Just now I was working on a story and went back to the ORR link for Ethnic Community Based Organizations (ECBOs) funded by you and found there is a more up-to-date list posted, here.* If you don’t know about ECBOs, we’ve got a whole cateory on them, here.
It’s my opinion that many of these “ethnic” groups do not foster assimilation and that they are basically politically active community organizing groups following the ACORN model.
I note the Nashville Somali Community Center (aka Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee) is getting $195,608 right now from ORR (Department of Health and Human Services) and this organization has a still unresolved issue of federal grant fraud, here. And, on top of that the Director is now believed to be missing and possibly out of the country!
*Here is the whole list (I don’t know why there are some grant cases missing):
Grant # Ethnic Community Self-Help Program
Active Grantees City State Projected End Date Annual
Award
90RE0154 ISED Solutions Washington DC 9/29/2010 $121,764
90RE0155 Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, Inc. New York NY 9/29/2010 $107,590
90RE0157 US Together, Inc. Columbus OH 9/29/2010 $141,572
90RE0158 Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment, Inc. St. Paul MN 9/29/2010 $168,370
90RE0159 Somali Bantu Association of San Antonio San Antonio TX 9/29/2010 $171,345
90RE0160 The Montagnard Human Rights Organization Raleigh NC 9/29/2010 $181,391
90RE0161 State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services Portland ME 9/29/2010 $168,059
90RE0162 Merced Lao Family Community, Inc. Merced CA 9/29/2010 $180,891
90RE0164 Merced Lao Family Community, Inc. Merced CA 9/29/2011 $183,831
90RE0165 Somali Bantu Community of Greater Houston Houston TX 9/29/2011 $125,695
90RE0166 Minnesota African Women’s Association, Inc. Minneapolis MN 9/29/2011 $123,758
90RE0167 Refugee Family Services, Inc Stone Mtn GA 9/29/2011 $154,430
90RE0169 Colorado African Organization Denver CO 9/29/2012 $197,308
90RE0170 Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee Nashville TN 9/29/2012 $195,608
90RE0171 Horn of Africa Community in North America San Diego CA 9/29/2012 $135,000
90RE0172 The Southern Sudanese American Association Anchorage AK 9/29/2012 $100,000
90RE0173 Asian Community & Cultural Center, Inc. Lincoln NE 9/29/2012 $125,000
90RE0174 Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc Louisville KY 9/29/2012 $196,267
90RE0175 Pan-African Association Chicago IL 9/29/2012 $177,555
90RE0176 The International Rescue Committee (DC-MD) New York NY 9/29/2012 $199,962
90RE0177 IRCO-Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization Portland OR 9/29/2012 $200,000
90RE0178 Pan-African Community Association Milwaukee WI 9/29/2012 $166,824
90RE0179 Southern New Hampshire Services Manchester NH 9/29/2012 $118,420
90RE0180 Association of Africans Living in Vermont, Inc Burlington VT 9/29/2012 $165,531
90RE0181 Karen Community of Minnesota St Paul MN 9/29/2012 $169,000
90RE0182 Soamli Bantu Association of Tucson Arizona Tucson AZ 9/29/2012 $197,688
90RE0183 Boat People SOS Bayou LaBattre AL 9/29/2012 $100,000
90RE0184 Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence Portland ME 9/29/2012 $184,719
90RE0185 California Health Collaborative (Butte County) Fresno CA 9/29/2012 $141,682
90RE0186 Lao Family Community Development Inc Oakland CA 9/29/2012 $198,154
90RE0187 Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, Inc. New York NY 9/29/2012 $152,056
90RE0188 Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, Inc Utica NY 9/29/2012 $79,226