263.15 Treatment of Grants Received by RMA Applicants (MAM)

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Do not count grants received by a refugee in the first month of arrival to help them settle, generally referred to as Reception and Placement grants, in the RMA eligibility and benefit determination process.

Match grants through the local refugee organization are treated as follows:

. counted in full in the eligibility and benefit determination process for Food Stamp benefits and NH Child Care Scholarship; and

. excluded in the eligibility determination process for RMA.

For information on Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), see Family Assistance Manual PART 247, REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE (RCA).

References: 45 CFR 400.1-45 CFR 400.107