Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 22 CIS 010 001
The FY 2022 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program: Regional Hub Program (RHP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), administered through USCIS, focused on expanding access to high-quality citizenship preparation services nationwide. The program is rooted in USCISs view that naturalization is a major step in civic integration and that the naturalization process itself helps immigrants build English skills, learn U.S. history and government, and better understand the rights and responsibilities that come with citizenship. In practical terms, the grant is meant to help immigrants not only qualify for naturalization, but also gain the knowledge and confidence to participate more fully in community and civic life.
A defining feature of this opportunity is its hub-and-spoke structure, which revives a model used in earlier USCIS capacity-building grants (FY 2010 to FY 2011). Under this approach, the main applicant serves as a regional hub that coordinates and strengthens a network of sub-applicants (the spokes). The hub is expected to function as a central point for communication, information-sharing, and consistency in citizenship preparation work across its network, including within the broader community beyond its immediate partners. This design is intended to extend the reach and impact of the more traditional USCIS direct service grant programs by adding a formal layer of capacity building, oversight, and shared learning.
The principal applicant, as the hub, is responsible for more than delivering services. It must provide ongoing capacity building and technical assistance to sub-applicants, oversee overall programmatic and fiscal management for all grant-funded activities, and manage sub-applicant performance, outcomes, and reporting. The sub-applicants, working in conjunction with the hub, are expected to develop, expand, or enhance direct citizenship preparation programming. That direct programming includes Citizenship Instruction Services (for example, English and civics instruction tailored to the naturalization test and interview) and Naturalization Application Services (support related to preparing and filing naturalization applications, consistent with the authorized practice of immigration law). In other words, the sub-applicants focus on front-line services to immigrants, while the hub ensures quality, coordination, accountability, and shared improvements across the network.
Beyond core instruction and application support, the grant emphasizes activities that raise the overall quality and accessibility of citizenship services across a region. This includes identifying best practices and sharing them among partners, improving coordination and partnerships for citizenship preparation, and aligning efforts with state and local government actors, especially Offices of New Americans and/or Immigrant Affairs. The opportunity also encourages stronger use of technology in citizenship preparation programs, both to increase access and modernize service delivery, and it highlights collaboration with local libraries and museums, recognizing these institutions as trusted and practical resources for immigrant communities. Another stated priority is incorporating strategies that foster welcoming communities as part of the broader citizenship and civic integration process, signaling that the program is not only about passing a test, but also about building pathways to belonging and participation.
This grant opportunity is explicitly linked to federal integration and inclusion goals, including Executive Order 14012 (Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans) and the DHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020 to 2024. It also aligns with DHSs stated mission to administer immigration laws by ensuring immigrants receive accurate instruction on citizenship rights and responsibilities and appropriate support in applying for naturalization within legal boundaries. The funding is cataloged under CFDA 97.010 (now commonly referenced through assistance listing frameworks), and it is categorized under community development due to its focus on strengthening civic participation and community integration.
Key funding details include an award ceiling of up to $1,000,000 per award, with an anticipated six awards. The opportunity number is DHS 22 CIS 010 001, and it was published June 27, 2022, with an original application deadline of August 5, 2022. Eligible applicants span a wide range of entities that commonly anchor regional capacity, including county and city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, other tribal organizations, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions). Overall, the program is structured to fund regional leaders that can manage partnerships, improve service quality and consistency, and help multiple community-based providers expand direct naturalization preparation and application assistance for immigrants.Apply for DHS 22 CIS 010 001
- The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2022 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program: Regional Hub Program (RHP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.010.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 27, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 05, 2022 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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