According to a USCIS Fact Sheet: “Through the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009 (Public Law 110-329), Congress created the Fiscal Year 2009 Citizenship Grant Program. This competitive grant program provides approximately $1.2 million of federal fundingin the form of 12 $100,000 individual awardsto support citizenship preparation programs for legal permanent residents (LPRs).”