The Office for New Americans directs and manages federally-funded services for refugees and immigrants. The Office provides refugees with job counseling and placement, transitional cash assistance, English language instruction, vocational training and placement, health and mental health assistance, and foster care for minor children who arrive without parents or guardians.

Objectives

In Fiscal Year 1999, the Office for New Americans will:

• continue to increase the rate of employment for newly-arrived refugees by placing them in jobs within four months of arrival;
• encourage enterprenurship through the Microenterprise Training and Loan Program; and
• promote naturalization and active citizenship through its Citizenship and Democracy Education project.

Budget Recommendations

The Office is primarily funded by federal grants. The amount of these grants for Fiscal Year 1999 will enable the Office to provide the same level of services as in Fiscal Year 1998.

Federal Grant Spending

REFUGEE TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANT
4003-0804	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Targeted Assistance Grant	1,153,479

REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM
4003-0805	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Resettlement Program	1,748,058

REFUGEE CASH, MEDICAL, AND ADMINISTRATION
4003-0806	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash, Medical, and Administration	9,803,423

STATE LEGALIZATION IMPACT ASSISTANCE GRANT
4003-0807	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant	1,538,952