Basic Center Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-CY-0957
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 93.623 Basic Center Grant
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Special District Governments
- State Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- County Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
Synopsis
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) will award funding for the Basic Center Program (BCP). The purpose of the BCP is to provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. The BCP works to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The programs provide youth up to age 18 years with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. Most basic centers can provide 21 days of shelter for up to 20 youth at a time. There are exceptions for jurisdictions that have different standards for licensing. Basic Centers seek to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements. Services will include: street-based services; home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family; drug abuse education and prevention services; and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted infections.
Eligibility
In selecting eligible applicants to receive grants under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, priority will be given to private entities that have experience in providing shelter and services to runaway, homeless and street youth as required by the RHY Act. Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities. In addition to both public and nonprofit private entities, a combination of such entities can receive grants per section 311(a)(1) of the RHY Act. (42 U.S.C. § 5711(a)(1)) Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
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