| USCIS Announces $1.2 Million Citizenship Grant Program Upt to 12 Grants Offered to Community-Based Organizations Serving Immigrant Population |
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| Thursday, 12 March 2009 21:22 |
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that a competitive grant program is being offered through Grants.gov for a $1.2 million grant program to support citizenship preparation programs for legal permanent residents. USCIS, through the competitive grant program, will provide funding to community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve one or more priority immigrant groups in areas of the United States that contain a large representation of the country’s immigrant population. To be eligible for funding, CBOs must have demonstrated experience in providing citizenship and/or immigration related services to legal immigrants. If your organization intends to apply for funding under this program, please send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by April 15, 2009. To apply for this funding opportunity, visit the Grants.gov Web site at http://www.grants.gov. For more information, please see related Fact Sheet. |
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