Or. Admin. R. 461-145-0455

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 461-145-0455 - Resettlement and Placement (R&P) and Welcome Corps Grants

(1) A Reception and Placement (R&P) grant is a payment made by the United States Department of State through a national refugee resettlement agency to a local resettlement agency, refugee sponsor, or refugee. An R&P grant is provided to the resettlement agency to help with the costs of initial resettlement of a refugee in the United States. The resettlement agency provides a part of this grant to the refugee, usually in the refugee's first three months after arrival, for the refugee's initial resettlement needs and not for ongoing living expenses.

(2) The Welcome Corps is an equivalent program to R&P. A Welcome Corps grant is money raised by a private sponsor group on behalf of a refugee. A Welcome Corps grant is used to help with the costs of initial resettlement of a refugee in the United States. The private sponsor group provides a part of this grant to the refugee, usually in the refugee's first three months after arrival, for the refugee's initial resettlement needs and not for ongoing living expenses.

(3) In the Refugee Assistance (REF), Refugee Assistance Medical (REFM), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, an R&P or Welcome Corps grant is excluded from consideration as income or a resource for purposes of determining program eligibility or benefit levels, except as provided in OAR 461-140-0070.

(4) In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), any amount paid directly to a SNAP household from an R&P or Welcome Corps grant is counted as unearned income. For an in-kind payment made directly to a provider by the resettlement agency, see OAR 461-145-0280.

(5) In the Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical (OSIPM), and Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) programs, an R&P or Welcome Corps grant determined to be available to the refugee is considered unearned income.

Or. Admin. R. 461-145-0455

AFS 1-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-30-01 thru 3-31-01; AFS 6-2001, f. 3-30-01, cert. ef. 4-1-01; AFS 13-2002, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-02; SSP 4-2007, f. 3-30-07, cert. ef. 4-1-07; SSP 5-2009, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-09; SSP 30-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-1-13 thru 3-30-14; SSP 38-2013, f. 12-31-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14; SSP 25-2016(Temp), f. 6-30-16, cert. ef. 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16; SSP 31-2016, f. & cert. ef. 9/1/2016; SSP 17-2023, amend filed 06/14/2023, effective 7/1/2023; SSP 30-2024, amend filed 03/26/2024, effective 4/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060, 411.116, 411.404, 411.816 & 412.049

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.116, 411.404, 411.816, 412.049, 411.070, 412.006 & 45 CFR 400