The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Services (DUCS) is offering this grant to fund temporary shelter care and essential welfare services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) in their custody. This grant aims to ensure UAC receive appropriate support from the moment of placement until their release, removal from the U.S., or their 18th birthday. Services must be provided in state-licensed residential shelters or foster care programs, prioritized to be the least restrictive setting, suitable for the child’s age and specific needs. While the average stay is around 65 days, this funding supports diverse residential care options including basic shelters, group homes, various foster care types, and secure or specialized facilities to meet varying requirements of UAC.
Opportunity ID: 54946
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-ZU-0074 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Residential 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.676 — Unaccompanied Alien Children Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 03, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 18, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $45,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $7,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | One of the functions of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services (DUCS) is to provide temporary shelter care and other related services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) in ORR custody. Shelter care services will be provided for the period beginning when DUCS receives the child for placement and custody and ending when the child is released from custody, a final disposition of the child's immigration case results in removal of the child from the United States, or the child turns 18 years of age. Shelter care and other child welfare related services in a State-licensed residential shelter or foster care program will be provided in the least restrictive setting in the best interest of UAC, appropriate to the UAC age and special needs. While the majority of UAC remain in care for an average of 65 days, some will stay for shorter or longer periods of time. This announcement provides the opportunity to fund providers for basic shelter and/or group homes, short term and long term foster care, staff secure, secure and more specialized types of residential care. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-ORR-ZU-0074 |
| 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
There are no related documents on this grant.
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 | PKG00019000 | Jun 03, 2010 | Jul 19, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54946 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
54946 SF424-2.0.pdf
54946 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54946 SF424B-1.1.pdf
54946 Project-1.1.pdf
54946 Budget-1.1.pdf
54946 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
54946 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
54946 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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