U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Unaccompanied Alien Children Program
Key facts
Open now
- Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children · Due Oct 1, 2027 · 359 days left
Opening soon
Announced, but you can't apply yet. Get ready now.
- Residential Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children · Due about Dec 8, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau has six Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) under this program, which delineate the different types of care for Unaccompanied Alien Children: Shelter and Transitional Foster Care (Shelter/TFC), Heightened Supervision Facilities (HSF), Long-Term Foster Care (LTFC), Therapeutic Group Home, Residential Treatment Center, and Home Study and Post-Release Services.
Who can apply
Care providers for all categories need to be licensed or obtain a license prior to accepting dependent children into their care. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) 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 to receive awards under this funding opportunity.
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
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).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee groups since 2023. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugee Empowerment Program | Memphis, Shelby County | $858K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov.
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).