Refugee School Impact Grant (RSIG)
The Refugee School Impact Grant (RSIG) is a
competitive federal grant which funds Pennsylvania's Refugee Education
Program and local grantees. The primary goal of Pennsylvania's Refugee
Education Program is to assist recently arrived refugee students and
their families demonstrate a greater assimilation and integration into
the school and community in a culturally and linguistically competent
manner.
Pennsylvania's youth are the future success of
the state. This grant addresses the unmet and emergent needs of
recently arrived school-age refugee students (5-18 years of age) and the
refugee families. The grant promotes out-of-school academic time and
enrichment programs that will improve English fluency, support social
adjustment, announce and disseminate information about/for refugees, and
provides parent/family education and engagement.
Grantees of RSIG strive for a culturally
competent transition to Pennsylvania and it's public education system
that is comfortable for all serviced refugee students and their
families. The goal of a seamless transition is to enable refugee
students to adapt to a new and different cultural and linguistic
environment.
The 2017-2018 grants will range in size
depending on the scope of the program, extent of services, number of
participants to be served and the special needs demonstrated by the
refugee student population. Demonstrated collaboration will be a
priority requirement of the potential grantee recipients: school
districts, local education agencies (LEA), refugee resettlement
agencies, and other community-based and nonprofit organizations.
Refugee grant recipients must create a comprehensive, holistic approach
to meeting the academic and social needs of refugee students and their
families.
2018-2019 Refugee School Impact Grant Award Recipients