Information for Refugee School Impact Grantees

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) created the Refugee School Impact Grant (RSIG) in 1998. The purpose of the grant is to provide support to local school systems that are affected by significant numbers of refugee children.  For more information about this program, see the following:

There are over 80 descriptions of programs serving refugee children in the BRYCS Clearinghouse, many of which are funded by Refugee School Impact Grants.  To learn more about these programs, do an advanced search on the Promising Practices page of this Web site.  If you would like to specifically read about Refugee School Impact Grant programs, choose "Refugee School Impact Grant" under "Search by topic."