OpportunityTitle: Standing Announcement for Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Care providers are required to provide documentation of state or county authorization to operate a secure juvenile detention facility. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) has been modified. This FOA does NOT replace the FOA that was posted on May 10, 2018 and due on June 29, 2018. This is a new competition and new and/or previous applicants can re-apply or can wait for notification for the FOA posted on May 10, 2018 to be sent out. No applications will be accepted in between the open application periods This FOA was modified on October 16, 2018. The Office of Refugee Resettlement has modified Section IV. Application and Submission Information, Section IV.6 Funding Restrictions, to include additional information regarding restrictions on construction and purchasing of real property. The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (ORR/DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families, provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) in ORR custody. Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UAC for placement and ends when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minor&#8217;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 UAC&#8217;s age and special needs. ORR is announcing this FOA to seek secure care providers. Residential care providers, operating a secure facility, are required to be licensed in the State in which it is located to provide secure care. The secure care provider manages a specialized population of UAC who have exhibited the following behaviors: violent or criminal behavior that endangers others; serious escape history/risk; extremely disruptive/dangerous behavior in a shelter; and/or disruptive/dangerous behavior in a staff-secure setting. All entities, funded under this FOA, must also comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement, the Perez-Olano Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV05-3604 (C.D. Cal., Dec. 14, 2010), pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR&apos;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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ACF Applications Help Desk
GrantorContactText: ACF Applications Help Desk&lt;br/&gt;app_support@acf.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.