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Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere

Program Information

Popular name

Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere

Program Number

19.518

Program objective

Bureau support saves lives, eases suffering, and promotes human dignity through efficient and effective humanitarian assistance and support for strengthening of asylum systems throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.  Bureau advocates for the protection and inclusion of refugees, forcibly displaced persons, stateless persons, and vulnerable migrants in countries of origin, transit, and destination.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

All inquiries should be directed to the information contacts listed below. See www.grants.gov for individual announcement.

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Refugee/Alien

Additional resources