Funding Actions Finalized With Organizations, February 1999

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Funding Actions Finalized With Organizations, February 1999

Organization Geographic Region Country Purpose Activity Period Amount of Award

Center for Applied Linguistics Western Hemisphere United States Initial funding is intended to assist the Center in providing information and collecting and disseminating educational services for pre-entry orientation and training programs for persons worldwide who have been approved for admission to the United States. 10/1/98 - 9/30/99 $90,000.00

International Catholic Migration Commission Europe Various Additional funds are provided to assist in the processing of refugees and to provide a brief cultural orientation training program on life in the United States. 10/1/98 - 9/30/99 $230,000.00

International Catholic Migration Commission East Asia Various Additional funding is provided to assist persons in Vietnam seeking or suggested for admission to the United States under the U.S. program for orderly departure. 10/1/98 - 9/30/99 $1,500,000.00

International Organization for Migration Worldwide Various This contribution is to cover costs of designated Associate Experts. 1/1/99-12/31/99 $95,000.00

International Organization for Migration East Asia Thailand Funds are contributed to cover IOM"s costs of functioning as the Secretariat for the 1999 Thai Migration Symposium and follow-on activities. 1/1/99-12/31/99 $95,000.00

Immigration and Refugee Services of America, Inc. Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $2,618,120.00

United Nations Relief and Works Agency Near East Various Funds are contributed towards the regular program budget which provides education, health, and relief and social services to Palestine refugees in the Near East. CY 99 $73,000,000.00

United States Catholic Conference Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $6,633,360.00

Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $199,800.00

IOWA Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $227,920.00

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $4,357,120.00

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Africa Guinea/Liberia USG funds are contributed to meet emergency needs of Sierra Leonean refugees through distributing of food, in cooperation with CARE and the World Food Programs, in Guinea; transporting refugees and their belongings away from the border to safer, environmentally suitable locations and repairing/building bridges and roads in Guinea; providing emergency health and nutrition assistance to Sierra Leoneans in Guinea and Liberia; and providing environmental rehabilitation in Guinea. CY 99 $2,026,278.00

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Worldwide Various USG provides funding in support of UNHCR's environmental projects. CY 99 $730,000.00

World Relief Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $4,085,540.00

International Rescue Committee Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $3,529,800.00

Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Church in the U.S.A. Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $1,022,680.00

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Western Hemisphere United States Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance. 10/1/98-9/30/99 $3,438,780.00

International Organization for Migration Worldwide Various USG funds are contributed to cover reimbursable expenses of services provided in processing and transporting refugees to the United States. 10//98-9/30/99 $10,000,000.00

International Committee of the Red Cross Worldwide Various PRM has responded to the ICRC's Headquarters Appeal. 1/1/99-12/31/99 $9,842,737.00

Mercy Corps International Europe Kosovo Funding is toward MCI's emergency relief commodities project assisting displaced persons and other war-affected persons in Kosovo. 1/1/99-12/31/99 $999,999.00


Organization	Geographic Region	Country	Purpose	Activity Period	Amount of Award

Center for Applied Linguistics	Western Hemisphere	United States	Initial funding is intended to assist the Center in providing information and collecting and disseminating educational services for pre-entry orientation and training programs for persons worldwide who have been approved for admission to the United States.	10/1/98 - 9/30/99	$90,000.00
International Catholic Migration Commission	Europe	Various	Additional funds are provided to assist in the processing of refugees and to provide a brief cultural orientation training program on life in the United States.	10/1/98 - 9/30/99	$230,000.00
International Catholic Migration Commission	East Asia	Various	Additional funding is provided to assist persons in Vietnam seeking or suggested for admission to the United States under the U.S. program for orderly departure.	10/1/98 - 9/30/99	$1,500,000.00
International Organization for Migration	Worldwide	Various	This contribution is to cover costs of designated Associate Experts.	1/1/99-12/31/99	$95,000.00
International Organization for Migration	East Asia	Thailand	Funds are contributed to cover IOM"s costs of functioning as the Secretariat for the 1999 Thai Migration Symposium and follow-on activities.	1/1/99-12/31/99	$95,000.00
Immigration and Refugee Services of America, Inc.	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$2,618,120.00
United Nations Relief and Works Agency	Near East	Various	Funds are contributed towards the regular program budget which provides education, health, and relief and social services to Palestine refugees in the Near East.	CY 99	$73,000,000.00
United States Catholic Conference	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$6,633,360.00
Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$199,800.00
IOWA	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$227,920.00
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$4,357,120.00
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	Africa	Guinea/Liberia	USG funds are contributed to meet emergency needs of Sierra Leonean refugees through distributing of food, in cooperation with CARE and the World Food Programs, in Guinea; transporting refugees and their belongings away from the border to safer, environmentally suitable locations and repairing/building bridges and roads in Guinea; providing emergency health and nutrition assistance to Sierra Leoneans in Guinea and Liberia; and providing environmental rehabilitation in Guinea.	CY 99	$2,026,278.00
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	Worldwide	Various	USG provides funding in support of UNHCR's environmental projects.	CY 99	$730,000.00
World Relief	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$4,085,540.00
International Rescue Committee	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$3,529,800.00
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Church in the U.S.A.	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$1,022,680.00
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society	Western Hemisphere	United States	Additional funding is provided to assist in the reception and placement of refugees in the United States by ensuring refugees are sponsored and offered appropriate assistance.	10/1/98-9/30/99	$3,438,780.00
International Organization for Migration	Worldwide	Various	USG funds are contributed to cover reimbursable expenses of services provided in processing and transporting refugees to the United States.	10//98-9/30/99	$10,000,000.00
International Committee of the Red Cross	Worldwide	Various	PRM has responded to the ICRC's Headquarters Appeal.	1/1/99-12/31/99	$9,842,737.00
Mercy Corps International	Europe	Kosovo	Funding is toward MCI's emergency relief commodities project assisting displaced persons and other war-affected persons in Kosovo.	1/1/99-12/31/99	$999,999.00