Transitional Living Program | HHS 2019 ACF ACYF CX 1576

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2019 ACF ACYF CX 1576

The Transitional Living Program (TLP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically through the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and its Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). It is designed to help communities implement, strengthen, and support effective approaches that move runaway and homeless youth toward sustainable, independent living. The program focuses on youth ages 16 up to (but not including) 22, including pregnant and parenting youth in that same age range, and it also allows services to cover their dependent child or children when applicable.

At its core, TLP funds projects that provide safe, stable, age-appropriate shelter along with a structured set of services that help young people transition out of homelessness and toward self-sufficiency. Funded shelters are expected to house youth for up to 18 months, with the possibility of extending stays to 21 months when there are extenuating circumstances. The shelter component is not intended to stand alone; grantees must pair housing with comprehensive supports that address the broader barriers that keep youth from achieving stability, such as gaps in education, employment readiness, life skills, health and mental health needs, and the lack of supportive relationships.

The opportunity is framed around four required outcome areas that funded projects should help participants improve over time. These core outcomes are: safe and stable housing, education and employment progress, permanent connections (for example, supportive relationships with family, caring adults, mentors, or other long-term networks), and social and emotional well-being. In practice, this means applicants should be prepared to show how their program model will help youth secure stable housing options after leaving the program, advance in school or training or obtain employment, build durable supportive connections, and strengthen overall well-being and resilience.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is classified under Income Security and Social Services (CFDA 93.550). The notice anticipates making about 18 awards, with an award ceiling of $250,000 per award.

Key dates and administrative details are also clearly defined. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2019-ACF-ACYF-CX-1576, and the opportunity was created on May 10, 2019. Applications were due by July 1, 2019, with electronic submissions required no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. Awards made under this announcement were planned to start on September 30, 2019, and the project period is 36 months, meaning grantees are expected to operate and manage program activities and reporting over a three-year span.

Overall, the TLP grant opportunity is aimed at organizations and public entities capable of delivering not only transitional housing, but also coordinated, youth-centered services that measurably improve housing stability, education and employment outcomes, supportive long-term relationships, and social-emotional health for homeless and runaway youth, including those who are pregnant or parenting.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children Families - ACYF/FYSB in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Transitional Living Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.550.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 10, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 01, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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