Office Of Refugee Resettlement: Policy Guidance & Reporting Forms

State Letter #99-07

Discretionary Funds for State Departments of Education for Refugee

Children School Impact Grants

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), ACF, DHHS

ACTION: Notice of Availability of FY 1999 discretionary funds to State Departments of Education for Costs to Local School Districts Associated with Educating Refugee Children

SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites State Departments of Education to submit applications requesting funds to cover costs to local school districts that are impacted by significant numbers of refugee children. The application must:

make a reasonable case in documenting significant impact of refugee children on one or more local school districts,
specify the purposes for which the funding would be used, and
show that the proposed purposes are related to educating refugee children.

Applications will be screened and evaluated as indicated in this program announcement. Awards will be contingent on the outcome of the competition and the availability of funds.

CLOSING DATE: for submission of applications is June 15, 1999. See Part IV of this announcement for more information on submitting applications.

ANNOUNCEMENT AVAILABILITY: This announcement is published on the ORR website at acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nguyen T. Kimchi
Administration for Children and Families
ORR/Division of Community Resettlement
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 6th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20447

Telephone (202) 401-4556;
FAX: (202) 401-0981:
e-mail: Nkimchi@acf.dhhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program announcement consists of four parts:

Part I: Background - Program Purpose and Objectives, Legislative Authority, Funding Availability, CFDA Number 93.576

Part II: Refugee Children School Impact Grants Program - Eligible Applicants, Use of Funds, Project and Budget Periods

Part III: The Review Process - Intergovernmental Review, Initial ACF Screening, Competitive Review and Review Criteria

Part IV: The Application - Application Development, Guidelines for Preparing a Project Description, Application Submission, Paperwork Reduction and Reporting.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13): Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average four hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. The project description is approved under OMB Control No.0970-0139 which expires 10/31/2000

Part I. Background

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: This program announcement governs the award procedures for grants to states for costs associated with educating refugee children. ORR intends to award approximately $14 million to state departments of education. The purpose of these grants is to provide for some of the costs of educating refugee children incurred by local school districts in which significant numbers of refugee children reside. These funds may not be used to supplant other Federal resources.

LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY: This program is authorized by section 412(c)(1)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1522(b)(5)], as amended. The FY 1999 appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services (Pub.L. No. 105-177) approved the use of FY 1997 refugee and entrant assistance funds for activities in FYs 1998 and 1999. The FY 1999 Conference Report (H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 105-825) states: "It is understood that approximately $20,000,000 will be available in 1999 from 1997 carryover funds; these funds shall be used under social services to increase educational support to schools with a significant proportion of refugee children and for the development of alternative cash assistance programs that involve case management approaches to improve resettlement outcomes. Such support should include intensive English language training and cultural assimilation programs."

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: ORR expects to award approximately $14 million of the $20 million cited above among approximately 36 of the states most heavily impacted by refugee children. An announcement requesting applications for alternative cash assistance programs will be issued separately. Grants awarded under this announcement are expected to range in amounts from $100,000 to $1.5 million. Using data available on refugee arrivals since 1983, ORR developed the attached table suggesting a prospective distribution of these funds. The table shows the top 36 states in total numbers of refugee school-age children resettled in the states for the period FY 1983-1997. In establishing impact and setting targets for how the money might be allocated among the states, ORR used the following criteria:

States that received at least 600 and up to 1500 refugee school-age children for the FY 1983-1997 period were assigned a target floor of $100,000. Seven states met this standard.
States that received more than 1500 but fewer than 4000 refugee school-age children for the FY 1983-1997 period were assigned a target floor of $250,000. Eleven states and the District of Columbia met this standard.
States that received 4000 or more refugee school-age children for the FY 1983-1997 period were assigned a target floor of $400,000. Seventeen states met this standard.
States whose refugee arrivals included fewer than 600 school-age children for the FY 1983-1997 period were determined not to have been impacted and not to require additional funding.

After reducing the total of $14 million by the sum of the base dollar amounts ($10.5 million) assigned to the 36 targeted states, the remaining $3.5 million dollars are available to any applicant able to justify a request for additional funding.

State Departments of Education wishing to apply for these funds should consult the table which is attached. Under this announcement:

A state not shown on the table is not precluded from applying for a grant. However, if requesting an award, such a state must include documentation to demonstrate that during the FY 1983-1997 period at least 600 refugee children were educated in a local school district on behalf of which funds are requested.
No state is guaranteed an award.
No state is guaranteed an award in the amount shown on the table.
The amount shown on the table does not limit a state to the amount it may request or receive. Requests may be for more or for less than the amount shown on the table. However, if requesting an amount greater than that shown on the table, the state must submit convincing evidence documenting the need.
No state is guaranteed that the amount of an award made to them will be in the same amount as its request.
No state will be awarded an amount greater than its request.

The Director, ORR, reserves the right to award more or less than the funds shown on the table to any individual applicant or in total for all applicants based on the quality of the applications and the best interest of the government. In cases where ORR proposes to award an amount less than a state’s application requests, the state will be required to submit a revised budget and budget narrative showing how it proposes to spend the amount ORR is proposing to award to the state. If a state fails to resubmit a commensurate revised budget within the time requested, the state will forfeit the award.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number assigned to this announcement is 93.576.

Part II. Project and Applicant Eligibility
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: State Departments of Education

USE OF FUNDS:

ORR is not specifying the purposes for which funds must be used so long as costs are allowable under DHHS regulations which can be found in 45 CFR Part 92. Construction and renovation costs are not allowable under this program, however. ORR recognizes that local school districts vary significantly in:

human and financial resources,
the manner in which they have responded to the challenge of integrating and educating refugee children, and
the purposes for which additional funding is most needed or could most effectively be utilized to improve the educational achievement of refugee children.

State departments of education may make a case for whatever purpose(s) they deem most appropriate. Justifications should relate to the following:

effectively integrating and educating refugee children, and
the financial impact of educating refugee children.

In considering how to best use these grants, states are encouraged to consult with local refugee service organizations to ensure coordination and avoid duplication. Listed below are examples of the purposes for which a number of school districts have used funds for effective integration and education of refugee children.

English as a Second Language instruction.
After-school tutorials focused on helping students understand and complete assignments; programs that encourage high school completion and full participation in school activities.
After-school activities that foster engagement in constructive activities which are alternative to potential negative behavior such as gang membership and dropping out.
Classroom, after-school and/or summer clubs and activities that foster understanding among youth from diverse cultures; cross-cultural activities that enrich the lives of all the children of the school and community.
Cognitive enrichment programs to bridge the gap between refugee students’ intellectual ability and the elements of school and curriculum that are culture-based.
Parental outreach programs that involve refugee parents in their children’s education to help them understand their child’s school life. Frequently, refugee parents are unfamiliar with American school life and feel their parental role is undermined as their children attend school and learn English. Schools, children and parents benefit when the parents become partners.
Interpreter services for parent/teacher meetings and conferences.
Salaries for teachers and aides.
Bilingual/bicultural counselors.

PROJECT AND BUDGET PERIODS: Awards will be for one-year budget periods, although project periods may be for three years. Applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the one-year budget period may be entertained on a non-competitive basis, subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the project, and a determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the government.

Part III: The Review Process

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: This program is covered under Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs," and 45 CFR Part 100, "Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services Programs and Activities." Under the Order, States can choose to review and comment on any proposal to solicit Federal assistance under covered programs. The offices that States have for this purpose are called Single Point of Contact (SPOC). Since this is a covered program, applicants need to check whether their state has elected to exercise this option. If so, the applicant must submit materials to the State SPOC for review and comment before submitting its application to ORR under this announcement. NOTE: STATE/TERRITORY PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS DOES NOT SIGNIFY APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER A PROGRAM. A POTENTIAL APPLICANT MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH IT IS APPLYING PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO ITS SPOC, IF APPLICABLE, OR TO ORR.

As of November 20, 1998, the following jurisdictions have elected not to establish SPOCs. Applicants from these jurisdictions have no SPOC and can submit their application to ORR without SPOC review and comment:

Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Palau, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

Applicants from States with SPOCs should contact their SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of their intent to apply for federal funds under this announcement. This is important because the SPOC may wish to review their application and may require specific materials from them. The SPOCs may provide comments to the applicant, but SPOCs also have the option to send comments separately to ACF. If they do so, ACF must receive the SPOC’s comments in time to review them prior to making awards. Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application deadline to comment on proposed new or competing continuation awards. Applicants from states with SPOCs must indicate the date on which they submitted to the SPOC the materials required of them by the SPOC (or the date of contact if no submittal is required) on the Standard Form 424, item 16a, which the applicant submits as part of its application to ORR. Applicants from non-SPOC States leave this item blank. SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine endorsements as official recommendations. Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between mere advisory comments and official State recommendations, which may trigger the "accommodate or explain" rule.

Comments should be addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Attn: Ms. Shirley Parker, Grants Officer, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 6^th Floor East, Aerospace Building, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447.

A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory is included with the application materials for this program announcement.

INITIAL ACF SCREENING: ACF will pre-review each application for eligibility to be considered in the competitive process. This pre-review is to determine that:

the application was received by the closing date;
the application was submitted in accordance with the instructions in this announcement; and
the applicant is eligible for funding.

COMPETITIVE REVIEW: Applications which pass the initial ACF screening will be evaluated and rated by an independent review panel on the basis of specific evaluation criteria. The evaluation criteria were designed to assess the quality of a proposed project, and to determine the likelihood of its success. The evaluation criteria are closely related and are considered as a whole in judging the overall quality of an application. Points are awarded only to applications, which are responsive to the evaluation criteria within the context of this program announcement. Proposed projects will be reviewed using the following evaluation criteria.

REVIEW CRITERIA AND RANKING POINTS: The review criteria and points assigned for ranking purposes are:

Evidence of impact. Does the applicant present convincing documentation that refugee children impact the school districts in which the state proposes to spend the money? (25 points)
Activities/purposes. Are the proposed activities and purposes reasonable? Do the activities relate to the education of the refugee children or to the quality of their education? (25 points)
Results. Does the application describe measurable and realistic outcomes and ascribe reasonable timetables for achieving them? (25 points)
Budget. Are the line items of the applicant’s budget for local school district costs clearly attributable to the presence in the school of refugee children? (Applicants should show a reasonable effort to assure that the costs relate to the impact of the children of refugees.) Is the amount requested commensurate with the impact documented? (25 points) Note: The budget line items must reflect costs related to the purposes described and must equal the amount of the request.

Part IV. The Application

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: In order to be considered for a grant under this program announcement, an application must be submitted on the Standard Form 424 and

in the manner prescribed by ACF. Application materials including forms and instructions are available from the contact named under the "FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT" section in the preamble of this announcement.

No points will be assigned to contents that are not within one of the review criteria categories. ORR will not review applications that are not broadly responsive to the application content. The total narrative and budget material in response to the four review criteria should not exceed 10 pages single-spaced, single-sided, 12-point font size. The review panel will not consider submitted material which exceeds the page limit. Any documentation that the applicant chooses to attach to verify impact will not be counted in the 10-page total. Such material is not required, however. That is, an applicant may cite, within the 10 pages of narrative material, publicly available statistics and reports to document impact without attaching the cited reports and statistical materials themselves.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING A PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

PURPOSE

The project description provides a major means by which an application is evaluated and ranked to compete with other applications for available assistance. The project description should be concise and complete and should address the activity for which Federal funds are being requested. Supporting documents should be included where they can present information clearly and succinctly. Applicants are encouraged to provide information on their organizational structure, staff, related experience, and other information considered to be relevant. Awarding offices use this and other information to determine whether the applicant has the capability and resources necessary to carry out the proposed project. It is important, therefore, that this information be included in the application. However, in the narrative the applicant must distinguish between resources directly related to the proposed project from those that will not be used in support of the specific project for which funds are requested.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Cross-referencing should be used rather than repetition. ACF is particularly interested in specific factual information and statements of measurable goals in quantitative terms. Project descriptions are evaluated on the basis of substance, not length. Extensive exhibits are not required. (Supporting information concerning activities that will not be directly funded by the grant or information that does not directly pertain to an integral part of the grant funded activity should be placed in an appendix.) Pages should be numbered and a table of contents should be included for easy reference.

General Instructions for Preparing a Full Project Description

INTRODUCTION

Applicants required to submit a full project description shall prepare the project description statement in accordance with the following instructions.

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT

Provide a summary of the project description (a page or less) with reference to the funding request.

OBJECTIVES AND NEED FOR ASSISTANCE

Clearly identify the physical, economic, social, financial, institutional, and/or other problem(s) requiring a solution. The need for assistance must be demonstrated and the principal and subordinate objectives of the project must be clearly stated; supporting documentation, such as letters of support and testimonials from concerned interests other than the applicant, may be included. Any relevant data based on planning studies should be included or referred to in the endnotes/footnotes. Incorporate demographic data and participant/beneficiary information, as needed. In developing the project description, the applicant may volunteer or be requested to provide information on the total range of projects currently being conducted and supported (or to be initiated), some of which may be outside the scope of the program announcement.

RESULTS OR BENEFITS EXPECTED

Identify the results and benefits to be derived from the project for refugee children and their families.

APPROACH

Outline a plan of action which describes the scope and detail of how the proposed work will be accomplished. Account for all functions or activities identified in the application. Cite factors which might accelerate or decelerate the work and state your reason for taking the proposed approach rather than others. Describe any unusual features of the project such as design or technological innovations, reductions in cost or time, or extraordinary social and community involvement. Provide quantitative monthly or quarterly projections of the accomplishments to be achieved for each function or activity in such terms as the number of refugee children to be served and the number of schools or districts. When accomplishments cannot be quantified by activity or function, list them in chronological order to show the schedule of accomplishments and their target dates. Identify the kinds of data to be collected, maintained, and/or disseminated. Note that clearance from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget might be needed prior to a "collection of information" that is "conducted or sponsored" by ACF. List organizations, cooperating entities, consultants, or other key individuals who will work on the project along with a short description of the nature of their effort or contribution.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Describe the precise location of the project and boundaries of the area to be served by the proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids may be attached.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Following is a description of additional information that should be placed in the appendix to the application.

STAFF AND POSITION DATA

Provide a biographical sketch for each key person appointed and a job description for each vacant key position. A biographical sketch will also be required for new key staff as appointed.

THIRD-PARTY AGREEMENTS

Include written agreements between grantees and subgrantees or subcontractors or other cooperating entities. These agreements must detail scope of work to be performed, work schedules, remuneration, and other terms and conditions that structure or define the relationship.

LETTERS OF SUPPORT

Provide statements from community, public and commercial leaders that support the project proposed for funding.

BUDGET AND BUDGET JUSTIFICATION

Provide line item detail and detailed calculations for each budget object class identified on the Budget Information form. Detailed calculations must include estimation methods, quantities, unit costs, and other similar quantitative detail sufficient for the calculation to be duplicated. The detailed budget must also include a breakout by the funding sources identified in Block 15 of the SF-424.

Provide a narrative budget justification that describes how the categorical costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness, and allocability of the proposed costs.

GENERAL

The following guidelines are for preparing the budget and budget justification. Both Federal and non-Federal resources shall be detailed and justified in the budget and narrative justification. For purposes of preparing the budget and budget justification, "Federal resources" refers only to the ACF grant for which you are applying. NonFederal resources are all other Federal and nonFederal resources. It is suggested that budget amounts and computations be presented in a columnar format: first column, object class categories; second column, Federal budget; next column(s), non-Federal budget(s), and last column, total budget. The budget justification should be a narrative.

PERSONNEL

Description: Costs of employee salaries and wages.

Justification: Identify the project director or principal investigator, if known. For each staff person, provide the title, time commitment to the project (in months), time commitment to the project (as a percentage or fulltime equivalent), annual salary, grant

Salary, wage rates, etc. Do not include the costs of consultants or personnel costs of delegate agencies or of specific project(s) or businesses to be financed by the applicant.

FRINGE BENEFITS

Description: Costs of employee fringe benefits unless treated as part of an approved indirect cost rate.

Justification: Provide a breakdown of the amounts and percentages that comprise fringe benefit costs such as health insurance, FICA, retirement insurance, taxes, etc.

TRAVEL

Description: Costs of project-related travel by employees of the applicant organization (does not include costs of consultant travel).

Justification: For each trip, show the total number of traveler(s), travel destination, duration of trip, per diem, mileage allowances, if privately owned vehicles will be used, and other transportation costs and subsistence allowances. Travel costs for key staff to attend ACF sponsored workshops should be detailed in the budget.

EQUIPMENT

Description: Costs of tangible, non-expendable, personal property, having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. However, an applicant may use its own definition of equipment provided that such equipment would at least include all equipment defined above.

Justification: For each type of equipment requested, provide a description of the equipment, the cost per unit, the number of units, the total cost, and a plan for use on the project, as well as use or disposal of the equipment after the project ends. An applicant organization that uses its own definition for equipment should provide a copy of its policy or section of its policy which includes the equipment definition.

SUPPLIES

Description: Costs of all tangible personal property other than that included under the Equipment category.

Justification: Specify general categories of supplies and their costs. Show computations and provide other information which supports the amount requested.

CONTRACTUAL

Description: Costs of all contracts for services and goods except for those which belong under other categories such as equipment, supplies, etc. Third-party evaluation contracts (if applicable) and contracts with secondary recipient organizations, including delegate agencies and specific project(s) or businesses to be financed by the applicant, should be included under this category.

Note: Whenever the applicant intends to delegate part of the project to another agency, the applicant must provide a detailed budget and budget narrative for each delegate agency, by agency title, along with the required supporting information referred to in these instructions.

OTHER

Enter the total of all other costs. Such costs, where applicable and appropriate, may include but are not limited to insurance, food, medical and dental costs (noncontractual), professional services costs, space and equipment rentals, printing and publication, computer use, training costs, such as tuition and stipends, staff development costs, and administrative costs.

Justification: Provide computations, a narrative description and a justification for each cost under this category.

INDIRECT CHARGES

Description: Total amount of indirect costs. This category should be used only when the applicant currently has an indirect cost rate approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or another cognizant Federal agency

Justification: An applicant that will charge indirect costs to the grant must enclose a copy of the current rate agreement. If the applicant organization is in the process of initially developing or renegotiating a rate, it should immediately upon notification that an award will be made, develop a tentative indirect cost rate proposal based on its most recently completed fiscal year in accordance with the principles set forth in the cognizant agency's guidelines for establishing indirect cost rates, and submit it to the cognizant agency. Applicants awaiting approval of their indirect cost proposals may also request indirect costs. It should be noted that when an indirect cost rate is requested, those costs included in the indirect cost pool should not also be charged as direct costs to the grant. Also, if the applicant is requesting a rate which is less than what is allowed under the program, the authorized representative of the applicant organization must submit a signed acknowledgement that the applicant is accepting a lower rate than allowed.

PROGRAM INCOME Description: The estimated amount of income, if any, expected to be generated from this project. Justification: Describe the nature, source and anticipated use of program income in the budget or refer to the pages in the application which contain this information.

NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES Description: Amounts of non-Federal resources that will be used to support the project as identified in Block 15 of the SF-424. Justification: The firm commitment of these resources must be documented and submitted with the application in order to be given credit in the review process. A detailed budget must be prepared for each funding source.

TOTAL DIRECT CHARGES, TOTAL INDIRECT CHARGES, TOTAL PROJECT COST (self-explanatory)

APPLICATION SUBMISSION 1. Applications postmarked after the closing date will be classified as late. 2. Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an announced deadline if they are either received on or before the deadline date or sent on or before the deadline date and received by ACF in time for the independent review to: DHHS, ACF, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Attention: Shirley B. Parker, ORR Grants Officer, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Sixth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20447. Applicants must ensure that a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or a legibly dated, machine-produced postmark of a commercial mail service is affixed to the envelope/package containing the application(s). To be acceptable as proof of timely mailing, a postmark from a commercial mail service must include the logo/emblem of the commercial mail service company and must reflect the date the package was received by the commercial mail service company from the applicant. Private metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing. (Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always reflect the date of mailing on the package or deliver as agreed.)

Applications hand-carried by applicants, couriers, or by other representatives of the applicant shall be considered as meeting an announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., EST, at the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor (near loading dock), Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024, between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal holidays). The address must appear on the envelope/package containing the application with the note "Attention: Shirley B. Parker, ORR Grants Officer." ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax or other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to ACF electronically will not be accepted regardless of date or time of submission and receipt. 3. Late applications. Applications, which do not meet the criteria above, are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late applicant that its application will not be considered in the current competition. 4. Extension of deadlines. ACF may extend an application deadline when circumstances such as acts of God (floods, hurricanes, etc.) occur, or when there is widespread disruption of the mail service, or in other rare cases. Determinations to extend or waive deadline requirements rest with ACF's Chief Grants Management Officer.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND REPORTING: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval any reporting and record keeping requirements in regulations, including program announcements. All information required hereunder is covered by OMB Approval No.0970-0139, ACF UNIFORM PROJECT DESCRIPTION (UPD), which expires 10/31/2000.

Grantees under this program announcement will be required to provide semi-annual program narrative reports, describing outcomes and activities under the grant. Grantees also will submit semi-annual financial reports using the Financial Status Report form (SF-269). A Final Financial and Narrative Report shall be due 90 days after the end of the Grant Project Period (i.e. only after the final budget period).

Dated:
Lavinia Limon, Director
Office of Refugee Resettlement

ATTACHMENT

Statistical State Distribution by TOTAL for School-Age Refugees

Selection Criteria - Top 36 States

STATE ARRIVAL PROSPECTIVE
TOTALS DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS

CA 74528.00 $400,000
NY 34278.00 $400,000
FL 18573.00 $400,000
WA 14267.00 $400,000
TX 12672.00 $400,000
IL 9976.00 $400,000
MN 9186.00 $400,000
MA 8801.00 $400,000
PA 7963.00 $400,000
GA 6528.00 $400,000
WI 6283.00 $400,000
MI 5899.00 $400,000
OR 5788.00 $400,000
VA 4957.00 $400,000
MO 4417.00 $400,000
NJ 4362.00 $400,000
OH 4076.00 $400,000
MD 3760.00 $250,000
AZ 3427.00 $250,000
TN 3358.00 $250,000
CO 2975.00 $250,000
NC 2709.00 $250,000
IA 2613.00 $250,000
CT 2602.00 $250,000
UT 2101.00 $250,000
DC 1965.00 $250,000
KY 1941.00 $250,000
LA 1772.00 $250,000
KS 1631.00 $250,000
NE 1387.00 $100,000
RI 1216.00 $100,000
ID 1187.00 $100,000
ND 938.00 $100,000
ME 806.00 $100,000
SD 649.00 $100,000
VT 600.00 $100,000

Total 270,191 $10,500,000

The statistical distributions are based on school-age refugees that arrived in the U.S. between FY 1983 and FY 1997. School-age refers to refugees between the ages of 5 and 18 years of age as of 09/30/1998. School-age refugee numbers do not reflect secondary migration. The total number of school-age refugees that arrived in the U.S. between FY 1983 and FY 1997 was 276,766. The total number for the top 36 States was 270,191 or 98% of the total.