The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is offering this grant to provide essential temporary shelter and specialized care for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) in its custody. This funding opportunity seeks therapeutic residential care providers, including psychiatric treatment facilities and therapeutic shelter/group homes, specifically for UACs with conduct and behavioral issues or other mental health needs. Successful applicants must be state-licensed as therapeutic treatment facilities and, if offering psychiatric services, accredited by The Joint Commission or an equivalent body. Providers are required to deliver services within a highly structured clinical program, ensuring care in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the children’s age and needs. Compliance with the Flores settlement and ORR policies is mandatory for all funded entities.
Opportunity ID: 327622
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-ZU-1785 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Standing Announcement for Residential (Therapeutic) 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: | 10 |
| 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: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Small businesses County governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Care providers are required to be licensed by a state licensing agency to provide residential treatment centers, psychiatric treatment facilities, and/or therapeutic residential services for children. Care providers are required to be accredited by The Joint Commission or an equivalent accrediting agency in order to ensure child welfare best practices and nationally recognized child welfare standards are incorporated into daily programming. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. 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, provides temporary shelter care and other child care services to unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in ORR custody. Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UAC for placement and ends when the minor is released from ORR custody. Residential care and other child care services are provided by state-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UAC’s age and special needs. ORR is publishing this Standing Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for therapeutic residential care providers including psychiatric treatment facilities and therapeutic shelter /group home services specializing in the care of children with conduct and behavioral issues. Residential care providers operating therapeutic residential facilities are required to be licensed as a therapeutic treatment facility in the state in which they are located and are also required to be accredited by The Joint Commission, or an equivalent accrediting agency, if providing psychiatric treatment services. Therapeutic residential facilities are required to provide services in a highly structured clinical program and have the ability to provide services to UAC with various mental health needs. All entities funded under this FOA must also comply with the Flores settlement agreement, pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR’s policies 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-1785 |
| 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-1785 | Standing Announcement for Residential (Therapeutic) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children | PKG00262117 | Jun 10, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
327622 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
327622 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
327622 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
327622 SF424A-1.0.pdf
327622 SF424B-1.1.pdf
327622 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
327622 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
327622 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf