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Office of Refugee Resettlement

An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

Dear Colleague Letters

Current as of: February 12, 2025

FY2025

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25-01 (10/16/24; rescinded 01/23/25) Examples and Resources to Advance Health ORR Refugee Programs

FY 2024

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

FY 2023

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

FY 2022

22-24 (09/22/22; revised 06/20/24) ORR-5 Individuals with No Alien Number: Data Submission Guidance
22-23 (09/22/22; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Fourth Allocation (PDF)
22-22 (08/24/22) Immigration Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Enrolled in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (PDF)
22-21 (07/27/22; revised 01/23/25) Ukrainian Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Allocation (PDF)
22-20 (06/21/22) Clarification Related to Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees’ Eligibility for RCA and RMA (PDF)
22-19 (06/21/22) FY 2022 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)
22-18 (05/09/22; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee School Impact: Support to Schools Supplement (PDF)
22-17 (04/01/22) Transition of the Alabama Refugee Resettlement Program (PDF)
22-16 (03/31/22; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Services to Older Refugees Supplemental: FY 2022 (PDF)
22-15 (03/31/22; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Youth Mentoring Supplemental: FY 2022 (PDF)
22-14 (03/31/22; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee Health Promotion: FY 2022 Second Supplement (PDF)
22-13 (03/31/22; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee School Impact: FY 2022 Second Supplement (PDF)
22-12 (03/28/22) Expansion of the Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance Eligibility Period (PDF)
22-11 (03/04/22; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Third Allocation: Legal Assistance (PDF)
22-10 (12/29/21; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Second Allocation (PDF)
22-09 (11/01/21) State Fiscal Year 2021 Arrival and Service Data Collection Process (PDF)
22-08 (10/25/21) Refugee Mental Health Initiative within the Refugee Health Promotion Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2022 Funding (PDF)
22-07 (10/25/21) Services to Older Refugees Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2022 Funding (PDF)
22-06 (10/25/21) Refugee School Impact Refugee Support Services Set-Aside: FY 2022 Funding (PDF)
22-05 (10/19/21; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Health Promotion Supplement: FY 2022 Quarter 1 (PDF)
22-04 (10/19/21; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee School Impact Supplement: FY 2022 Quarter 1 (PDF)
22-03 (10/19/21; revised 01/23/25) Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement: FY 2022 Quarter 1 (PDF)
22-02 (10/05/21) Replacement Designee Selections for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF)
22-01 (10/01/21) Increase in Public/Private Partnership (PPP) Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Monthly Payment Ceilings (PDF)

FY 2021

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

FY 2020

20-12 (09/29/20) FY 2021 Refugee School Impact — Refugee Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)
20-11 (09/29/20) FY 2021 Services to Older Refugees — Refugee Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)
20-10 (09/04/20) FY 2020 Revised Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)
20-09 (08/31/20) FY 2020 Youth Mentoring Set-Aside (PDF)
20-08 (05/27/20) FY 2020 - 2021 Refugee Health Promotion Support Services Set-Aside (PDF)
20-07 (05/26/20) FY 2020 Refugee Support Services COVID-19 Supplemental Allocation (PDF)
20-06 (05/19/20) FY 2020 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocations (PDF)
20-05 (02/14/20) Changes to the Categorization of Refugee Resettlement Programs (PDF)
20-04 (02/04/20) ORR Populations, Public Charge, and U.S. Supreme Court Ruling of January 27, 2020 (PDF)
20-03 (10/22/19) Fiscal Year 2020 Refugee School Impact Support Services Set-Aside
20-02 (10/22/19) Fiscal Year 2020 Services to Older Refugees Support Services Set-Aside
20-01 (10/22/19) State Arrival and Service Data Process for FY 2019

FY 2019

19-06 (09/04/19) DHS Final Rule on Public Charge Does Not Affect ORR Populations
19-05 (07/02/19) FY 2019 Refugee Support Services Formula Allocation
19-04 (07/25/19) FY 2019 Youth Mentoring Set-Aside
19-03 (04/09/19) Changes to Categorization of Refugee Resettlement Programs {Superseded by DCL 20-05 (PDF) above}
19-02 (11/27/18) State Arrival and Service Data Collection Process for Fiscal Year 2018
19-01 (11/06/18) Refugee Technical Assistance Grantee

FY 2018

18-08 (09/28/18) Fiscal Year 2019 Services to Older Refugees Support Services Set-Aside
18-07 (09/28/18) Fiscal Year 2019 Refugee School Impact Support Services Set-Aside
18-06 (09/28/18) FY 2018 Youth Mentoring Set-Aside
18-05 (09/29/18) FY 2018 Refugee Social Services Formula Allocations
18-04 (08/27/18) Public Charge NPRM and ORR Populations
18-03 (05/01/18) Missouri Replacement Designees
18-02 (10/05/17) Fiscal Year 2018 Services to Older Refugees Social Services Set-Aside
18-01 (10/05/17) Fiscal Year 2018 Refugee School Impact Social Services Set-Aside

FY 2017

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

FY 2016

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

Types:

Policy & Guidance , Dear Colleague Letters (DCL)

Topics:

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

Audiences:

Grantees , Refugees , States , Partners

Tags:

Afghanistan