Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2025-ACF-OFA-ZD-0013
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $400,000 to $1,250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Small Businesses
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- Other
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Seth Chamberlain ofa@grantreview.org
- Toya Joyner toya.joyner@acf.hhs.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), is seeking competitive applications for the Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) grants. These cooperative agreements will support healthy marriage and relationship education activities for youth ages 14-24, with a focus on relationship skills, parenting, financial management, and career advancement. The program targets high-school aged youth and late adolescents, including parenting and pregnant youth, with an emphasis on providing comprehensive support services. Applicants must demonstrate organizational capacity to implement projects within their specified community and provide evidence-based approaches to relationship education and skills development. The application deadline is July 29, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, with an expected project start date of September 30, 2025.
The grant opportunity offers total program funding of $22,000,000, with 26 expected awards ranging from $400,000 to $1,250,000 per year for a five-year project period. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, tribal organizations, and for-profit entities. To qualify for larger-scope project funding, organizations must commit to serving at least 200 individuals or 100 couples annually. Non-competitive continuation grants may be available for years 2-5 based on performance and fund availability, contingent upon satisfactory progress and compliance with grant terms.
Synopsis
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces its plan to solicit applications for the competitive award of grants that support healthy marriage and relationship education activities including parenting, and job and career advancement activities as authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. The Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) grants will be targeted exclusively to projects designed to provide healthy marriage and relationship education skills, parenting (for young fathers and mothers as applicable), financial management, job and career advancement, and other activities, to youth that are high-school aged (grades 9-12) or in late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 14 to 24), including parenting and/or pregnant youth. Grants awarded will support family formation and healthy marriage promotion activities under the authorizing legislation, through marriage and relationship education/skills (MRES). Applicants must provide evidence of organizational capacity to implement their proposed project for the community specified.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| hhs-2025-acf-ofa-zd-0013_rev3.pdf |
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