Residential Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
Administration for Children and Families - ORR- Award range
- $2M – $5.6M
- Est. close
- Dec 8, 2026 (est.)
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 11 more
Assistance Listing 93.676
Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families
Assistance Listing 93.676, “Unaccompanied Alien Children Program,” is a federal program administered by Department of Health and Human Services. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 1 forecasted and 5 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $3.18B in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 550 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAMS INC.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau has six Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) under this program, which delineate the different types of care for Unaccompanied Alien Children: Shelter and Transitional Foster Care (Shelter/TFC), Heightened Supervision Facilities (HSF), Long-Term Foster Care (LTFC), Therapeutic Group Home, Residential Treatment Center, and Home Study and Post-Release Services.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Care providers for all categories need to be licensed or obtain a license prior to accepting dependent children into their care. 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.
Intended beneficiaries: Young Child (4-9), Infant and Toddler (0-3), Other and Refugee.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): FY 2024: The UAC Program received 40 applications and awarded 6 new awards for Shelter/TFC- Prelicensed Services. The amounts ranged from $3,214,096 to $18,375,725.00. Average of Awards: $10,779,553.00. 49 applications and awarded 25 new awards for LTFC services. The award amounts ranged from $814,519 to $11,158,492. Average of Award: $5,038,222.04. 16 applications and 2 new awards for Residential Treatment Center/Therapeutic Group Home. The average of Award: $2,547,337.50 32 applications and 15 new awards for Home Study Post-Release. The award amounts ranged from $1,837,883 to $99,996,558. Average of Award: $35,721,126. 11 applications and awarded 1 new award for Heightened Supervision Facilities. The award amount was $19,454,921. FY 2025: The UACB received 17 applications and awarded 3 new awards for LTFC services. The award amounts ranged from $993,470 to $1,000,000. Average of Award: $997,823.33. 85 applications and awarded 23 new awards for Shelter/TFC services. The award amounts ranged from $1,460,587 to $36,136,826. Average of Awards: $8,908,718.87.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.676. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 550 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 93.676, and prime recipients reported 2,717 sub-awards to other organizations.
North Carolina $39.5M · Oregon $28.5M · Michigan $28.5M · New Jersey $28.4M · District of Columbia $21.9M · Pennsylvania $18.7M · Connecticut $14.7M · Washington $7.69M · Georgia $6.69M · Kansas $5.93M · Minnesota $4.57M · Colorado $3.16M · Massachusetts $2.2M · Wisconsin $1.97M · Utah $1.88M · Kentucky $1.8M · Missouri $1.5M · Nebraska $1.4M · Iowa $1.34M · Tennessee $1.3M · Idaho $1.2M · Indiana $798K · North Dakota $700K · Vermont $590K · Rhode Island $575K · New Mexico $497K · Maine $337K
Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.
Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.
| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Residential (Long Term Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Alien ChildrenAdministration for Children and Families - ORR | Closed | $500K – $12M | Nov 17, 2025 | 93.676 |
Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Alien ChildrenAdministration for Children and Families - ORR | Closed | $15M – $500M | Oct 14, 2025 | 93.676 |
Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter and/or Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children-PRELICENSEDAdministration for Children and Families - ORR | Closed | $500K – $500M | Sep 2, 2024 | 93.676 |
Residential Treatment Center Services for Unaccompanied ChildrenAdministration for Children and Families - ORR | Closed | $1M – $8M | Jul 31, 2023 | 93.676 |
Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied ChildrenAdministration for Children and Families - ORR | Closed | $1M – $8M | Mar 13, 2023 | 93.676 |
93.676 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Unaccompanied Alien Children Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Not-for-Profit Organization, State, Nonprofit Organization, For-Profit Organization, Tribal and Local. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $3,183,622,121 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.
Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 550 grant awards under 93.676. The largest recipients by obligations were SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAMS INC ($1.03B), COMPASS CONNECTIONS ($616M), U.S. COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, INC. ($206M), LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICE INC ($193M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 2,717 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.