State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement

In order for a State or Replacement Designee (RD) to receive refugee resettlement assistance funds, it must submit a plan that meets the requirements of 8 U.S.C. 1522 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) [Title IV, Sec. 412 of the Act] for each state agency requesting federal funding for refugee resettlement under 8 U.S.C. 524 [Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act]) and 45 CFR Part 400. The State Plan Template for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement provides states and RDs with the required components and mandatory sequence of a State Plan. The collection is necessary for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to ensure that a state or RD administering an ORR-funded refugee assistance program has prepared a plan that meets the requirements of 45 CFR Part 400. In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections. This request is specific to updates related to a recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo.

The latest form for State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement expires 2027-02-28 and can be found here.