov.

Virtual Information Session:

For additional information about the NOFO, please refer to the DSHS ORIA NOFO Question and Answer Document. updated 6/4/2024

In addition, please reference the DSHS ORIA NOFO Slides shared during the session.  

For more information, please refer to the following documents:

Updated April 22, 2024

School Districts Serving Asylum-Seeking McKinney-Vento Students

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA) is announcing a Notice of Funding Opportunity provided solely for Washington School Districts that have seen a significant increase in McKinney-Vento students seeking asylum.  The purpose of this funding is to offer School Districts an opportunity to receive grants that provide additional education opportunities and family supports.

ORIA invites eligible School Districts to submit a letter of interest to apply for $250,000 in funding for the current state fiscal year, which ends on June 30, 2024.  Funding may be used to cover new programming and expenses or cost that incurred between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, serving McKinney-Vento students seeking asylum. Additional funds will be available for State Fiscal Year 2025.  

Letters of Interest must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2024.  

Information Session: DSHS ORIA will be hosting an information session on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 1 p.m. for School Districts.  Please register to attend.  

Updated - April 30, 2024 - For application information, please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for School Districts Serving Asylum-Seeking McKinney-Vento Students.

Updated March 27, 2024

Notice of Funding for DSHS ORIA Career Laddering for Educated and/or Vocationally Experienced Refugees (CLEVER)

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA) is seeking qualified organizations to submit competitive proposals to assist eligible refugees and immigrants to re-enter their previous career field through professional case management, educational case management or other services as proposed in the application. ORIA is seeking qualified applicants that have demonstrated success in the proposed services and in employment services as well as applicants that have the capacity to provide services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit applications for high quality, innovative Career Re-Entry Services to eligible refugees and humanitarian immigrants (for detailed eligibility information, please refer to the RFA documents). The total funding anticipated for this statewide program during State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 will be limited to a total of $1,000,000. Award amounts will be limited to $175,000 per provider.

The application deadline is April 18th at 5:00 pm PST. Questions regarding this application may be sent to clever-ORIA@dshs.wa.gov.

For more information, please refer to the application documents linked below. 

Updated on March 27, 2024 

New Information 

On March 19, 2024, ORIA hosted a informational session. Here are the slides used during that session.

ORIA has compiled a list of all questions received.  Please review the Question and Answers.  

 

 

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