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Basic Center Program

ID: HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CY-1800 • Type: Posted
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Description

The Runaway and Homeless Youth Program's Basic Center Program (BCP) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of their parents or guardians, have been forced to leave home, or other homeless youth who might otherwise end up in the law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. BCPs work to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. BCPs provide youth under 18 years of age with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. BCPs can provide up to 21 days of shelter for youth and seeks to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements. Additional services may include: street-based services; home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family; drug abuse education and prevention services; and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

Overview

Category of Funding
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
On 5/4/20 Administration on Children Youth and Families posted grant opportunity HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CY-1800 for Basic Center Program with funding of $24.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.623 Basic Center Grant. It is expected that 120 total grants will be made worth between $50,000 and $200,000.

Timing

Posted Date
May 4, 2020, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
July 3, 2020, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Last Updated
May 4, 2020, 9:57 a.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Aug. 2, 2020

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
State governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Info
Public and nonprofit entities and combinations of such entities are eligible to apply. For profit organizations are not eligible. Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities. In selecting eligible applicants under this funding opportunity announcement, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience in providing services to runaway and homeless youth. 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.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$200,000
Floor
$50,000
Estimated Program Funding
$24,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
120

Contacts

Contact
Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
Email Description
ACF Applications Help Desk
Contact Phone
(202) 690-7110

Documents

Posted documents for HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CY-1800

Grant Awards

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