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Original Date Announced
July 25, 2018USCIS makes available $10 millon in grants to fund organizations conducting programs for lawful permanent residents seeking to naturalize. One program would fund up to 36 organizations that offer both citizenship instructions and assistance in completing naturalization applications. Another program funds four organizations provides services to former refugees and asylees who are now permanent residents seeking to increase their knowledge of English, U.S. history and civics to naturalize. [ID #627]
USCIS News Release: USCIS Announces Citizenship and Assimilation Grant OpportunitiesEffective Date
August 15, 2018Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: CitizenshipAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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Since 2009, USCIS has awarded millions of dollars through grants to immigrant-serving organizations. These organizations have provided citizenship preparation services to more than 200,000 lawful permanent residents of the United States. The funding of these grant opportunities is supported by fee funds.