How much can one applicant receive?

$1,000,000 – $100,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “Expected number of awards: 20”.

How much funding is available in total?

$555,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing: false

OtherOpenFixedAdministration for Children and Families - ORR

Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

Awards $1,000,000 – $100,000,000 per recipient for business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofit, 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, other legal entity, private institutions of higher education, public agency, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, tribal government, closing Oct 1, 2027.

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In one sentence

Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children awards $1,000,000 – $100,000,000 per recipient, open to business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $555,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $100,000,000
Expected number of awards: 20
Award floor: $1,000,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Oct 1, 2027
Deadline type: fixed
Opens: Jun 5, 2026
Status: Open
Eligible entities: Business · City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofit · 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 · Other Legal Entity · Private institutions of higher education · Public Agency · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments · Tribal Government
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$555,000,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$100,000,000

Source wording: “Expected number of awards: 20”

Who can apply?

entity

Business, City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofit, 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, Other Legal Entity, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government

Source field: entity types

industry

Income Security and Social Services

Source field: industries

use

Help with child adjustment and community connection, Home study and assessment of potential sponsor homes, Immigration court process navigation, Post-release services and ongoing support, Safety and health support, Temporary housing and care for unaccompanied children

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships), federal entities, and foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible. Current recipients not in the final year of their project period must propose services in a new facility and new location. ACF does not fund multiple projects that offer the same type of service in the same location.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Oct 1, 2027395 daysfixed deadline

What can the money be used for?

Temporary housing and care for unaccompanied childrenHome study and assessment of potential sponsor homesPost-release services and ongoing supportHelp with child adjustment and community connectionSafety and health supportImmigration court process navigation

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No
Cost sharing: false

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $1,000,000 – $100,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “Expected number of awards: 20”.
How much funding is available in total?: $555,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Oct 1, 2027.
Who is eligible to apply?: Business, City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofit, 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, Other Legal Entity, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government.
What can the funding be used for?: Temporary housing and care for unaccompanied children, Home study and assessment of potential sponsor homes, Post-release services and ongoing support, Help with child adjustment and community connection, Safety and health support, Immigration court process navigation, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing: false

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-01

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-01

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.