ACYF Street Outreach Program: Providing Street-based Services to Street Youth in United States

Deadline: 9 June 2017

The Administration for Children & Families (ACYF), an agency of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking applications from eligible organisations for “Street Outreach Program”.

Since 1996, SOP has been aiding this population by funding grantees to provide street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse, prostitution, sexual exploitation, and severe forms of trafficking in persons. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy choices and providing them access to shelter such services would include: Outreach, Gateway services, Assessment, Harm reduction, Access to emergency shelter, Crisis stabilization, Continuum service linkages, Aftercare, Follow-up, Drop-In-Center (optional services).

Funding Information

The estimated total program funding is $2,754,733

Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $90,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Special district governments
County governments
State governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Eligible applicants include public and non-profit private entities that include States, localities, and coordinated networks of such entities.
Per Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Act section 351, for-profit organizations are not eligible.
Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
Foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.