ClosedDeadline extended (was Jul 6, 2022)Opportunity HHS-2022-ACF-ORR-ZU-0157

Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter and/or Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children-PRELICENSED

Administration for Children and Families - ORR · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter and/or Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children-PRELICENSED is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families - ORR (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was September 2, 2024. Individual awards are listed as $500K – $500M, with about 100 awards expected and $900M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.676 (Unaccompanied Alien Children Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

May 6, 2022Posted
Sep 2, 2024Application deadline
Nov 1, 2022 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: May 6, 2022
Close date: Sep 2, 2024
Est. award date: Nov 1, 2022
Award floor: $500,000
Award ceiling: $500,000,000
Est. total funding: $900,000,000
Original deadline (extended): Jul 6, 2022
Expected awards: 100
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligibility is unrestricted. Current RecipientsAny current recipient funded under the UC program who wishes to apply for this SNOFO to provide Shelter and/or TFC services must propose services in a new and different facility. Current UC recipients with UC awards in the final year of their project period need to review the dates for their existing cohorts and apply to the correct application due date. Please note that ACF does not fund concurrent projects (i.e., funding a recipient to provide the same type of service in the same facility), so if an applicant is successful under this SNOFO, any subsequent applications in response to other SNOFOs from the same applicant for the same service delivery area (e.g., facilities) will not be funded. 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's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This SNOFO has been updated for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 competition. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has modified: Executive Summary, Section I. Program Description; Section II. Federal Award Information; Section IV.1. Address to Request Application Package; Section IV.4. Submission Dates and Times; and Section. VII. HHS Award Agency Contact(s). The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), 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 minor’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 child placement licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UC’s age and special needs. ORR is announcing the availability of funds under this Standing Notice of Funding Opportunity (SNOFO) to seek residential care providers, including shelter, group home, and transitional foster care. At the time of application, applicants do not have to be licensed by an appropriate licensing agency to provide residential shelter, group, or foster care services for children. However, applicants must be prepared to obtain the appropriate state child placement and facility licensure post-award. All entities funded under this SNOFO are subject to the provisions of the Service Contract Act (SCA) and implementing regulations found in title 29 of the C.F.R. Part 4 including SCA labor standard clauses and must abide by applicable wage determinations. For further information on wage determination, please visit https://alpha.sam.gov/content/wage-determinations. This award is also subject to Executive Order 14026 – Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors, and its implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 23; and Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, and its implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 13. For additional information on the Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave requirements, please visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/minimum-wage and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/sick-leave. All entities, funded under this SNOFO, must also comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement Case No. CV 85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures including, but not limited to, the ORR Policy Guide and Manual of 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. Please refer to the SNOFO when it publishes for more details on licensing timeframes, application closing dates and project periods.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.676Unaccompanied Alien Children ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.676

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$3.54B

FY25

$3.18B

FY26

$2.87B est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.676. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Administration for Children and Families - ORR
DCS_ProjectOfficers@acf.hhs.gov
202-690-7110

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $500k – $500m, total estimated program funding is $900,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 100 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HHS-2022-ACF-ORR-ZU-0157), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.676