List of Acronyms for Refugee Resettlement & Immigration

LIST OF ACRONYMS COMMONLY USED IN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT

January 6, 2026

I-94—DHS Arrival Record issued to refugees and others admitted to the US

AAA—Afghan Adjustment Act

ABN—Advance Booking Notification

ADA—Additional Direct Assistance funds (in R&P or APA grants)

ANPRM—Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

AOR—Affidavit of Relationship

APA—Afghan Placement and Assistance Program

ASA—Afghan Supplemental Appropriation

ASC—Application Support Center

BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals

CA—Cooperative Agreement

CAM—Central American Minors Program

CBP—U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CDP—Career Development Plan

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations

CHIP—Children's Health Insurance Program

CO—Cultural Orientation

COVID-19—Coronavirus Disease 2019

CPP—Consolidated Placement Plan

CPI-U—Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

DEIJ—Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland Security

DL—Digital Literacy

DOJ—Department of Justice

DOS—U.S. Department of State

EAD—Employment Authorization Document

E.O.—Executive Order

ESL—English as a Second Language

FMAP—Federal Medical Assistance Percentages

FR—Federal Register

FY—Fiscal Year

HCV—Housing Choice Voucher

HHS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HP—Humanitarian Parole

HSA—Homeland Security Act

HUD—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

ICM—Intensive Case Management (part of PC)

IIRIRA—Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act

INS—Immigration and Naturalization Service

IOM—International Organization for Migration

IRCA—Immigration Reform and Control Act

IRIS—Immigration and Refugee Information System (Database used for R&P and MG clients)

JRT—Job Readiness Training

LPR—Lawful Permanent Resident

MED—Microenterprise Development

MG—Matching Grant Program

NEPA—National Environmental Policy Act

NOFO—Notice of Funding Opportunity (formerly known as Request for Proposal)

NPRM—Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

OMB—Office of Management and Budget

ORR—Office of Refugee Resettlement

PC—Preferred Communities Program

PC-PIR—Program of Initial Resettlement

PC ICM—Preferred Communities Intensive Case Management (program)

PD—Presidential Determination (the annual Refugee “ceiling”)

PRA—Paperwork Reduction Act

PRM—Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State Department)

QC—Quarterly Consultations (with local stakeholders)

R&I—Resettlement and Integration team within US Programs

R&P—Reception and Placement Program

RA—Resettlement Agency (US national)

RCA—Refugee Cash Assistance

RCP—Refugee Career Pathways

RCUSA—Refugee Council USA

RFD—Ready for Departure

RMA—Refugee Medical Assistance

RPC— Refugee Processing Center

RSC— Resettlement Support Center (processes USRAP cases overseas)

RSS— Refugee Social Services

SSA—Social Security Administration

SQ/SI—Afghan or Iraqi nationals granted a parole for their service to the U.S.

SCH—Scheduled for Departure (not necessarily booked on our end yet)

SIV—Special Immigrant Visa holder

SOP—Standard Operating Procedure

SNAP—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps/CalFresh)

SRC—State Refugee Coordinator

SRHC—State Refugee Health Coordinator

SSA—Social Security Administration

SSI—Supplemental Security Income

SSN—Social Security Number

SSP—Self-Sufficiency Plan

TA—Technical Assistance

TANF—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

TCA—Temporary Cash Assistance

TPS—Temporary Protected Status

UNHCR—United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USDA—U.S. Department of Agriculture

USRAP—U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

UST—United States Tie (U.S. Tie)

WIC—Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children