WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The release explained that a large portion of the grants will be distributed in metropolitan areas such as New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and Miami that have registered the highest number of new permanent residents in the past ten years.
"USCIS announced the award of nearly $10 million in grants under two competitive funding opportunities to 46 organizations to help permanent residents prepare and apply for US citizenship," the release stated.
USCIS estimated that approximately 25,000 permanent residents will receive citizenship preparation services as a result of the grant awards.
According to US Department of Homeland Security, over one million immigrants who received "green cards" in 2014 reside primarily in the states of California, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Texas.
