FY 2024 Basic Center Program
The Basic Center Program (BCP) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of their parents or guardians, have been forced to leave home, or other homeless youth who might otherwise end up in the law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health,
or juvenile justice systems.
BCPs work to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families.
BCP award recipients provide youth under 18 years of age with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care.
BCP award recipients can provide up to 21 days of shelter for youth and seeks to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.
Additional services may include:
street-based services; home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family; drug abuse education and prevention services; and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
BCPs work to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families.
BCP award recipients provide youth under 18 years of age with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care.
BCP award recipients can provide up to 21 days of shelter for youth and seeks to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.
Additional services may include:
street-based services; home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family; drug abuse education and prevention services; and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
Estimated Funding: $18,000,000
Office: Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
Estimated Funding: $18,000,000
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-099.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants include public and non-profit private agencies and coordinated networks of such entities.
For-profit organizations are not eligible.
Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities.
In selecting applicants to receive grants under this funding announcement, priority will be given to public and non-profit, private agencies that have experience in providing services to runaway, homeless, and street youth.
Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity.
Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C.
2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-099.html
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Gloria.Watkins@acf.hhs.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2024-04-04
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2024-07-20
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