# Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs (93.567)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-567-refugee-and-entrant-assistance-voluntary-agency-programs/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $636 million in 47 grants, about $13.5 million per award.

## Objectives

The Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program was created in 1979 as an intensive case management program with the objective to fast-track new arrivals toward economic self-sufficiency within eight months (240 days) of program enrollment, without accessing public cash assistance.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $38.3 million | 9 |
| 2022 | $212 million | 9 |
| 2023 | $173 million | 9 |
| 2024 | $212 million | 20 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | District of Columbia | $127 million |
| U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | Virginia | $111 million |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Inc | Maryland | $95.7 million |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | New York | $95.1 million |
| Church World Service, Inc. | New York | $68.9 million |
| Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. | Virginia | $44.7 million |
| World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals | Maryland | $34.8 million |
| Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA | New York | $30.2 million |
| Hias Inc | Maryland | $28.6 million |
| Bethany Christian Services USA, LLC | Michigan | $819,162 |