Basic Center Program

The summary for the Basic Center Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Basic Center Program: The primary purpose of BCP is to provide temporary, emergency shelter and counseling services to youth less than 18 years of age. We award community-based organizations funding to operate short-term shelters (including group home care and host family homes) and provide counseling services to youth who have run away or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability and who are not already receiving services from the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.

Federal Grant Title:	Basic Center Program
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB (HHS-ACF-FYSB)
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services, Opportunity Zone Benefits
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2025-ACF-ACYF-CY-0006
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.623
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	July 23rd, 2025
Original Application Deadline:	July 23rd, 2025
Posted Date:	July 9th, 2025
Creation Date:	July 9th, 2025
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$23,364,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$350,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$199,999
Expected Number of Awards:	67
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	July 9th, 2025

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: 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.)
Additional Information on 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.
Grant Announcement Contact: Gloria Watkins
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Similar Government Grants: • FY 2026 Basic Center Program; • National Communication System for Runaway and Homeless Youth Program; • FY2026 Runaway Homeless Youth Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building Center...; • FY 2024 Basic Center Program; • FY 24 Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Demonstration Program; • Demonstration Project Rural Host Homes for Basic Center Program; • National Communication System for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant; • Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center
More Grants from the Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB: • The Primary Prevention Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program; • Street Outreach Program (SOP); • FY 2026 Basic Center Program; • National Communication System for Runaway and Homeless Youth Program; • Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS)