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FY 2024 Maternity Group Home Program

ID: HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-YZ-0042 • Type: Posted
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Description

The Maternity Group Home (MGH) program provides safe, stable, and appropriate shelter for pregnant and/or parenting youth and young adults ages 16 to under 22 who have runaway or are experiencing homelessness, and their dependent child(ren), for 18 months and, under extenuating circumstances, up to 21 months. Service providers must accommodate for the needs and safety of the dependent children to include facility safety standards for infants and children on the premises. MGH services include, but are not limited to, parenting skills, child development, family budgeting, and health and nutrition education, in addition to the required services provided under the Transitional Living Program to help MGH youth and young adults realize improvements in four core outcome areas. The MGH combination of shelter and services is designed to promote long-term, economic independence to ensure the well-being of the youth and their child(ren).
Background
The Maternity Group Home (MGH) program provides safe, stable, and appropriate shelter for pregnant and/or parenting youth and young adults ages 16 to under 22 who have runaway or are experiencing homelessness, and their dependent child(ren), for 18 months and, under extenuating circumstances, up to 21 months. The program is administered by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHY). The goal of the grant is to provide shelter and services to pregnant and/or parenting youth to promote long-term economic independence and ensure the well-being of the youth and their child(ren).

Grant Details
The MGH program requires participating youth to meet specific criteria such as having run away or left home without permission, being forced to leave home, being unable to live safely with a parent or guardian, having no other safe alternative living arrangement, or being homeless or at risk of homelessness. The program requires comprehensive services including parenting skills training, child development information, family budgeting support, health and nutrition education, and other relevant skills. The grant funding is a total of $5,132,512 with an expected 20 awards. The period of performance is a 60-month period with five 12-month budget periods.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit private entities, state, county, city or township governments, independent school districts, public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), federally recognized Native American tribal governments and organizations. For-profit organizations are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are also eligible.

Period of Performance
Awards made under this funding opportunity are subject to federal funds availability. Non-competing continuation awards will be offered for the second, third, and fourth budget periods based on the availability of funds and satisfactory progress.

Grant Value
$5,132,512 total program funding with an expected 20 awards. The minimum award amount for the first budget period is $100,000 while the maximum award amount is $250,000.
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Overview

Agency
Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) [HHS - ACF]
Category of Funding
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
93.550 - Transitional Living for Homeless Youth
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 4/4/24 Administration on Children Youth and Families posted grant opportunity HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-YZ-0042 for FY 2024 Maternity Group Home Program with funding of $5.1 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.550 Transitional Living for Homeless Youth. It is expected that 20 total grants will be made worth between $100,000 and $250,000.

Timing

Posted Date
April 4, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
June 7, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Last Updated
April 4, 2024, 2:20 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
June 18, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Special district governments
State governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
County governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Additional Info
Eligible applicants include public and non-profit private agencies and coordinated networks of such entities. For-profit organizations are not eligible. Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities. In selecting eligible applicants to receive awards under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), priority will be given to public and non-profit, private agencies that have experience in providing services to runaway, homeless, and street youth. 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.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$250,000
Floor
$100,000
Estimated Program Funding
$5,132,512
Estimated Number of Grants
20

Contacts

Contact
Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
Contact Email
timothy.joyce@acf.hhs.gov   Profile
Contact Phone
(202) 690-7110

Documents

Posted documents for HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-YZ-0042

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