COUNTRIES: United States
DURATION: 02/01/2023 - 01/31/2026 (projected)
FUNDER: U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
CONTACT[email protected]

The SHERR Innovation Incentive Grants program supports promising approaches to engagement in refugee resettlement on the part of higher education institutions, with the larger aim of growing and strengthening the domestic capacity for placement of refugees in communities across the United States.

Grants range from $25,000 to $50,000. Awarded projects must include at least one accredited higher education institution and at least one resettlement organization. The higher education institution must be a member of the Welcome Campus Network.

2024 SHERR grantees:

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Vermont and Saint Michael’s College

Project title: On-Campus Refugee Housing Program

Salve Regina University with Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island and Mercy Consortium

Project title: Building Case Management Capacity in Rhode Island and Beyond

University of Tulsa with The Synagogue, Congregation B’nai Emunah Refugee Resettlement Agency, Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma, and YWCA Tulsa

Project title: Building Belonging: Cultural Orientation & Integration through Service Learning

Washington State University with International Rescue Committee Spokane

Project title: Bridges to Refugee Autonomy Through Synergistic Collaboration

St. Ambrose University with World Relief (Iowa) and Tapestry Farms

Project title: Strengthening St. Ambrose University’s Partnership with World Relief to Engage in Person-centered Health and Human Service Delivery to Resettled Refugees on Campus and in the Community

The Ohio State University with Community Refugee and Immigration Services

Project title: CRIS-OSU Service-Learning Partnership

Franklin & Marshall College with Church World Service Lancaster

Project title: Expanding Refugee Welcome on Campus and Beyond

Abilene Christian University with International Rescue Committee Abilene

Project title: Abilene Christian University – Housing, Opportunity, Play and Engagement (ACU HOPE)

Please click here to read the announcement and learn the full details about SHERR’s 2024 grantees.

Questions? Contact [email protected].