OpportunityTitle: Transitional Living/Maternity Group Homes for Runaway and Homeless Youth
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Additional eligibility types:  Local Governments   Regional Organizations   U.S. Territory or Possession   Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations   Hispanic-Serving Institutions   Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions     Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.  Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families&apos; (ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications for the Transitional Living Program (TLP) and for Maternity Group Homes (MGH). These activities are authorized by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) sections 5701 through 5752 to address runaway and homeless youth (RHY) problems. TLPs provide an alternative to involving RHY in the law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems. Each TLP must provide a safe and appropriate shelter for up to 18 months of services with adult supervision, life and interpersonal skill building, career counseling and job skills, counseling, and medical care as appropriate. MGHs are specialized transitional living programs targeting services to pregnant and/or parenting youth and their children. Additionally MGH provide parenting instruction, child care, transportation, family budgeting, nutrition and health services, family planning, abstinence education and pregnancy prevention services.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Kelli Matson-Geist
GrantorContactText: Kelli Matson-Geist&lt;br/&gt;fysb@dixongroup.com&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.