Placement and Coordination Program

The Placement and Coordination PC Program is a federal cooperative agreement opportunity administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program is authorized by section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and 8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A). ORR supports the well-being and self-sufficiency of refugees, asylees, and other eligible populations through evidence-supported, trauma-informed, and strengths-based services. Through this opportunity, ORR intends to diversify Program of Initial Resettlement service providers by funding eligible organizations that are not currently implementing PIR, including through a subaward. New providers are expected to strengthen the national resettlement framework through new perspectives and approaches while supporting economic self-sufficiency, family stability, and community integration. Funded PC providers will administer two principal service components, the Program of Initial Resettlement and Intensive Case Management, either directly or through one or more Local Resettlement Providers. PIR provides initial resettlement assistance to eligible individuals generally within 90 days of arrival, including airport reception, food, clothing, shelter, referral to medical screening, connection to benefits and services, and development of a Self-Sufficiency Plan. ORR anticipates approximately 2500 dollars in direct assistance for each planned refugee arrival and PIR services for up to 5000 refugees per budget period. ICM provides intensive case management for eligible ORR populations experiencing specified vulnerabilities and barriers to integration and self-sufficiency. ICM generally lasts 6 to 12 months, while clients with long-term physical or mental health conditions or disabilities may receive services for 12 to 24 months. Providers must assess clients, develop customized Self-Sufficiency Plans, connect clients with appropriate services, maintain regular case-management interactions, monitor performance, and use performance information for continuous improvement. ORR expects total program funding of 27820000 dollars and approximately 10 awards. The minimum award for the first budget period is 1000000 dollars and the maximum is 5000000 dollars. The planned project period is two years, consisting of two one-year budget periods. There is no required cost sharing or matching contribution. Voluntary cost sharing is not considered during merit review, although a voluntary commitment included in an awarded application becomes part of the award and must be reported. Construction, purchase of real property, and major renovation are prohibited. The notice also establishes restrictions on certain DEI and DEIA activities and activities that inculcate or promote gender ideology, to the extent permitted by law and relevant court orders. Recipients may use an approved indirect cost rate or, when eligible, elect a de minimis rate of up to 15 percent of modified total direct costs. Recipients must maintain a substantive role when using subawards, and subrecipients must meet the NOFO eligibility requirements and have a Unique Entity Identifier. Eligible applicants are public and private nonprofit organizations. Faith-based and community organizations may apply when they meet the eligibility requirements. Individuals, including sole proprietorships, federal entities, foreign entities, and state governments, including state government agencies, are not eligible. An organization currently receiving ORR funding to support PIR services, including through a subaward, will also be disqualified. Applications requesting more than the award ceiling, applications submitted after the deadline, and unauthorized paper applications are among the applications that will not be considered. Applicants must maintain active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations and submit through Grants.gov unless ACF has approved an exemption for paper submission. The application consists of two files plus required standard forms. File one contains the table of contents, one-page project summary, project narrative, and line-item budget and budget narrative. File two contains attachments including the ACF Priorities Alignment Attestation, an indirect cost agreement when applicable, legal proof of nonprofit status, organizational capacity supporting information, third-party agreements, and letters of support. Required standard forms include the Project Abstract Summary, SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, Key Contacts, Grants.gov Lobbying Form, SF-LLL when applicable, and SF-P/PSL. Files one and two have a combined 100-page limit. The narrative addresses purpose and need, geographic location and service capacity, approach, project timeline and milestones, performance evaluation, organizational capacity, federal award oversight, protection of sensitive information, and the proposed budget. Applicants must explain PIR and ICM implementation, partnerships, service-gap identification, volunteer engagement, subrecipient arrangements, performance measurement, and the relationship between requested funding and proposed service capacity. Applications passing the initial responsiveness review will undergo merit review for up to 110 points. Purpose and need is worth 20 points, response 20 points, impact 10 points, resources and capabilities 30 points, line-item budget 20 points, and ACF priority alignment 10 points. Selection may also consider emerging, unserved, or underserved populations, geographic distribution of the agency portfolio, past performance, compliance with applicable funding restrictions, and alignment with agency priorities. ORR may fund applications in whole or in part, reduce requested amounts, designate successful applications as approved but unfunded when funds are insufficient, or make no awards. Successful applicants receive an official Notice of Award. Post-award recipients must comply with applicable federal requirements and submit performance and financial reports semiannually. Applications are due September 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time for electronic submissions. An approved paper submission is due by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time that day. The expected project start date is December 1, 2026. An optional pre-application webinar is scheduled for August 17, 2026, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with advance webinar questions due August 14, 2026; participation does not affect eligibility, scoring, or award selection. The program contact is Ryan Foster, Program Specialist, at Ryan.Foster@acf.hhs.gov or 202-260-2649. The grants management contact is Anita White, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, at Anita.White@acf.hhs.gov or 202-401-6493. The notice does not state that the opportunity recurs on an annual or other regular schedule.

Address every scored criterion directly and quantify annual PIR and ICM capacity by proposed site; document consultation with State Refugee Coordinators and support capacity claims with local employment, wage, housing, service, and historical refugee data; provide a realistic implementation timeline and measurable milestones; demonstrate organizational experience at the proposed geographic scale; clearly connect local and subaward costs to service capacity; separate and justify administrative expenses; align the funding request with service capacity and include $2,500 in direct assistance for each planned PIR arrival; explicitly connect project design, performance measures, and continuous improvement to applicable ACF priorities.