The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a division within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is offering this grant to establish or maintain secure residential services for unaccompanied alien children (UACs). This grant is for the purpose of providing temporary shelter and essential child welfare-related services to UACs in ORR custody, ensuring care until they are released, turn 18, or their immigration case is resolved. ORR specifically seeks state-licensed secure care providers capable of managing a specialized population of UACs who exhibit violent or criminal behavior, pose a serious escape risk, or display extremely disruptive conduct in other settings. Funded programs must adhere to the Flores v. Reno settlement agreement and all pertinent ORR policies and regulations.
Opportunity ID: 327635
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-ZU-1784 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Standing Announcement for Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.676 — Unaccompanied Alien Children Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 10, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 10, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 10, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 10, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 09, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities For profit organizations other than small businesses Independent school districts City or township governments State governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Care providers are required to provide documentation of state or county licensing to operate a secure juvenile detention facility. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – ORR |
| Description: | The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in ORR custody. Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UAC for placement and ends when the UAC is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the UAC’s 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 UAC’s age and needs. ORR is publishing this Standing Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to seek secure care providers. Care providers operating a secure facility(ies) are required to be licensed in the state in which it is located to provide secure care. The secure care provider manages a specialized population of UAC who have exhibited the following behaviors: violent or criminal behavior that endangers others; serious escape history/risk; extremely disruptive/dangerous behavior in a shelter; and/or disruptive/dangerous behavior in a staff secure setting. All entities, funded under this FOA, must also comply with Flores v. Reno, CV 85-4544RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996) (Flores settlement agreement), pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR’s policies, instructions, and procedures at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/children-entering-the-united-states-unaccompanied as these will be critical to the overall program design. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-ZU-1784 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.676 | HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-ZU-1784 | Standing Announcement for Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children | PKG00262116 | Jun 10, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
327635 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
327635 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
327635 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
327635 SF424A-1.0.pdf
327635 SF424B-1.1.pdf
327635 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
327635 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
327635 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf