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Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter and/or Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children-PRELICENSED

ID: HHS-2022-ACF-ORR-ZU-0157 • Type: Posted

Description

Posted: May 6, 2022, 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, Section I. Program Description; Section II. Federal Award Information; Section IV.1. Address to Request Application Package; Section IV.4. Submission Dates and Times; and Section. VII. HHS Award Agency Contact(s). The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), within the Administration for Children and Families, provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to Unaccompanied Children (UC) in ORR custody. Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UC for placement and end when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minor's immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States. Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by state child placement licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UC's age and special needs. ORR is announcing the availability of funds under this Standing Notice of Funding Opportunity (SNOFO) to seek residential care providers, including shelter, group home, and transitional foster care. At the time of application, applicants do not have to be licensed by an appropriate licensing agency to provide residential shelter, group, or foster care services for children. However, applicants must be prepared to obtain the appropriate state child placement and facility licensure post-award. All entities funded under this SNOFO are subject to the provisions of the Service Contract Act (SCA) and implementing regulations found in title 29 of the C.F.R. Part 4 including SCA labor standard clauses and must abide by applicable wage determinations. For further information on wage determination, please visit https://alpha.sam.gov/content/wage-determinations. This award is also subject to Executive Order 14026 Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors, and its implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 23; and Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, and its implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 13. For additional information on the Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave requirements, please visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/minimum-wage and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/sick-leave. All entities, funded under this SNOFO, must also comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement Case No. CV 85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures including, but not limited to, the ORR Policy Guide and Manual of Procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR's policies, instructions, and procedures at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/children-entering-the-united-states-unaccompanied as these will be critical to the overall program design. Please refer to the SNOFO when it publishes for more details on licensing timeframes, application closing dates and project periods.
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Background
The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Operations (ORR/DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families, provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to Unaccompanied Children (UC) in ORR custody. Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UC for placement and end when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minor’s immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States.
Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by state child placement licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UC’s age and special needs.

Grant Details
The grant seeks residential care providers, including shelter, group home, and transitional foster care. Applicants do not need to be licensed at the time of application or award but must be prepared to obtain the appropriate state child placement and facility licensure post-award.
The program is governed by section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA of 2002) and relevant federal laws and regulations.
The program requires facilities to comply with local, state, and federal laws, codes, and regulations including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Eligibility Requirements
All entities funded under this SNOFO must comply with Flores v. Reno, Case No. CV 85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996) (the Flores Settlement Agreement); pertinent federal laws and regulations; and ORR policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, the ORR Policy Guide and Manual of Procedures.

Period of Performance
The project period for FY 2023 is from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2026.
For FY 2024, it is from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2027.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Overview

Category of Funding
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 5/6/22 the Office of Refugee Resettlement posted grant opportunity HHS-2022-ACF-ORR-ZU-0157 for Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter and/or Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children-PRELICENSED with funding of $900.0 million. 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 $500,000 and $500.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
May 6, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Sept. 2, 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
July 3, 2024, 7:33 a.m. EDT
Version
5

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
County governments
Special district governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Independent school districts
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
City or township governments
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Info
Eligibility is unrestricted. Current RecipientsAny current recipient funded under the UC program who wishes to apply for this SNOFO to provide Shelter and/or TFC services must propose services in a new and different facility. Current UC recipients with UC awards in the final year of their project period need to review the dates for their existing cohorts and apply to the correct application due date. Please note that ACF does not fund concurrent projects (i.e., funding a recipient to provide the same type of service in the same facility), so if an applicant is successful under this SNOFO, any subsequent applications in response to other SNOFOs from the same applicant for the same service delivery area (e.g., facilities) will not be funded. 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
$500,000
Estimated Program Funding
$900,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
100

Contacts

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

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