# Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants (93.576)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-576-refugee-and-entrant-assistance-discretionary-grants/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.1 billion in 309 grants, about $3.4 million per award.

## Objectives

The goal of this listing is to provide assistance to refugees by:
1. Assisting refugees in obtaining the skills which are necessary for economic self-sufficiency, including projects for job training, employment services, day care, professional refresher training, and other recertification services;
2. Providing training in English where necessary (regardless of whether the refugees are employed or receiving cash or other assistance); and
3. Providing where specific needs have been shown and recognized by the Director, health (including mental health) services, social services, educational and other services.
Funded discretionary programs under this listing include: Refugee Individual Development Accounts (IDA), Refugee Agricultural Partnership Project (RAPP), Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development (RFCCMED), Refugee Career Pathways (RCP), Refugee Microenterprise Development (MED), Preferred Communities (PC), Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH), Refugee Technical Assistance Program (RTAP), Services for Afghan Survivors Impacted by Combat (SASIC), Support for Trauma-Affected Refugees (STAR), Employer Engagement Program (EEP), National Refugee Children and Youth Resilience (NRCYR) Program, and National Refugee Leadership and Lived Experience Council (NRLLEC) Program.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $33.4 million | 108 |
| 2022 | $405 million | 183 |
| 2023 | $619 million | 179 |
| 2024 | -$2 | 3 |
| 2025 | -$1.1 million | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | New York | $130 million |
| U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | Virginia | $114 million |
| Church World Service, Inc. | New York | $113 million |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Inc | Maryland | $112 million |
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | District of Columbia | $109 million |
| Hias Inc | Maryland | $99.4 million |
| Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. | Virginia | $87.0 million |
| World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals | Maryland | $75.1 million |
| Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA | New York | $62.5 million |
| The Center for Victims of Torture | Minnesota | $5.7 million |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | Arizona | $4.7 million |
| Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, Inc. | Florida | $4.5 million |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc | California | $4.2 million |
| Upwardly Global | New York | $3.9 million |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | Washington | $3.7 million |
| Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska Inc | Nebraska | $3.6 million |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | California | $3.4 million |
| The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization | Oregon | $3.3 million |
| International Council for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | Nebraska | $3.2 million |
| Asian Services in Action Inc | Ohio | $3.2 million |