DHHS-ACYF/FYSB: Inviting NGOs for “Street Outreach Program”

Deadline: 11 July 2017

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children & Families (ACYF/FYSB) is seeking applications for its program entitled “Street Outreach Program.

Today, in communities across the country, young people are living on the streets after running from or being asked to leave homes characterized by abuse, neglect, family conflict, or parental drug and alcohol abuse. Once on the streets, such youth are at risk of being sexually exploited or abused for pleasure or profit. In addition, youth may engage or forced to participate in shoplifting, survival sex, or drug dealing in order to provide for their basic needs.

Since 1996, the Family and Youth Services Bureau’s (FYSB) SOP has been aiding young people living on the streets or other unsafe living conditions 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.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,754,733
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $90,000

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Eligible applicants include public and non-profit private entities that include States, localities, and coordinated networks of such entities. Per the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Act, for-profit organizations are not eligible.
Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities.
Priority will be given to entities that have experience in providing shelter and services to runaway, homeless, or street youth as required by the RHY Act.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this grant program.
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.