Notice of Funding Opportunity

Application due August 17, 2026

Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)

Street Outreach Program Opportunity number: HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-YO-0044

Contents

Step 1: Review the Opportunity 4

Basic information 5

Eligibility 7

Agency Priorities 9

Program description 11

Step 2: Get Ready to Apply 26

Find the application package 27

Get registered 28

Learn more 28

Step 3: Build Your Application 29

Application checklist 30

Application contents and format 32

Step 4: Learn About Review and Award 46

Application review 47

Award notices 54

Step 5: Submit Your Application 55

Application submission and deadlines 56

Step 6: Learn What Happens After Award 58

Post-award requirements and administration 59

Contacts and Support 61

Before you begin 3

Modifications 65

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Before you begin If you believe you are a good candidate for this funding opportunity, secure your SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations now. If you are already registered, make sure your registrations are active and up to date.

SAM.gov registration (this can take several weeks)

You must have an active account with SAM.gov. This includes having a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

See Step 2: Get Ready to Apply

Grants.gov registration (this can take several days)

You must have an active Grants.gov registration. Doing so requires a Login.gov registration as well.

See Step 2: Get Ready to Apply

Apply by the application due date

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 17, 2026.

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Step 1:

Review the Opportunity

In this step

Basic information 5

Eligibility 7

Agency Priorities 9

Program description 11

Basic information Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)

Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)

A notice of funding opportunity from the Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth to provide street-based services for youth under the age of 22 who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to: abuse, sexual or labor exploitation, and human trafficking.

Have questions?

See Contacts and Support.

Key facts

Opportunity name:

Street Outreach Program

Opportunity number:

HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-

YO-0044

Federal assistance listing:

93.557

NOFO version:

Simpler NOFO

Key dates

Application submission deadline: August 17, 2026

Expected project start date: September 30, 2026

See intergovernmental review for other submission processes that may apply to this NOFO.

Summary The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) announces the FY 2026 Street Outreach Program (SOP). The SOP establishes street-based services for youth and young adults under the age of 22 who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to:

• Abuse, such as sexual, emotional, and physical abuse.

• Human trafficking, sexual or labor exploitation.

The SOP targets areas where youth living on the street, otherwise experiencing homelessness, or housing instability gather. The program connects them to shelter and basic needs such as food, hygiene packages, and information on available services.

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Funding details Type: Grant

Expected total program funding: $4,000,000

Total expected awards: 20

Minimum award amount for the first budget period (award floor): $100,000

Maximum award amount for the first budget period (award ceiling): $200,000

We plan to fund a three-year project period. The project period has three one-year budget periods.

Awards made under this funding opportunity are subject to federal funds availability.

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Eligibility Eligible applicants Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit private agencies (34 U.S.C. 11261).

Other eligibility criteria

• Individuals, (including sole proprietorships), federal entities, and foreign entities are not eligible to apply.

• Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.

• Public and nonprofit entities that are part of the juvenile justice system are not eligible.

Application limits If you submit the same application more than once under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), we will only acknowledge the last, on-time submission.

Organizations currently receiving FY 2025 Basic Center Program funding for Intensive Outreach and Access to Services should not apply for this NOFO to provide the same services in the same area. Applicants must propose services for a different youth population or in a new geographic/service location. FYSB will review applications to ensure duplicate funding is not awarded for the same purpose.

Cost sharing This program requires you to contribute 10% of the project’s total cost per section 383 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Act (34 U.S.C. 11274).

You can calculate this cost-sharing requirement in one of two ways:

Method 1: Start with the federal share Calculation: Divide the amount of federal funds by 9 to get the minimum match required.

For example: Divide $200,000 by 9. This equals a match of $22,222.

Method 2: Start with the total project cost Calculation: Divide the total project cost by 10 to get the minimum match required.

For example: Divide $222,222 by 10. This equals a match of $22,222, assuming federal funds of $200,000.

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Types of cost sharing You can meet your match requirement through any combination of:

• Cash contributed by your organization, partners, or other third parties.

• In-kind (non-cash) contributions from partners or other third parties.

Cost-sharing commitments If awarded, you must provide the amount of cost-sharing funds you promised, even if you promised more than the required minimum. We put these commitments in the Notice of Award.

If you don’t provide your promised amount, we may decrease the amount of funding we give you or use other enforcement actions.

You’ll have to include your cost-sharing funds when you fill out your federal financial reports.

Post-award requirements

Before you apply, make sure you understand the requirements that come with an award.

See Step 6: Learn What Happens After Award for information on regulations that apply, reporting, and more.

Statutory authority This program is authorized by Title III, part E, section 351 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 11261).

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Agency Priorities Required alignment with ACF vision, mission, values, priorities, and guiding principles The recipient of this award must implement any funds awarded under this NOFO to effectuate program goals or agency priorities in accordance with ACF’s vision, mission, values, priorities, & guiding principles when authorized. Funded activities must advance ACF’s vision of resilient, safe, healthy, and economically secure children, youth, families, and communities, and support ACF’s mission to foster health and well-being through effective, accountable, and compassionate human services when awarded in any programs that authorize these priorities.

Consistent with ACF’s values, in carrying out any project that is funded under this NOFO, the recipient is required to adhere to the following principle:

1. Program Integrity and Fiscal Stewardship: Administer funds in accordance with all applicable federal statutes, regulations, and award conditions; maintain strong internal controls; and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

The recipient is also required to adhere to the following principles when consistent with the authority and scope of the award and its activities:

2. Evidence-Based and Outcome-Focused Practices: Design and deliver services using evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches, establish measurable performance goals, and use data to monitor outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

3. Partnership and Local Leadership: Coordinate with state, tribal, territorial, local, and community partners, as appropriate, and tailor services to meet community-identified needs while respecting local decision-making authority.

In addition, in keeping with ACF’s priorities, the recipient must administer any project that is awarded under this NOFO in accordance with the following objectives when consistent with the scope of the award and its activities in programs that are authorized to advance them:

4. Family Stability and Child Well-Being: Strengthen families, promote safe and stable home environments, and improve outcomes for children and youth through prevention-focused and developmentally appropriate services.

5. Work, Self-Sufficiency, and Economic Mobility: Support pathways to employment, job retention, and economic independence for individuals and

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6. High-Quality Early Care and Learning: Where applicable, invest in high-quality early childhood programs that support school readiness, healthy development, and long-term success.

The recipient must demonstrate ongoing compliance with these values and priorities, in all programs that are authorized to advance them through program design, implementation, reporting, and evaluation. Failure to meaningfully align funded activities with the applicable requirements may result in corrective action, additional reporting requirements, or other enforcement actions consistent with federal grant regulations found at 2 CFR Part 200 and the terms and conditions of this award.

A Home for Every Child ACF’s A Home for Every Child initiative advances the goal that every young person has a safe, stable, and nurturing home. The Runaway and Homeless Youth Street Outreach Program engages youth where they are, providing essential services, safety planning, and connections to shelter and supports. Without these interventions, youth face heightened risks of exploitation, trafficking, and violence, reinforcing the need to link outreach with pathways to stable housing.

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Program description Project Overview The primary purpose of the SOP is to provide outreach, education, services, and referrals to help youth under the age of 22 who have left home due to family conflict or other crisis, are experiencing homelessness, and are living on the street, to leave the streets by identifying safe and appropriate shelter.

Our goal is to build relationships between street outreach workers and eligible youth to help them move them into safe, stable housing or emergency shelter, refer them to appropriate treatment and resources, work towards permanency including family reunification where possible, and/or prepare them for independence.

Our programs provide street-based services to youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to:

• Sexual abuse.

• Prostitution.

• Human trafficking, sexual or labor exploitation.

This project addresses the following ACF priority: Promoting Work and Self-Sufficiency because it assists with moving individuals from dependency to independence.

Project requirements SOP projects receiving funding under this opportunity must meet the following requirements.

Street outreach and access to shelter You must conduct outreach and engage with youth who have left home due to family conflict or other crisis, youth who are experiencing homelessness, and youth living on the street. The goal of this engagement is to help them stay safe and leave the streets.

You must provide access to emergency shelter or safe, stable housing 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. The shelters your agency operates or refers youth to must meet the following requirements:

• Have availability to house youth.

• Agree to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) or letter of commitment from referral partners to ensure they will accept referrals.

• Meet state or local licensing requirements.

• Be supervised and age-appropriate.

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• Provide a youth-friendly environment fostering trust and providing safe spaces for all youth.

• Consider the safety and needs of victims of human trafficking and victims of domestic violence.

• Provide available and easily accessible transportation to shelter.

Optional drop-in center Your project may support a drop-in center as an optional service. If you choose to establish a drop-in center using our funding, it must be accessible to youth and young adults and provide services including, but not limited to, the following:

• Resource materials about available services.

• Showers.

• Hot meals.

• Laundry facilities.

• Email.

• Phone case management.

• Outreach.

A drop-in center does not replace required street-based and engagement efforts. Drop-in centers should enhance street outreach and engagement.

Comprehensive youth-centered services model Positive Youth Development You must also use a positive youth development (PYD) framework, an approach to service that ensures a young person develops a sense of—

• (A) Safety and structure.

• (B) Belonging and membership.

• (C) Self-worth and social contribution.

• (D) Independence and control over one’s life.

• (E) Closeness in interpersonal relationships.

PYD approach must not be used in a way that conflicts with ACF Vision, Mission, Values, Priorities, or Guiding Principles.

Trauma-informed care SOP programs should consider the trauma and mental health needs of young people who have experienced physical or sexual maltreatment, abuse, or violence.

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Projects should include trauma-informed approaches. Project staff should be trained to recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in youth, including survival mechanisms or coping behaviors stemming from past experience with childhood sexual abuse or current trauma (from abusive or predatory relationships). Projects should build organizational and staff capacity to fully include knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices to be able to refer to appropriate treatment or services and to avoid re-traumatizing youth. Effective service models should support mental health, develop coping strategies, and increase protective factors in a youth’s life to minimize negative risk-taking behaviors and decrease their time on the streets.

Outreach implementation strategy You must develop an outreach implementation strategy that includes the following required elements:

• Street outreach plan.

• Education and awareness.

• Coordination with the RHY National Communication System (National Runaway Safeline).

• Youth engagement and collaboration.

Street outreach plan You must develop a street outreach strategy with the following required elements:

• Identification of the locations where youth and young adults gather.

• Implementing strategies for conducting face-to-face outreach with youth during scheduled hours at the identified locations.

• Utilizing youth-focused outreach strategies that address individual youth needs.

• Number of full-time equivalent outreach workers needed.

• Frequency and schedule of outreach visits.

• Techniques for branding the organization.

• Services you will provide to youth.

• Details about basic need packs, which may include hygiene supplies, snack items, socks, and items branded with your project’s logo or contact information.

• Your explanation of how you will use street outreach workers to meet program goals.

• Street-based safety plans, including a safety plan for staff.

• Protocols and strategies for responding to youth who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing sex or labor trafficking and exploitation.

• Working with local law enforcement.

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Education and awareness plan You must educate the community and youth about your street outreach project. Please note that education and awareness strategies must foster collaborative engagement between staff and youth. Education and awareness methods may include:

• Social media.

• Public service announcements.

• Postings and QR codes in public spaces.

• Partnerships and collaborations with organizations. For example, other youth-serving organizations.

• School or public community events.

• Sexual violence prevention and response organizations.

• Organizations that provide support or services to those who have experienced trafficking or are at risk of experiencing trafficking.

• Law enforcement.

• Health care providers.

• Legal services.

• Public benefits agencies.

Coordination with RHY National Communication System You must coordinate with the National Communication System for Runaway and Homeless Youth (National Runaway Safeline), to provide information on available resources.

Youth engagement and collaboration You must engage with youth who have experienced homelessness to help you locate, identify, and connect with other youth and design individualized approaches to meet their needs. Your education and awareness strategies are grounded in youth voices and collaboration.

Gateway services You must provide gateway services including food, drink, clothing, transportation, and hygiene products to prevent malnutrition and ill health, as well as referrals to emergency shelter.

Project outreach staff will build trust and rapport with youth, to identify those who are at risk of or who are experiencing sexual trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, labor trafficking, and other forms of victimization and abuse. Staff will

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Screening and assessment You must have a standardized way of assessing each youth during street engagement, intake, or program entry at optional drop-in centers. Assessment tools must evaluate, at a minimum, the following factors for each youth:

• Strengths.

• Goals.

• Immediate needs, including but not limited to:

◦ Physical health.

◦ Potential victimization.

◦ Behavioral health.

◦ Connection to family.

◦ Family conflict.

◦ Safety.

◦ Substance use.

◦ Trauma.

◦ Access to resources.

◦ Issues of neglect or abuse.

◦ Other risk and protective factors impacting youth well-being and potential for sustainable living.

Assessments must evaluate the unique needs of various subpopulations including, but not limited to, the following:

• Pregnant or parenting youth.

• System-involved youth, including juvenile justice and child welfare.

• Labor or sexually trafficked or exploited youth.

• Youth in need of substance abuse or mental health services.

Assessments must also:

• Prioritize the reunification of youth who have left home without permission with an adult who has the youth’s best interests in mind, and can provide safe, stable housing as defined in 45 CFR 1351.1 of the RHY Rule.

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Increase safety and reduce the risk of harm You must establish safety plans with youth who participate in your project and educate them about how to reduce their risk of harm, including ways to reduce risk of violence, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, sexual assault, unplanned pregnancy, substance use, and other risks associated with street life.

You can find more information about supporting youth who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing sexual trafficking, labor trafficking, or domestic violence through the National Human Trafficking Hotline and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Service coordination plan You must create and sustain a service coordination plan by coordinating activities with other organizations serving the same or similar client populations. Examples include child welfare agencies, juvenile justice systems, schools, and Continuums of Care (CoC), as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Projects.

Service coordination: You must have an appropriate and accessible service referral strategy based on the youth’s assessment results. You should coordinate services with entities including:

• Social services.

• Law enforcement.

• Educational services.

• Health care programs.

• Health insurance plans and coverage.

• Vocational and employment training services.

• Public benefits, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

• Legal services.

• Organizations that provide support to those who have experienced trafficking or are at risk of experiencing trafficking.

• Behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use treatment providers.

• Health care programs including health insurance options.

• Affordable child care and child education programs, including Head Start.

You must take steps to return youth who are missing from the legal jurisdiction or placement of the juvenile justice or child welfare systems.

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You must help youth who have exited foster care get any benefits they may be eligible for in their county or state (including, but not limited to, medical assistance, Foster Youth to Independence vouchers [PDF], Family Unification Program vouchers, Chafee Grants, Title IV-E re-entry, among others).

You can learn more about what services may be available to young people who have exited the dependent care of a child welfare agency in your community through Childwelfare.gov [PDF] and the Foster Youth to Independence webinar series.

Crisis stabilization You must be prepared to provide emergency services and link youth to appropriate crisis resources to deescalate emergencies and assist with urgent care for substance use or mental health conditions.

Appropriate crisis resources include, but are not limited to:

• The 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Hotline.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National 1-800-662-HELP Helpline.

• Local crisis hotlines.

Case management You may need to provide intensive case management to ensure youth receive assistance with:

• Physical, emotional, and behavioral health challenges.

• Access to resources.

• Active engagement with service providers while developing a plan for permanent housing.

Follow-up services You must provide follow-up services to youth who have been engaged through street outreach, including client assessment, case planning, and referral to shelter. Follow-up services involve assessing youth progress after they receive safety and resource referrals. Follow-up contacts are separate from the aftercare planning described in

45 CFR 1351.26.

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Services focused on human trafficking You must identify and provide services specifically to youth experiencing or at risk of experiencing human trafficking or exploitation.

You must integrate human trafficking prevention and intervention strategies into street outreach plans, screening and assessment tools, staff training and development, and program approaches.

Human Trafficking of Children and Youth Human trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of a person to perform labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Per 22 U.S.C. 7102(11), the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 as amended, human trafficking (severe forms of trafficking in persons) means:

• Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.

OR

• The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

Youth who are missing from foster care, are experiencing homelessness, or have unstable housing are at a higher risk of experiencing human trafficking, particularly at times when they are struggling to access resources to meet basic needs. Individuals who exploit children often fulfill these needs to build trust and create dependency as a precursor to trafficking. These children may be coerced into engaging in sex acts or compelled labor for shelter, food, clothing, and other basic needs.

Screening for Trafficking Concerns The recipient must adapt from and utilize standardized screening tool(s) that are validated and evidence-and trauma-informed to identify trafficking concerns and evaluate client needs throughout the service relationship. The recipient may elect to use one or multiple tools, but the tools must be able to identify youth who have experienced labor and/or sex trafficking and assess for common indicators and risks for human trafficking.

It is best practice to screen for trafficking concerns (1) during the youth’s initial intake into the program, (2) any time a youth returns from a missing episode, and (3) any time trafficking is suspected. Even in situations when a youth may not exhibit obvious indicators for trafficking, the recipient should utilize a validated universal screening approach and incorporating screening protocols at various stages, in addition to

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While screening is an initial step in identifying trafficking concerns, it can elicit unintended trauma responses. Therefore, it is imperative for the recipient to first address the youth’s basic needs (food, sleep, safety and safety planning, comfort, etc.)

before any screening occurs. It is also important for the recipient to consider each individual youth’s experience, cognition, mental health, and the effects of trauma when assessing their responses prior to and during screening and intake.

Services for Victims of Trafficking As disclosures may happen during screening and/or at any point during time of service, the recipient must develop protocols for response to disclosures. The protocols must include but not be limited to assessment for trafficking-specific case management, safety planning, clinical and therapeutic support, mentorships, and medical services.

Youth who have experienced human trafficking have unique needs that must be considered when screening and assessing for service needs, interventions, and community referrals. All interventions by the recipient must be centered around the youth’s voice to ensure the youth is an active participant in their care and decision-making for services, and safety planning must be at the center of all support. Further, if it is determined to be in the youth’s best interest, the youth’s caregiver and/or relevant family members may be brought in for parts of the service planning efforts; however, this should be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Trafficking-Specific Education and Outreach Recipients are required to integrate human trafficking content throughout program education and outreach activities. All approaches and materials must be trauma-informed, person-centered, developmentally appropriate, and responsive to age, developmental and cognitive abilities, and other relevant factors.

Outreach Recipients must include information on human trafficking in all outreach activities.

Outreach materials must provide audience-appropriate information about human trafficking, including how to identify potential trafficking schemes, how to seek help, and how to access available services and resources. Recipients must ensure that outreach activities include information on referral options, including the National Human Trafficking Hotline.

Universal education Recipients must provide universal education on human trafficking to all clients.

Universal education provides information, safety messages, and resource connections to all individuals, regardless of disclosure or identified risk, to mitigate risk across the population served. This approach normalizes access to support, reduces stigma, and

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Prevention education must support youth in recognizing trafficking risks, identifying potential trafficking schemes, and building skills related to safety, decision-making, help-seeking, and access to resources and support.

Education and outreach resources

• Look Beneath the Surface Campaign: Downloadable and printable outreach materials that help individuals who are at risk of or experiencing human trafficking recognize trafficking schemes and access support.

• SOAR Online: Free, self-paced online training courses that can be completed on demand.

• Office on Trafficking in Persons Resource Library: A searchable collection of anti-trafficking resources and materials, including outreach materials, toolkits, fact sheets, policy and guidance documents, and training tools that support prevention, awareness, identification, and access to services.

Mandatory reporting

Human trafficking of children (labor and sex trafficking) is now defined under “child abuse and neglect” in the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Pub. L. 93-247.

Therefore, if a recipient identifies potential concerns of human trafficking, the recipient is required to comply with all federal, state, tribal, and local mandated reporting requirements in the same way the recipient reports abuse and neglect within that jurisdiction (child welfare, law enforcement, etc.

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Validated Screening Tools for Human Trafficking of Children and Youth

Tool identifier In-depth

Short/ Rapid

Demographic Environment

Commercial Sexual Exploitation-Identification Tool

X Ages 10+, sex trafficking only

Multiple settings, including child welfare and juvenile justice systems, schools, homeless youth shelters, healthcare, and mental health settings

Human Trafficking Screening Tool

X X Ages 18–24, sex trafficking only

Runaway and homeless youth system settings

Quick Youth Indicators for Trafficking

X Youth who are homeless, sex trafficking and labor trafficking

Service provider setting

Rapid Appraisal for Trafficking

X Ages 18+, sex trafficking and labor trafficking

Healthcare setting

Short Screen for Child Sex Trafficking

X Ages 12–18, sex trafficking only

Healthcare setting

Source: National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States, Best Practices and Recommendations for States, (2020), [PDF]

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Performance standards You are required to collect data demonstrating your ability to meet program performance standards, including data on the number of youth and young adults you will contact relative to the size of your project.

You will report performance data through the Runaway and Homeless Youth – Homeless Management Information System (RHY-HMIS) quarterly. To access RHY-HMIS, you will work with a local CoC HMIS lead. More detailed information about performance standards and reporting requirements can be found on our website.

Training and technical assistance If you accept an award, you must agree to work cooperatively with the technical assistance provider. Training and technical assistance is free from the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building Center (RHYTTAC). Services include, but are not limited to:

• Regionally based technical assistance clinics.

• Training sessions.

• E-learning.

• Webinars.

• National grantee training.

You must send at least one person to the annual, in-person RHY National Grantee Training and regional training. You will also participate in learning collaboratives and cohort-based peer engagement activities. More information is available from the

RHYTTAC.

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Funding policies and limitations Changes in HHS regulations As of October 1, 2025, HHS adopted 2 CFR 200, with some exceptions included in 2 CFR

300. These regulations replace those in 45 CFR 75.

General policies

• We will only make awards if this program receives funding. If Congress appropriates funds for this purpose, we will move forward with the review and award process.

• Support beyond the first budget period will depend on:

◦ Appropriation of funds.

◦ Satisfactory progress in meeting your project’s objectives.

◦ A decision that continued funding is in the government’s best interest.

• If we receive more funding for this program, we will consider:

◦ Funding more applicants.

◦ Extending the period of performance.

◦ Awarding supplemental funding.

• To the extent permitted by law, including any relevant court orders, you may not use funds from this NOFO for any diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI and DEIA) activities. This includes:

◦ DEI- or DEIA-related research.

◦ Activities that discriminate or show preference based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other protected traits.

◦ Any efforts that promote a “discriminatory equity ideology.”

• To the extent permitted by law, including any relevant court orders, ACF will also not allow funds awarded under this NOFO to support any services or activities that inculcate or promote gender ideology.

For guidance on other types of costs that we restrict or do not allow, see General Provisions for Selected Items of Costs of the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR part 200.

Program-specific limitations and policies We do not allow the following costs under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO):

• Construction.

• Purchase of real property.

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• Major renovation.

• Costs for renovation of existing structures may not normally exceed 15% of the federal award. Costs for acquisition are not allowable by statute.

• Fundraising (including campaigns, endowments, gifts, and similar expenses).

• Pre-award costs.

• Distribution of sterile needles or syringes.

• Abortions. (See Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. 117-328, div. H, tit.

V, 506-507 [PDF] for exceptions.)

• Any treatment or referral to treatment that aims to change someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Indirect costs Indirect costs are those shared across multiple projects and not easily separated.

To charge indirect costs you can select one of two methods:

Method 1 — Approved rate. If you currently have an indirect cost rate approved by your cognizant federal agency, you may use that rate.

Method 2 — De minimis rate. If you do not have a negotiated indirect cost rate, you may elect to charge a de minimis rate (see 2 CFR 200.414(f)). This rate may be up to 15% of modified total direct costs (MTDC). See the definition of MTDC (2 CFR 200.1). You can use this rate indefinitely.

You may not charge costs included in your indirect cost pool as direct costs.

Subawards As the prime recipient, you must maintain a substantive role in the project. This means that you conduct funded activities and provide services necessary and integral to completing the project.

Monitoring your subrecipient’s activities alone as described in 2 CFR 200.332 is not a substantive role.

We do not fund awards where your role is primarily a conduit for passing funds to other organizations unless that arrangement is authorized by statute.

All subrecipients must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) through the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

Subrecipients must meet the eligibility requirements of this NOFO.

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Salary rate limitation The salary rate limitation in the current appropriations act applies to this program. You may not use awarded funds to pay a salary at a higher rate than the rate for Executive Level II.

For the Executive Level II salary, please see the Office of Personnel Management information on executive and senior level employee pay.

The salary limitation reflects a person’s base salary (including any portion of the salary that is paid with indirect costs). It does not include fringe benefits or any income the person is allowed to earn outside of the duties of the applicant organization.

This salary limitation also applies to subawards, contracts, and subcontracts under an ACF grant or cooperative agreement.

Program income If you earn any money from your award-supported project activities (known as program income), you must use it for the purposes and under the conditions of the award. Find more about program income at 2 CFR 200.307.

Use of E-Verify All funded grantees and subgrantees are encouraged to use the national E-Verify system operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the Social Security Administration, to ensure their employees are American citizens or are eligible to work in the United States.

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