Office of Refugee Resettlement; Urgent Single Source Grant to Survivors of Torture International (SOTI)

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that an urgent single-source award will be made to Survivors of Torture International (SOTI), San Diego, CA, to provide comprehensive rehabilitative services to incoming Iraqi and other survivors of torture, who are in need of specialized services, to regain their health and independence and rebuild productive lives. In addition to providing direct services, SOTI will train area providers to effectively serve this population and leverage resources within the community. SOTI will also focus on building and sustaining collaboration among other providers to serve this population. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, due to an increase in the funding appropriation under the TVRA, an additional amount of $271,000 is available for direct services through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Services for Survivors of Torture Program. In FY 2009, a total of 3,667 Iraqi refugees and holders of Special Immigrant Visas were resettled in the San Diego metropolitan area. Some of these individuals have suffered torture prior to arrival in the United States and are in need of specialized services. San Diego, CA, is the area of the country most heavily impacted in terms of Iraqi re