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Residential (Long Term Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children
SAM.gov System Alert:
Entity Validation Delays Due to high demand, SAM.gov is experiencing a considerable delay in processing entity legal business name and address validation tickets.
As needed, please start the process early to avoid interruptions in application submissions.
You can
find SAM resources related to this process here - https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0058422&sys_kb_id=7bb8810ddba05990060d5425f3961912&spa= 1. 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-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 long-term foster care (LTFC) providers.
For the purposes of this SNOFO, the term "care provider" refers to the prime recipient and if applicable, its subrecipient(s).
LTFC providers, or care providers, are required to be licensed (child placement license and any other required license according to state regulations) in the state in which they are located to provide foster care services and are required to meet the needs of UC by providing quality care in a community setting.
UC who may qualify for placement in LTFC include the following:
minors between the ages of 0-17 years of age, sibling groups, pregnant/parenting teens, and/or minors who are especially vulnerable or with other special needs.
All entities funded under this SNOFO must also 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.
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 this SNOFO when it publishes for more details on application closing dates and project periods.
Entity Validation Delays Due to high demand, SAM.gov is experiencing a considerable delay in processing entity legal business name and address validation tickets.
As needed, please start the process early to avoid interruptions in application submissions.
You can
find SAM resources related to this process here - https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0058422&sys_kb_id=7bb8810ddba05990060d5425f3961912&spa= 1. 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-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 long-term foster care (LTFC) providers.
For the purposes of this SNOFO, the term "care provider" refers to the prime recipient and if applicable, its subrecipient(s).
LTFC providers, or care providers, are required to be licensed (child placement license and any other required license according to state regulations) in the state in which they are located to provide foster care services and are required to meet the needs of UC by providing quality care in a community setting.
UC who may qualify for placement in LTFC include the following:
minors between the ages of 0-17 years of age, sibling groups, pregnant/parenting teens, and/or minors who are especially vulnerable or with other special needs.
All entities funded under this SNOFO must also 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.
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 this SNOFO when it publishes for more details on application closing dates and project periods.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Estimated Funding: $125,000,000
Office: Administration for Children and Families - ORR
Estimated Funding: $125,000,000
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/outreach-material/provider-network
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligibility is unrestricted. Care providers are required to be licensed (child placement license and any other required license according to state regulations) by a state licensing agency to provide residential, group, or foster care services for dependent children.
Documentation of current state licensure to provide group or foster care services for children is required to be submitted with the application.
Applicants’ failure to submit documentation of a care provider license for each proposed state within their application submission will be disqualified from the application review and from funding under this SNOFO.
Applicants must provide a copy of non-expired licenses for all proposed states.
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.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/outreach-material/provider-network
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
DCS_ProjectOfficers@acf.hhs.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2022-09-30
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2026-05-29
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