Targeted Assistance Discretionary
The Targeted Assistance Discretionary Program is part of the Division of Refugee Assistance and provides grants to States and State-alternative programs to address the employment needs of refugees that cannot be met with the Formula Social Services or Fomula Targeted Assistance Grant Programs.
Activities under this program are for the purpose of supplementing and/or complementing existing employment services to help refugees achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Services funded through the targeted assistance program are required to focus primarily on those refugees who, either because of their protracted use of public assistance or difficulty in securing employment, continue to need services beyond the initial years of resettlement. This funding requirement also promotes the provision of services to refugees who are ‘hard to reach’ and thus finding greater difficulty integrating. Refugees residing in the U.S. longer than five years, refugee women who are not literate in their native language, as well as the elderly are some of the special populations served by this discretionary grant program.
| GRANT TYPE | GRANTEE NAME | CITY | STATE | END DATE | AMOUNT | CONTACT NAME | ADDRESS | TELEPHONE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAG - Discretionary | Arizona Department of Economic Security | Phoenix | AZ | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Melanie Starns | P.O. Box 6123, Phoenix, AZ 85005 | 602-542-2591 |
| TAG - Discretionary | California Department of Social Services | Sacramento | CA | 9/29/2012 | $350,000 | Thuan Nguyen | 744 P St., M.S. 8-9-646 Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916-654-4356 |
| TAG - Discretionary | State of Connecticut | Hartford | CT | 9/29/2012 | $175,000 | David Frascarelli | 25 Sigourney St. Hartford, CT 06106 | 860-424-5387 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Florida Department of Children & Families | Miami | FL | 9/29/2012 | $250,000 | Holly Merrick | 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 5, Rm 203, Tallahassee, FL 32399 | 850-717-4198 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Iowa Department of Human Services, Bureau of Refugee Services | Des Moines | IA | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | John Wilken | 401 SW 7th St., Suite N Des Moines, IA 50309 | 515-283-7904 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Mountain States Group, Inc. | Boise | ID | 9/29/2012 | $174,282 | Jan Reeves | 1607 W Jefferson St. Boise, ID 83702 | 208-336-4222 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Illinois Department of Human Services | Chicago | IL | 9/29/2012 | $250,000 | Edwin Silverman | 401 S Clinton Chicago, IL 60607 | 312-793-7120 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Catholic Charities of Louisville | Louisville | KY | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Sherry Stanley Escobar | 2911 S 4th St. Louisville, KY 40208 | 502-365-4713 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Commonwealth of MA Office of Refugees & Immigrants | Boston | MA | 9/29/2012 | $200,000 | Emel Hadzipasic | 18 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02108 | 617-737-7888 x327 |
| TAG - Discretionary | MD Department of Human Resources | Baltimore | MD | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Edward Lin | 311 W Saratoga St. Baltimore, MD 21201 | 410-767-7394 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Maine Department of Health and Human Services | Augusta | ME | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Catherine Yomoah | 221 State St. Augusta, ME 04333 | 207-287-5737 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Michigan Department of Human Services | Lansing | MI | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Al Horn | 235 S Grand Ave. Lansing, MI 48933 | 517-241-7819 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Family Support Division, Dept. of Social Services | Jefferson City | MO | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Linda Haus | P.O. Box 2320 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | 573-751-0472 |
| TAG - Discretionary | NC Department of Health & Human Services | Raleigh | NC | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Marlene Myers | 101 Blair Dr., 2001 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 | 919-733-4650 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Lincoln | NE | 9/29/2012 | $175,000 | Karen Parde | P.O. Box 95026 Lincoln, NE 68509 | 402-471-9264 |
| TAG - Discretionary | NH Office of Minority Health & Refugee Affairs | Concord | NH | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Barbara Seebart | 97 Pleasant St. Concord, NH 03301 | 603-271-6361 |
| TAG - Discretionary | State of New Mexico | Santa Fe | NM | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Kresta-Leigh Opperman | P.O. Box 2348 Santa Fe, NM 87504 | 505-827-7258 |
| TAG - Discretionary | NYS Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance | Albany | NY | 9/29/2012 | $200,000 | Thomas Keenan | 40 N Pearl St., 10C Albany, NY 12243 | 518-402-3022 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | PA | 9/29/2012 | $175,000 | Norm-Anne Rothermel | 7th and Forster Sts. Harrisburg, PA 17120 | 717-787-8608 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Rhode Island Department of Human Services | Cranston | RI | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Gail Dunphy | 57 Howard Ave., Louis Pasteur Bldg., Cranston, RI 02920 | 401-462-6865 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota | Sioux Falls | SD | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Tim Jurgens | 705 E 41st St., Ste. 200 Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | 605-731-2015 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc. | Nashville | TN | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Holly Johnson | 21 White Bridge Rd., Suite 201 Nashville, TN 37205 | 615-354-5700 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Texas Health & Human Services Commission | Austin | TX | 9/29/2012 | $300,000 | Jeff Johnson | Brown Heatly Bldg., 4900 N Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78751 | 512-206-5187 |
| TAG - Discretionary | State of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT | 9/29/2012 | $150,000 | Felecia Maxfield | 140 E 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 | 801-550-0922 |
| TAG - Discretionary | State of Washington | Olympia | WA | 9/29/2012 | $250,000 | Teresa Fiorini | P.O. Box 45857 Olympia, WA 98504 | 206-568-5763 |
| TAG - Discretionary | Wisconsin Department of Children & Families | Madison | WI | 9/29/2012 | $250,000 | Mette Brogden | 201 E Washington Ave., Rm A200 Madison, WI 53703 | 608-267-9705 |
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