Emergency Repatriation Planning, Training, and Exercises
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2026-ACF-OHSEPR-RR-0009
- Applications due
- Award size
- $375,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 93.579 U.S. Repatriation
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Independent School Districts
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Small Businesses
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Points of contact
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- Natalie Grant ohsepr@acf.hhs.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families seeks applicants for Emergency Repatriation Planning, Training, and Exercises cooperative agreements, with applications due August 17, 2026; eligibility is limited to states and territories only.
The program funds planning meetings, training delivery, and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program–compliant exercises aimed at increasing state and territorial readiness for emergency repatriation operations. Temporary assistance under the U.S. Repatriation Program serves eligible U.S. citizens and dependents returned by the Department of State from foreign countries due to destitution, illness, war, threat of war, similar crisis, or mental illness; assistance is available for up to 90 days from arrival and includes cash, medical care, lodging, transportation, and services. Applicants must submit a mandatory letter from a state executive identifying the responsible state agency, confirming commitment to planning, training, and exercise activities, plan updates, and certifying no prior receipt of OHSEPR planning, training, and exercise funding.
Total program funding is $750,000 with two awards anticipated at $375,000 each. The one-year project period begins September 30, 2026. Deliverables include planning meeting agendas, training materials, attendance rosters, exercise materials (draft versions due at least five months before exercise, final versions at least two months before), updated State Emergency Repatriation Plans aligned with the Emergency Repatriation State Capabilities Framework, and after-action reports. Semiannual performance and financial reports are required using forms ACF-OGM-PPR and SF-425 FFR.
Applications are evaluated on five criteria totaling 110 points: Response (35 points), Impact (35 points), Resources and Capabilities (20 points), Support Requested (10 points), and ACF Priority Alignment (10 points). Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov in PDF format with a 60-page limit, double-spaced 12-point Times New Roman font.
The program is identified as CFDA 93.579.
Synopsis
OHSEPR administers the U. S. Repatriation Program (Program), which provides temporary assistance to eligible U.S. citizens and their dependents (repatriates) returned by the Department of State from a foreign country because of (1) destitution, illness, war, threat of war, or a similar crisis, and who are without available resources, or (2) mental illness. Temporary assistance as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1313(c) is provided upon their arrival in the United States and is available initially for up to 90 days from a repatriate"s date of arrival in the United States. Temporary assistance is provided in the form of a service loan and is repayable to the U.S. Government. OHSEPR leads the planning, coordination, and execution of all domestic repatriation plans and operations conducted as part of the Program. Through Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), they act in support of OHSEPR"s management of an emergency repatriation mission by providing temporary assistance to repatriates. The goal of this funding opportunity is to increase state or territorial readiness and capabilities for emergency repatriation operations through planning, training, and exercises, culminating in an update to the state or territory emergency repatriation plan. The purpose of this NOFO is to: 1) develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities of states or territories for emergency repatriation operations and 2) increase the number of states or territories sufficiently prepared for an emergency repatriation incident.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| HHS-2026-ACF-OHSEPR-RR-0009.pdf |
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