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Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors (UUM) Legal Services Grant

Grantor:
Department of Social Services
Departmental Grant ID:
SG-UUM-22-XXXX
Portal ID:
14768
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The funding for legal services is for the purpose of providing legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant youth and UUMs in the filing of, preparation for, and representation in administrative and/or judicial proceedings for the following immigration statuses: Asylum, T-Visa, U-Visa, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), or other immigration remedies available to these populations. 

Description:

Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) sections 13300-13307 authorize the CDSS to provide grants to qualified nonprofit legal services organizations to provide legal services to eligible UUMs, as defined in Section 279(g)(2) of Title 6 of the United States Code, and other unaccompanied immigrant youth. CDSS will award funding under WIC section 13300 to qualified nonprofits to assist UUMs in the physical custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in California or who are residing with a family member or other sponsor in the state after release from ORR custody. Beginning in FY 2022-23, CDSS will award funding under WIC section 13303 to provide removal defense services to unaccompanied immigrant youth who have not been processed by or held in the custody of the ORR.

The CDSS is conducting an open, competitive RFA process to award a five-year grant for UUM Legal Services that will begin July 1, 2022 and end December 31, 2027 with five one-year budget cycles. For the duration of the grant term the program will remain closed to the public. New organizations wishing to participate, will have an opportunity to apply during the next open grant cycle in FY 2027-28.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit

Eligible Geographies:

​California Statewide

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
12/5/2022
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
7/1/2022-12/31/2027

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$4,200,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
29
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Alexandra Gonzalez, 1-916-205-0413, UUMLegalServices@dss.ca.gov

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