Assistance program
U.S. Repatriation
$14.8 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Administration for Children and Families, Health and Human Services, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements
- CFDA number
- 93.579
- What it does
- The U.S. Repatriation Program was established to provide temporary assistance to private U.S. citizens and their dependents identified by the Department of State (DOS) as having returned from a foreign country to the U.S. because of (1) destitution, illness, war, threat of war, or a similar crisis, and are without available resources, or (2) mental illness. The U.S. Repatriation Program also provides support to organizations, states, and territories for emergency repatriation activities.
- Who benefits
- Citizens of the United States and their dependents are the beneficiaries, if they are identified by the Department of State as having returned from a foreign country to the United States because of 1. destitution, illness, war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis, and are without available resources or 2. mental illness. ACF Repatriation Program authorized staff determine if citizens and their dependents meet eligibility requirements. Organizations, states, and territories may also benefit from using funds for emergency repatriation activities.
- Who applies
- For discretionary awards: Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Under 42 U.S.C. 1313 (a)(3), the Secretary "may provide assistance directly or through utilization of the services and facilities of appropriate public or private agencies and organizations." Additionally, per Public Law 86-571 (24 U.S.C. 322), the Secretary is "authorized to enter into suitable arrangements with appropriate State or other public or nonprofit agencies."
- Authorized by
- Social Security Act
- 24 U.S.C. § 321-329
- Program site
- https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/repatriation ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
Money committed under this assistance listing (its CFDA program), counted in the year each action happened.
- How it's paid
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- Some recipients aren't itemized
For entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, the government reports one aggregate instead of naming tens of millions of people, so the recipient roster isn't part of the public record.
- Awards, counted once
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- The colored bars
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Direct payments