Refugee Coordinator Letters
Refugee Coordinator Letters (RCLs) are used to communicate changes to refugee program policy or new program information to county refugee coordinators and stakeholders. Refugee Coordinator Information Notices (RCINs) communicate temporary or time-limited information.
All RCLs/RCINs are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Please see Tips for Using Adobe PDF Files for details. If you have any questions, please send an email to RPB@dss.ca.gov.
No. 24-03
Augmentation to Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 Services for Older Refugees (SOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations
No. 24-01
Augmentation to Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 23-09
Final Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 Services for Older Refugees (SOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations
No. 23-08
Updated Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Refugee Support Services (RSS) Grant Liquidation Deadlines
No. 23-07
Final Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 23-06E
Erratum to RCL No. 23-06, Ukrainian Refugee Support Services Supplemental Funding Allocation
No. 23-06
Ukrainian Refugee Support Services Supplemental Funding Allocation
No. 23-05E
Erratum to Refugee Coordinator Letter (RCL) 23-05, Ukrainian Refugee Support Services Supplemental Funding Announcement
No. 23-05
Ukrainian Refugee Support Services Supplemental Funding Announcement
No. 23-04E
Erratum - Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program Allocations
No. 23-04
Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program Allocations
No. 23-02
Augmentation to Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act Services for Older Refugees (ASOR) Formulate Set-Aside Allocations
No. 22-12
Final Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriation Act Services for Older Refugees (ASOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations
No. 22-11
Final Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 Services for Older Refugees (SOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations
No. 22-10
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 Refugee Support Services Grant Liquidations Deadline
No. 22-09
Augmentation to Federal Fiscal Year 2021 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 22-07E
Errata - Final Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 22-07
Final Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 22-06
Federal Fiscal Year 2021 Refugee Support Services Second Allocation
No. 22-05
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement Allocations-Stanislaus Co.
No. 22-04E
Errata - Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement Allocations-Orange Co.
No. 22-04
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement Allocations
No. 22-03
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement Funding Announcement
No. 22-01E
Errata - Augmentation to Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 22-01
Augmentation to Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 21-04
Final Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 Services for Older Refugees (SOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations
No. 21-03
Final Federal Fiscal Year 2021 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 21-02
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 Refugee Support Services Grant Liquidations Deadlines
No. 20-08
Augmentation to Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Refugee Support Services Allocations
No. 20-06E
Errata - Fiscal Year 2020 Refugee Support Services COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Allocations and Housing/Utility Assistance Criteria
No. 20-06
Fiscal Year 2020 Refugee Support Services COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Allocations and Housing/Utility Assistance Criteria
No. 20-05E
Errata - Final Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 Services to Older Refugees (SOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations
No. 20-05
Final Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 Services to Older Refugees (SOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations
- No. 24-02E
Erratum of Authorization for Counties to use RSS Base Funding for Housing Assistance for New Arrivals as Permitted by Federal Regulations.
- No. 24-02
Authorization for Counties to use RSS Base Funding for Housing Assistance for New Arrivals as Permitted by Federal Regulations.
- No. 23-03E
Erratum of Guidance for the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program
- No. 23-03
Guidance for the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program
- No. 23-01
County Refugee Services Plans for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024
- No. 22-08
Guidance to counties in serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Plus (LGBTQI+) populations who are eligible to receive federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) benefits to support their self-sufficiency and community integration.
- No. 22-02 (Excel Attachment)
Case list of all Afghan citizens and nationals enrolled in Refugee Support Services (RSS) and/or Services for Older Refugees (SOR) between August 1, 2021 and April 15, 2022.
- No. 21-01
Time Extensions and Service Expansion of Refugee Support Services and Services for Older Refugees
- No. 20-07
County Refugee Services Plans or Plan Updates for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021
- No. 20-01
Guidance pertaining to eligibility, extension and expansion of RSS and SOR Programs for ORR populations.
- No. 17-11
Case File Documentation Best Practices
- No. 17-13
County Refugee Services Plans or Plan Updates for Federal Fiscal Year 2018
- No. 08-08
Debarment and Suspension Requirements
- No. 07-07
Provisions of the Federal Real ID Act
- No. 07-17
Monitoring Tool for RSS and TA Programs
- No. 06-17
ORR and RPB County Monitoring Visits (dated 1/19/07)
- No. 03-01
Expiration of Refugee CalWORKs Benefits
- No. 03-04
Seven Year Time Limit for Refugees on the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program
Specific RPB County Letters