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Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

ID: HHS-2025-ACF-ORR-ZU-0042 • Type: Posted
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Description

The goal of the Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care (TFC)) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children funding opportunity is to provide funding to organizations that can deliver high-quality and child-centered care, ensuring the safety and well-being of the children. Services must be available 24/7 with the ability to accept children at any time (as long as it aligns with state licensing requirements and is safe to do so). While children in ORR care are under the legal custody of the federal government, they are physically cared for by the care provider. In this funding opportunity, the term "care provider" refers to the prime recipient and, if applicable, its subrecipient. At the time of application, care providers do not have to be licensed by an appropriate licensing agency to provide shelter, group home, or foster care services for children. However, care providers must be fully licensed prior to accepting children for placement within the timeframes specified in the funding opportunity.

Overview

Category of Funding
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 8/15/25 the Office of Refugee Resettlement posted grant opportunity HHS-2025-ACF-ORR-ZU-0042 for Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children with funding of $1.5 billion. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program. It is expected that 100 total grants will be made worth between $15.0 million and $500.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
Aug. 15, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Oct. 14, 2025, 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
Aug. 15, 2025, 12:33 p.m. EDT
Version
1

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
County governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Small businesses
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Info
Current Recipients Current recipients in the final year of their project period must check when their project period ends. If the project period end date aligns with this funding opportunity"s projected award date, and the current recipient wants to apply to continue providing services, they must apply to this funding opportunity. Current recipients who are not in the final year of their project period and want to apply to this funding opportunity must propose services in a new facility and new location from where they are currently funded. ACF does not fund multiple projects that offer the same type of service in the same location. 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
$500,000,000
Floor
$15,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$1,500,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
100

Contacts

Contact
Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Contact Email
Contact Phone
(202) 690-7110
Additional Information Site

Documents

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