Refugee Aid Forms Get a Budgetary Facelift for Seamless Support
Published Date: 6/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Office of Refugee Resettlement is updating its form and adding a new budget template for groups helping refugees with cash and medical aid. These changes make it easier for organizations to report their yearly budget plans and keep everything clear and on track. This update affects refugee assistance programs and will be in place until June 30, 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New required ORR-1 budget template
Organizations that receive Office of Refugee Resettlement funds must use a new template when preparing their annual budget justification estimates for the ORR-1 Cash and Medical Assistance program. The requirement is part of revisions to the ORR-1 data collection and applies through June 30, 2025.
Minor ORR-1 form revisions ease reporting
The Office of Refugee Resettlement made minor revisions to the ORR-1 form to make it easier for recipient organizations to report yearly budget plans and keep records clear. These revisions are part of the ORR-1 update in effect through June 30, 2025.
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