Residential (Long Term Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children
The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Childrens Operations (ORR/DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families, provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to unaccompanied children (UC) in ORR custody. Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UC for placement and end when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minors immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States. Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by state-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UCs age and special needs. ORR is announcing the availability of funds under this Standing Notice of Funding Opportunity (SNOFO) to seek Residential (Long Term Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children providers. For the purposes of this SNOFO, the term "care provider" refers to the prime recipient and if applicable, its subrecipient(s). LTFC providers, or care providers, are required to be licensed (child placement license and any other required license according to state regulations) in the state in which they are located to provide foster care services and are required to meet the needs of UC by providing quality care in a community setting. UC who may qualify for placement in LTFC include the following: minors between the ages of 0-17 years of age, sibling groups, pregnant/parenting teens, and/or minors who are especially vulnerable or with other special needs.All entities funded under this SNOFO must also comply with Flores v. Reno, Case No. CV 85- 4544 RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996) (the Flores Settlement Agreement); pertinent federal laws and regulations; and ORR policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, the ORR Policy Guide and Manual of Procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR;apos;s policies, instructions, and procedures at: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/policy-guidance/unaccompanied-children-program-policy-guide as these will be critical to the overall program design. SAM.gov System Alert: Entity Validation DelaysDue to high demand, SAM.gov is experiencing a considerable delay in processing entity legal business name and address validation tickets. As needed, please start the process early to avoid interruptions in application submissions. You can find SAM resources related to this process here - https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=kb_article_view=KB0058422=7bb8810ddba05990060d5425f3961912=1.
Award Range
$500,000 - $1,000,000
Total Program Funding
$15,000,000
Number of Awards
15
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Eligibility is unrestricted. Care providers are required to be licensed (child placement license and/or any other required license according to state regulations) by a state licensing agency to provide residential, group home, or foster care services for dependent children. You are required to submit documentation of current state licensure to provide residential, group home, or foster care services for children with the application. Failure to submit documentation of a care provider license for each proposed location within the application submission will disqualify the application from review and from funding under this SNOFO. You must provide a copy of non-expired licenses for all proposed locations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization;apos;s religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
March 8, 2024
Application Closes
May 7, 2024
Grantor
HHS-ACF-ORR (Administration for Children and Families - ORR)
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