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Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Children

ID: HHS-2023-ACF-ORR-ZU-0153 • Type: Posted

Description

Posted: June 6, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
This SNOFO has been updated for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 competition. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has modified: Executive Summary, II. Federal Award Information; Section IV.4. Submission Dates and Times; Section VI.3. Reporting; and VII. HHS Award Agency Contact(s). The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (ORR/DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families, is announcing the availability of funds for Home Study (HS) and Post-Release Services (PRS) for unaccompanied children. ORR's Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program conducts Home Studies for certain unaccompanied children, prior to their release from ORR custody, and provides PRS for unaccompanied children after they are released in accordance with the requirements of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008.A HS assesses a potential sponsor's ability to meet an unaccompanied child's needs upon release from ORR custody. Certain unaccompanied children must receive a HS according to statute, and ORR may, as a matter of its policies, require HS for other unaccompanied children, or fund discretionary home studies, but not all unaccompanied children in ORR custody receive a HS. PRS are available for all released unaccompanied children. PRS providers will be charged with a scope of services that includes three levels - virtual check-ins, case management services, and intensive in-home engagements. ORR provides Home Studies and PRS nationwide and needs HS/PRS providers to serve both high-need and remote locations where sponsors of unaccompanied children reside. ORR encourages providers located in or near geographic areas where unaccompanied children are commonly unified with sponsors to apply and will award bonus points to applicant providers with nationwide service delivery models. All entities funded under this SNOFO must comply with ORR HS/PRS policies and procedures, Flores v. Reno, Case No. CV 85-4544RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996) (the Flores Settlement Agreement) as applicable, and pertinent regulations and laws. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR's UC Program policies and procedures in the ORR UC Program Policy Guide and the UC Program Field Guidance.Please refer to the SNOFO when it publishes for more details on application closing dates and project periods.
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Background
The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (ORR/DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families, is announcing the availability of funds for Home Study (HS) and Post-Release Services (PRS) for unaccompanied children. The primary function of the ORR UC Program is to provide temporary shelter care and other related services to unaccompanied children in ORR custody in accordance with section 462 of the HSA of 2002, 6 U.S.C. § 279. A home study is an in-depth assessment of the potential sponsor’s ability to ensure the child’s safety and well-being.

Grant Details
The HS assesses a potential sponsor’s ability to meet an unaccompanied child’s needs upon release from ORR custody, including interviews, a home visit, and a written report containing the HS caseworker’s findings.

PRS under this NOFO will cover three areas of support: Level 1 — Virtual Check-ins, Level 2 — Case Management Services, and Level 3 — Intensive In-Home Engagements. PRS providers must assist the unaccompanied child and sponsor in accessing services such as legal services, education, medical care, behavioral healthcare, placement stability and safety services, among others.

Eligibility Requirements
All entities funded under this SNOFO must comply with ORR HS/PRS policies and procedures, Flores v. Reno, Case No. CV 85-4544RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996) (the Flores Settlement Agreement) as applicable, and pertinent regulations and laws.

HS/PRS providers must have prior experience in the provision of child welfare services, child protective services, services to children with special needs and/or victims of trafficking, youth outreach, and/or other services to foreign-born immigrant children and families.

Period of Performance
The project period varies based on fiscal year: FY 2023: September 29, 2023 - September 28, 2026; January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026; FY 2024: September 29, 2024 - September 28, 2027; January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027; FY 2025: September 29, 2025 - September 28, 2028; January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028.

Place of Performance
ORR provides Home Studies and PRS nationwide and needs HS/PRS providers to serve both high-need and remote locations where sponsors reside.

ORR encourages providers located in or near geographic areas where unaccompanied children are commonly unified with sponsors to apply.

Overview

Category of Funding
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 6/6/23 the Office of Refugee Resettlement posted grant opportunity HHS-2023-ACF-ORR-ZU-0153 for Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Children with funding of $500.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program. It is expected that 25 total grants will be made worth between $1.0 million and $100.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
June 6, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Aug. 8, 2023, 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
June 6, 2023, 10:48 a.m. EDT
Version
5
Archive Date
Sept. 8, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Additional Info
Please note that ACF does not fund concurrent projects. If an applicant is successful under this SNOFO, any subsequent applications in response to other HS/PRS SNOFOs from the same applicant for the same service delivery area will not be funded. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive 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
$100,000,000
Floor
$1,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$500,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
25

Contacts

Contact
Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Contact Phone
(202) 690-7110

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