Cooperative AgreementPostedDiscretionary

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

Administration for Children and Families - ORR
HHS-2025-ACF-ORR-ZU-0042
Application Deadline
Oct 14, 2025
Closed
Days Remaining
0
Deadline passed
Award Ceiling
$500,000,000
Total Program Funding
$1,500,000,000

Grant Opportunity Analysis

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), is offering a funding opportunity for Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care) Services aimed at Unaccompanied Alien Children. This initiative seeks to provide high-quality, child-centered care, ensuring the safety and well-being of these children, with services required to be available 24/7. The program is crucial for delivering temporary residential care, including education, case management, counseling, recreation, and healthcare, to unaccompanied minors under federal custody. Interested applicants, including small businesses, must submit their proposals electronically via Grants.gov by October 14, 2025, with funding awards ranging from $15 million to $500 million, and an estimated total program funding of $1.5 billion. For further inquiries, applicants can contact Joseph Clark at UCBgrants@acf.hhs.gov.

Eligible Applicants

Small Businesses
Additional Eligibility Information

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.

Grant Documents

1 Files
Foa_Content_of_HHS-2025-ACF-ORR-ZU-0042.pdf
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AI Summary
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), has announced a funding opportunity (HHS-2025-ACF-ORR-ZU-0042) for Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children. The program provides temporary residential care, including education, case management, counseling, recreation, and healthcare, for unaccompanied alien children. Eligibility is unrestricted, open to various entities including state/local governments, educational institutions, tribal governments, non-profits, for-profits, and small businesses. Applicants must meet strict facility, staffing, and safety requirements, including background checks and specific staff-to-child ratios. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, with an estimated total funding of $1.5 billion, and awards ranging from $15 million to $500 million. Applications are due by October 14, 2025, and must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov as two files, adhering to strict formatting and content guidelines.

Related Grant Opportunities

Project Timeline

postedOriginal Opportunity PostedAug 15, 2025
deadlineApplication DeadlineOct 14, 2025

Funding Details

Award Ceiling
$500,000,000
Award Floor
$15,000,000
Est. Total Program Funding
$1,500,000,000
Expected Awards
100
No cost sharing required

Agency & Classification

Agency
Administration for Children and Families - ORR(HHS-ACF-ORR)
Funding Category
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instrument
Cooperative Agreement

Grantor Contact

CFDA Numbers

93.676

Official Sources