Federal Register #2026-22659

ORR State Capacity and Readiness Initiative cooperative agreement and separate OGE forms public-input notice

The notices combine an OGE public-input announcement with an HHS/ACF/ORR cooperative-agreement notice for refugee-resettlement state capacity work. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Refugee Program Bureau. - Cooperative agreement: ACF/ORR identifies the Welcoming Initiative for Newcomers for a single-source cooperative agreement, with funding of up to $3.5 million. - The next phase of the State Capacity and Readiness Initiative is to assess state capacity, develop training and technical-assistance resources, support pilot implementation and learning, engage states outside the pilots, identify service and capacity gaps, and recommend resources for a state-centered refugee-resettlement model. - Proposed performance duration is 12 months. - Separate OGE announcement: The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is seeking public input on potential revisions to Forms 278e and 450, including fields, instructions, examples, asset ownership and valuation reporting, and Form 450 design. This is a public-input notice, not a purchase of products or services. - No OEMs or product line items are identified.

Description

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics is hosting a virtual public meeting to gather input on potential improvements to the OGE Form 278e and OGE Form 450. The meeting supports planning for revisions before the forms’ next requested renewal under the Paperwork Reduction Act, scheduled for 2027. Topics include form fields, definitions, instructions, examples, asset identification and valuation, and redesign. The meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams on December 10, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern time.

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