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Office for Refugees and Immigrants
Data Current as of: 8/10/2018

FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT		FY2019 Conference	FY2019 Vetoes	FY2019 Overrides	FY2019 GAA
4003-0122	Low-Income Citizenship Program	500	0	0	500
TOTAL		500	0	0	500

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account	description	amount
OFFICE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS		14,836,049
4003-0122	Low-Income Citizenship Program For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that the program funded by this item shall provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall include: English for Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes, citizenship application assistance, interview preparation and support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal non-citizens shall be given the highest priority for services; provided further, that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits which could be replaced in whole or in part by federally-funded benefits if those persons become citizens shall be given priority for services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be allocated to the Lawrence Family Development and Education fund to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, ESL classes and computer training for low-income adults; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Casa Dominicana in Lawrence to assist in citizenship education, citizen application assistance, ESL classes, and computer training for low-income adults; provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the agency's refugee and immigrant services; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the agency's refugee and immigrant services	500,001

account	description	amount
Federal Grant Spending		14,336,048
4003-0806	Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program	477,740
4003-0816	Refugee Health Promotion For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Refugee Preventative Health Project (MRPHP)	114,000
4003-0818	Elderly Refugee Services For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elderly Refugee Services	67,500
4003-0819	Teamworks For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TeamWorks	153,000
4003-0821	Refugee School Impact For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee School Impact	238,433
4003-0826	Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program	10,087,247
4003-0835	Wilson Fish For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Wilson Fish Program (MWFP)	1,893,484
4003-0844	Refugee Targeted Assistance Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Targeted Assistance Program	332,100
4003-0855	Refugee Social Services Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Social Services Program	972,544

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