Data / Federal grants / HHS-2026-ACF-ORR-ZU-0045
Residential Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
Administration for Children and Families - ORR (Department of Health and Human Services) expects to post this opportunity around September 30, 2026, with applications due around December 8, 2026. It lists awards of up to $5.6 million, 50 awards expected, $280 million in total.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2026-ACF-ORR-ZU-0045
- Status
- Forecast
- Posted
- September 2, 2026
- Closes
- December 8, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $5,600,000
- Award floor
- $2,000,000
- Expected awards
- 50
- Total funding
- $280,000,000
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Income Security and Social Services
- Assistance listing
- 93.676 Unaccompanied Children Program
- Contact
- Yolanda Barnes · [email protected] · [email protected]
Who can apply
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Small businesses
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Current RecipientsCurrent 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 for this funding opportunity.Current recipients who are not in the final year of their project period and want to apply for 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), federal entities, 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 for awards under this funding opportunity.
What the agency says
The Residential Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children funding opportunity is intended to support organizations that can provide high-quality, child-centered care that promotes children's safety and well-being. Funded providers must offer services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and have the capacity to accept children at any time, when it is safe to do so and consistent with state licensing requirements. Although children in ORR care are in the federal government's legal custody due to their immigration status, care providers are responsible for their day-to-day physical care. At the time of application, providers must be licensed, in accordance with state requirements, to provide group home, shelter, or transitional foster care services for children, including any required child placement or related licenses. ORR is particularly interested in projects that provide residential facility beds and transitional foster care in states and localities near the U.S. southern border with Mexico. Standard ORR care providers must be licensed by an appropriate State agency, or meet the State's licensing requirements if located in a State that does not allow State licensing of programs providing or proposing to provide care and services to unaccompanied children. See 45 C.F.R. 410.1302(a) .
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All grants open to Private colleges and universities · All grants open to City or township governments · All grants open to Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status · Everything closing in December 2026
Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.