Account | Description | FY2018 Spending |
FY2019 GAA |
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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 |
385,858 | 500,001 |