Notice of Funding Opportunities
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.
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.
- Request for Applications (for review) updated on 03/14/2024
- Attachment A – Application Cover Sheet (to submit)
- Attachment B – Application Narrative Form (to submit)
- Attachment C – CLEVER Program Annual Budget (to submit)
- Attachment D – Certification & Assurances (to submit)
- Attachment E – Contractor Intake Form (to submit).
- Attachment F – Sample Contract (for review)
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.
Data
- Economic Services Administration Briefing Book
- Refugee Arrival Data - Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
- Refugee Processing Center Arrival Reports