Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF ORR ZU 0167
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and its Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (DUCO), is offering funding to operate residential "staff secure" programs for unaccompanied children who are placed in ORR custody. The purpose of the opportunity is to expand or maintain temporary shelter and related child welfare services for minors who arrive in the United States without a parent or legal guardian and who require a higher level of supervision than a standard shelter setting can provide. These services begin when ORR accepts a child for placement and continue until the child is released from ORR custody, turns 18, or receives a final immigration disposition resulting in removal.
The central focus of this grant is the operation of staff secure residential care facilities. In ORR terms, a staff secure program is a state-licensed residential setting that uses stricter supervision and internal security measures to manage disruptive behavior and reduce the risk of running away, typically through a higher staff-to-child ratio and more controlled movement and monitoring inside the facility. Importantly, these programs are not described as locked detention; rather, they are positioned as a heightened-supervision placement within a child welfare framework, intended for youth whose needs or behavior make a less restrictive shelter inappropriate at that time. ORR emphasizes that care must still be provided in the least restrictive setting appropriate to the child’s age and individual needs, consistent with child welfare principles.
Applicants funded under this opportunity must be properly licensed by the state to provide this type of care, including both a child placement license and a facility license, as applicable. In addition to meeting state licensing requirements, funded organizations must follow the Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno) and comply with relevant federal laws and regulations as well as ORR policies and procedures. ORR highlights that successful applicants should be deeply familiar with, and prepared to operationalize, requirements in the ORR Policy Guide and related manuals, since these rules shape core program expectations such as intake, case management, education, medical and mental health services, safety, incident reporting, staffing, and discharge planning.
This funding is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which generally means ORR expects substantial federal involvement during the project, including ongoing oversight, coordination, and performance monitoring beyond what is typical in a standard grant. The funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services under CFDA 93.676. The notice is structured as a Standing Notice of Funding Opportunity (SNOFO), signaling that ORR uses this mechanism to identify and support providers as program needs arise and to support a network of qualified residential providers.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses. The listing notes that eligibility is essentially unrestricted among these entity types, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.
Key administrative details provided in the source information include the opportunity number HHS 2023 ACF ORR ZU 0167, an original posting/creation date of February 23, 2023, and an original application due date of April 24, 2023, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the deadline. ORR anticipated making around 10 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $20,000,000 per award. The full published SNOFO is referenced as the place to confirm final timelines, project periods, and any additional requirements that govern how applicants should design their programs and budgets.
Overall, the opportunity is aimed at building capacity for high-supervision, state-licensed residential care for unaccompanied children in ORR custody, while ensuring that providers operate within a tightly regulated child welfare and compliance framework that includes Flores requirements, federal regulations, and detailed ORR program policies.Apply for HHS 2023 ACF ORR ZU 0167
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - ORR in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Residential (Staff Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Children" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.676.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 23, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 24, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $20,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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