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Office for Refugees and Immigrants
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2017 Budgetary Recommendations  | 
FY 2017 Federal, Trust, and ISF  | 
FY 2017 Total Spending  | 
FY 2017 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office for Refugees and Immigrants | 400 | 20,023 | 20,423 | 0 | 
| account | description | amount | 
|---|---|---|
| OFFICE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS | 20,422,970 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 400,000 | |
| 4003-0122 | Low-Income Citizenship Program                                                  
 For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth who will be eligible for citizenship within 3 years in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, 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 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 these persons become citizens, shall be given priority for services; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the agency's refugee and immigrant services  | 
400,000 | 
| account | description | amount | 
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 19,772,970 | |
| 4003-0816 | Refugee Health Promotion                                                        
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Health Promotion  | 
120,000 | 
| 4003-0822 | Peer Award                                                                      
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Peer Award  | 
97,200 | 
| 4003-0826 | Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance                                             
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance  | 
12,684,000 | 
| 4003-0834 | Refugee School Impact                                                           
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee School Impact  | 
402,700 | 
| 4003-0835 | Wilson Fish                                                                     
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wilson Fish  | 
3,814,588 | 
| 4003-0844 | Refugee Targeted Assistance Program                                             
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Targeted Assistance Program  | 
844,603 | 
| 4003-0851 | Mass Refugee Enterprise Achievement Program                                     
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Refugee Enterprise Achievement Program  | 
250,602 | 
| 4003-0855 | Refugee Social Services Program                                                 
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Social Services Program  | 
1,373,052 | 
| 4003-0858 | Empowering Families Program                                                     
 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Empowering Families Program  | 
186,225 | 
| account | description | amount | 
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 250,000 | |
| 4003-0091 | Office of Refugees and Immigrants Trust Fund | 250,000 | 
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