Administration for Children and Families - ORR · Department of Health and Human Services
Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 1, 2027 · 359 days left
- Award size
- $1M – $100M
- Total available
- $555M · about 20 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Larger business, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), School district, State government, Tribal organization, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Private college or university, Tribal government, County government, City or town government, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Small business, Public college or university, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 30
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/cb2cbb9f-741d-4e6b-ad32-557d751f9903 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/c8aabc8f-34d7-412e-bba2-ba42d781603d
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More from Administration for Children and Families - ORR
- Residential Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children · Due about Dec 8, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About this grant
This NOFO is modified. Changes are made to Step 1: Review the Opportunity. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides temporary housing and care for children who arrive in the United States alone. These are children who are under 18 years old, don't have legal permission to be in the U.S., and don't have a parent or legal guardian in the U.S. who can take care of them. ORR runs the Home Study and Post-Release Services Program to help these children. Before placing a child with a sponsor, ORR carefully checks potential homes to make sure they're safe and appropriate. After placement, ORR provides ongoing support to help children and their sponsors succeed. This support helps children adjust to living with their sponsor, connect with their community, stay safe and healthy, and navigate the immigration court process. The goal is to make sure children are placed in safe homes and have the support they need to thrive while their immigration cases move forward.
Who can apply, from the official notice
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.
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Sep10
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Sep24
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Sep29
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Oct1
Deadline
From the funder.
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2023. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugee Empowerment Program | Memphis, Shelby County | $858K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 29 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Christian Services of Tennessee | Smyrna, Rutherford County | Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Inc | $2.1M | 2024 |
| Bethany Christian Services of Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Inc | $1.8M | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | $993K | 2026 |
| Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | $960K | 2025 |
| Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | $929K | 2024 |
| Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. | $884K | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants | $860K spent that year | 2025 |
| United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church Inc | $649K | 2026 |
| United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church Inc | $649K | 2026 |
| United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church Inc | $633K | 2026 |
| United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church Inc | $633K | 2025 |
| United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church Inc | $612K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Unaccompanied Alien Children Program, also called “Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau”
Program number 93.676 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families · Project grant
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2025: Shelter and Transitional Foster Care (Shelter/TFC) Prelicensed, and Long-Term Foster Care (LTFC).