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. 24-09
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 Services for Older Refugees (SOR) Formula Set-Aside Allocations "A revised RCL is forthcoming"
- No. 24-08
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 Refugee Support Services Allocations
- No. 24-05
Augmentation to the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program Allocations
- No. 24-04
Afghan Refugee Support Services Supplement Allocations
- 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. 24-07
The re-parole process for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees (UHPs) and eligibility for Refugee Support Services (RSS).
- No. 24-06
Expanded Eligibility and Updated Guidance for the Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) Program.
- 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