This is a Modification to the Standing Announcement for Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Announcement, HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-ZU-0119, published to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage on February 15, 2008. The application procedures are hereby modified.

Summary:

This announcement provides the opportunity to fund providers for basic shelter and/or group homes, staff secure, secure and more specialized types of care. There are two priority areas for funding and applicants can apply to both priority areas under separate applications.  This is a Standing announcement.

This modification alters the due date for applications from a postmark deadline to a “received by” deadline.

Modification to the published announcement:

Please delete the following under Section IV.3 Submission Dates and Times:

Explanation of Due Dates

The due date for receipt of applications is referenced above.  Applications that do not meet the deadline requirements will be classified as late and will not be considered in the current competition.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that applications are mailed or hand-delivered or submitted electronically well in advance of the application due date and time.
Mail

Mail

Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting the announced deadline if they are either received on or before the due date or postmarked on or before the due date and received by ACF in time for the independent review referenced in Section V.2.

Applicants must ensure that a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or a legibly dated, machine produced postmark of a commercial mail service is affixed to the envelope/package containing the application(s).  To be acceptable as a proof of timely mailing, a postmark from a commercial mail service must include the logo/emblem of the commercial mail service company and must reflect the date the package was received by the commercial mail service company from the applicant.  Privately metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.  Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not always deliver as agreed.

Please replace the deleted language under Section IV.3 Submission Dates and Times with the following:

Explanation of Due Dates

The due date for receipt of applications is referenced above.  Applications received after 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date will be classified as late and will not be considered in the current competition.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that applications are mailed or hand-delivered or submitted electronically well in advance of the application due date and time.

Mail

Applications that are submitted by mail must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above at the address listed in Section IV.6.

No further changes are made to the published announcement.  All information in this modification is accurate and replaces information specified in the February 15, 2008 Program Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT AVAILABILITY:

To access this Program Announcement please go to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html or to http://www.Grants.gov.