Dear Colleague Letters

Current as of: April 10, 2026

Below is guidance ORR issued by fiscal year that still remains relevant and in effect.

FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020| FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016

FY 2026	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE
Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA): Adjustment to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Obligation Deadline and FY 2025/2026 Closeout Deadline	26-04	04/27/26
ORR Individuals with No Alien Number: Data Submission Guidance	26-03	04/02/26
Conclusion of Refugee Support Services Set-Aside Awards	26-02	03/11/26
National Refugee Children and Youth Resilience Program	26-01	10/29/25

FY 2025	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE	NOTE
FY 2025 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations	25-15	09/30/25
Replacement Award for Preferred Communities Program	25-14	09/22/25
Reduction of the Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance Eligibility Period	25-13	03/28/25
Arkansas Replacement Designees	25-12	01/17/25
CMS Guidance on Adhering to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Requirements for Children and Youth	25-11	01/17/25
Youth Mentoring Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2025 Allocation	25-10	01/08/25	revised 01/14/25
Services to Older Refugees Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2025 Allocation	25-09	01/08/25	revised 01/14/25
Refugee School Impact Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2025 Allocation	25-08	01/08/25
Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2025 Allocation	25-07	01/08/25	revised 01/14/25
Examples of Dual Enrollment Involving ORR-Funded Refugee Programs	25-06	12/20/24	revised 12/31/24, 01/07/25, 01/23/25
Refugee Support Services: Extension of Obligation and Liquidation Deadlines for FY 2024 Funds	25-05	12/12/24
Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA): FY 2025 Obligation Deadline Extended by One Year	25-04	12/12/24
Verification of Release Cards for Unaccompanied Children Released from ORR Custody	25-03	12/10/24
ORR-Funded Program: Support for Trauma-Affected Refugees (STAR)	25-02	10/16/24	revised 01/23/25
Examples and Resources to Advance Health ORR Refugee Programs	25-01	10/16/24	rescinded 01/23/25

FY 2024	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE	NOTE
FY 2024 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations	24-14	07/02/24
Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY24 Funding- Second Allocation	24-13	05/06/24
Refugee School Impact Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY24 Funding- Second Allocation	24-12	05/06/24
Emergency Preparedness Training for Resettled Refugee Communities	24-11	04/09/24
ORR’s Unaccompanied Children Program Regional Structure	24-10	03/29/24
Revised State Plan Template for Grants to States and Replacement Designees for Refugee Resettlement	24-09	03/20/24
Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2024 Funding (PDF)	24-08	11/17/23
Youth Mentoring Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2024 Funding (PDF)	24-07	11/17/23
Services to Older Refugees Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2024 Funding (PDF)	24-06	11/17/23
Refugee School Impact Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2024 Funding (PDF)	24-05	11/17/23
Timely Placement of Unaccompanied Children into the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (PDF)	24-04	11/17/23
Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds Allocations and Service Analysis (ORR-5) Collection Process for FY 2023 (PDF)	24-03	11/14/23
Refugee Technical Assistance Grantee (PDF)	24-02	10/31/23	revised 01/23/25
Eligibility for Refugee Resettlement Program benefits and services: Parolees from Afghanistan or Ukraine	24-01	10/03/23	revised 05/08/24

FY 2023	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE	NOTE
Response to a Potential Government Shutdown (PDF)	23-39	09/29/23
Afghan Refugee Support Services: FY 2023 Third Allocation (PDF)	23-38	09/29/23	revised 01/23/25
Ukrainian Refugee Support Services: FY 2023 Third Allocation (PDF)	23-37	09/29/23	revised 01/23/25
Reminder: Immigration-Related Legal Assistance Allowable Under ORR ASA Funding (PDF)	23-36	09/28/23
Private Sponsorship and Intersection with the ORR-Funded Refugee Resettlement Program (PDF)	23-35	09/25/23
Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA): FY 2023 and FY 2024 Deadlines Extended by One Year (PDF)	23-34	09/19/23	revised 09/25/23
ORR-Funded Behavioral Health Support Resources for Afghan Arrivals (PDF)	23-33	09/08/23
Enhanced ORR-HUD Collaboration on Affordable Housing Access (PDF)	23-32	08/09/23
Cash and Medical Assistance Program: Quarterly Report on Expenditures and Obligations ORR-2 Instructions (PDF)	23-31	07/28/23
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan Updates and Recommendations (PDF)	23-30	07/17/23
Ukrainian Refugee Support Services: FY 2023 Second Allocation (PDF)	23-29	06/12/23	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee Health Promotion Supplement: FY 2023 Second Allocation (PDF)	23-28	06/12/23
Afghan Refugee School Impact: Support to Schools Funding (PDF)	23-27	06/12/23	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee Support Services: FY 2023 Second Allocation (PDF)	23-26	06/12/23	revised 01/23/25
Refugee Support Services: Extension of Obligation and Liquidations Deadlines for FY 2022 and FY 2023 Funds (PDF)	23-25	06/12/23
Refugee Support Services: Supplemental Federal Financial Report SF-425 Instructions (PDF)	23-24	06/07/23
Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2023 Supplemental Funding (PDF)	23-23	04/26/23
Refugee School Impact Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2023 Supplemental Funding (PDF)	23-22	04/26/23
FY 2023 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)	23-21	04/26/23
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2023 Legal Assistance Allocation (PDF)	23-20	03/28/23	revised 01/23/25
Continued Eligibility for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program for Unaccompanied Afghan Minors (PDF)	23-19	03/17/23
National Youth Leadership Council for Refugees and Newcomers (NYLC)	23-18	02/24/23	revised 03/22/23, 03/30/23; archived 01/23/25
ORR-Funded Program: Services to Afghan Survivors Impacted by Combat (PDF)	23-17	02/22/23
Survivors of Torture Program for Nicaraguan Former Political Prisoners (PDF)	23-16	02/16/23
Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals (PDF)	23-15	01/19/23
Revisions to the Refugee Arrivals Data System for Formula Funds Allocations (ORR-5) (PDF)	23-14	01/18/23
Parole Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (PDF)	23-13	01/06/23
ORR-Funded Behavioral Health Support Program for Afghan Arrivals (PDF)	23-12	11/17/22
Ukrainian Refugee Support Services: FY 2023 First Allocation (PDF)	23-11	11/09/22	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee Health Promotion Supplement: FY 2023 (PDF)	23-10	11/09/22
Afghan Refugee Support Services: FY 2023 First Allocation (PDF)	23-09	11/09/22	revised 01/23/25
Clarification on the Domestic Medical Screening Program	23-08	11/04/22	revised 07/03/24
New USCIS Process for Venezuelans (PDF)	23-07	10/21/22
Ukrainian Refugee School Impact Supplement: FY 2023 (PDF)	23-06	10/03/22	revised 01/23/25
Ukrainian Refugee Health Promotion Supplement: FY 2023 (PDF)	23-05	10/03/22	revised 01/23/25
Refugee School Impact Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2023 Funding (PDF)	23-04	10/03/22
Youth Mentoring Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2023 Funding (PDF)	23-03	10/03/22
Services to Older Refugees Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2023 Funding (PDF)	23-02	10/03/22
Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2023 Funding (PDF)	23-01	10/03/22

FY 2022	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE	NOTE
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Fourth Allocation (PDF)	22-23	09/22/22	revised 01/23/25
Immigration Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Enrolled in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (PDF)	22-22	08/24/22
Ukrainian Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Allocation (PDF)	22-21	07/27/22	revised 01/23/25
Clarification Related to Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees’ Eligibility for RCA and RMA (PDF)	22-20	06/21/22
FY 2022 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)	22-19	06/21/22
Afghan Refugee School Impact: Support to Schools Supplement (PDF)	22-18	05/09/22	revised 01/23/25
Transition of the Alabama Refugee Resettlement Program (PDF)	22-17	04/01/22
Afghan Services to Older Refugees Supplemental: FY 2022 (PDF)	22-16	03/31/22	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Youth Mentoring Supplemental: FY 2022 (PDF)	22-15	03/31/22	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee Health Promotion: FY 2022 Second Supplement (PDF)	22-14	03/31/22	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee School Impact: FY 2022 Second Supplement (PDF)	22-13	03/31/22	revised 01/23/25
Expansion of the Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance Eligibility Period (PDF)	22-12	03/28/22
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Third Allocation: Legal Assistance (PDF)	22-11	03/04/22	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Second Allocation (PDF)	22-10	12/29/21	revised 01/23/25
State Fiscal Year 2021 Arrival and Service Data Collection Process (PDF)	22-09	11/01/21
Refugee Mental Health Initiative within the Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2022 Funding (PDF)	22-08	10/25/21
Services to Older Refugees Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2022 Funding (PDF)	22-07	10/25/21
Refugee School Impact Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2022 Funding (PDF)	22-06	10/25/21
Afghan Health Promotion Supplement: FY 2022 Quarter 1 (PDF)	22-05	10/19/21	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee School Impact Supplement: FY 2022 Quarter 1 (PDF)	22-04	10/19/21	revised 01/23/25
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Quarter 1 (PDF)	22-03	10/19/21	revised 01/23/25
Replacement Designee Selections for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF)	22-02	10/05/21
Increase in Public/Private Partnership (PPP) Refugee Cash Assistance RCA Monthly Payment Ceilings (PDF)	22-01	10/01/21

FY 2021	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE	NOTE
Eligibility Status of Certain Afghan Parolees (PDF)	21-18	08/26/21
FY 2021 RSS Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Holders and Special Immigrant SI/SQ Parolees Supplemental Allocation (PDF)	21-17	08/18/21
Clarification Related to Afghan SQ/SI Parolees Eligibility for RCA/RMA (PDF)	21-16	08/05/21
Afghan Arrivals Being Processed within the United States (PDF)	21-15	08/03/21
Updates to RADS Functionality (PDF)	21-14	07/20/21
Revisions to the Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds Allocations ORR-5) (PDF)	21-13	07/20/21
FY 2021 Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)	21-12	07/01/21
FY 2021 Youth Mentoring Refugee Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)	21-11	07/01/21
FY 2021 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)	21-10	07/01/21
State Plan Template for Grants to States and Replacement Designees for Refugee Resettlement (PDF)	21-09	06/30/21
COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Initial Domestic Medical Screening (PDF)	21-08	05/20/21
FY 2021 Replacement Designee Competition (PDF)	21-07	04/15/21
Transition of the North Dakota Refugee Resettlement Program (PDF)	21-06	02/26/21
COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Role of ORR Grantees	21-05	02/26/21	archived 01/23/25
Inquiries for the Refugee Policy Unit (PDF)	21-04	01/22/21	revised 04/19/22
ORR Grants May Be Used as a Match for CNCS Programs (PDF)	21-03	01/05/21
State Arrival and Service Data Collection Process for Fiscal Year 2020 (PDF)	21-02	11/03/20
Wilson-Fish TANF Coordination Program Grantees (PDF)	21-01	10/05/20

FY 2020	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE
FY 2021 Refugee School Impact — Refugee Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)	20-12	09/29/20
FY 2021 Services to Older Refugees — Refugee Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)	20-11	09/29/20
FY 2020 Revised Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)	20-10	09/04/20
FY 2020 Youth Mentoring Set-Aside (PDF)	20-09	08/31/20
FY 2020 - 2021 Refugee Health Promotion Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)	20-08	05/27/20
FY 2020 Refugee Support Services COVID-19 Supplemental Allocation (PDF)	20-07	05/26/20
FY 2020 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)	20-06	05/19/20
Changes to the Categorization of Refugee Resettlement Programs (PDF)	20-05	02/14/20
ORR Populations, Public Charge, and U.S. Supreme Court Ruling of January 27, 2020 (PDF)	20-04	02/04/20
Fiscal Year 2020 Services to Older Refugees Support Services Set-Aside	20-02	10/22/19
State Arrival and Service Data Process for FY 2019	20-01	10/22/19

FY 2019	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE	NOTE
DHS Final Rule on Public Charge Does Not Affect ORR Populations	19-06	09/04/19
Changes to Categorization of Refugee Resettlement Programs	19-03	04/09/19	superseded by DCL 20-05 (PDF) above
State Arrival and Service Data Collection Process for Fiscal Year 2018	19-02	11/27/18
Refugee Technical Assistance Grantee	19-01	11/06/18

FY 2018	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE
FY 2018 Youth Mentoring Set-Aside	18-06	09/28/18
FY 2018 Refugee Social Services Formula Allocations	18-05	09/29/18
Public Charge NPRM and ORR Populations	18-04	08/27/18
Missouri Replacement Designees	18-03	05/01/18

FY 2017	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE
Fiscal Year 2017 Targeted Assistance Formula Allocations	17-09	09/20/17
Expanded Data Match Process for Fiscal Year 2018	17-08	08/21/17
FY 2017 Refugee Social Services Formula Allocations	17-07	08/15/17
Monitoring Initiative	17-06	07/18/17
Discontinuation of Cuban/Haitian Social Services Set Aside Program	17-05	06/21/17
Maine Replacement Designee	17-04	03/03/27
Texas Replacement Designees	17-03	01/31/17
Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2017	17-02	01/11/17
Data Submission Procedures for FY 2017 Social Services and Targeted Assistance Grant Formula Allocations	17-01	10/14/16

FY 2016	DCL NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE
Additional Fiscal Year 2016 Funding	16-11	09/16/16
Fiscal Year 2016 Targeted Assistance Formula Allocations	16-10	09/16/16
Cuban/Haitian Social Services Set-Aside Fiscal Year 2017	16-09	09/15/16
Services To Older Refugees Social Services Set-Aside Fiscal Year 2017	16-08	09/15/16
FY 2016 Refugee School Impact Social Services Set-Aside	16-07	06/27/16
FY 2016 Social Services Formula Allocations	16-06	04/21/16
Fiscal Year 2017 Planning	16-05	04/21/16
ORR Monitoring Initiative	16-04	03/08/16
Refugee Technical Assistance Grantees	16-03	02/14/16
Resettlement of Syrian Refugees	16-02	11/25/15
Categories of Guidance and Informational Documents Released by ORR	16-01	10/01/15

Types:

Policy & Guidance , Dear Colleague Letters (DCL)

Topics:

Benefits , Eligibility , Grants , Refugee Health , Integration , Resettlement

Audiences:

Grantees , Refugees , States , Partners

Tags:

Afghanistan