Deadline: LOI Due March 26, 2010, Application April 30, 2010
The Citizenship and Integration National Capacity Building Grant Program offered through the Office of Citizenship (OoC), within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will provide up to $2,500,000 in federal funding to eligible national, regional, or state-wide organizations with multiple sites to build capacity among their local affiliates/members to promote immigrant integration through direct citizenship services to legal permanent residents (LPRs). An anticipated five (5) competitively awarded grants of up to $500,000 each will fund national, regional, or state-wide organization program management activities, as well as organizational capacity building and technical assistance to local affiliates/members to build or strengthen local citizenship preparation programs.